Insect Orders of the Eastern Cape

This is a teaching guide for freshman biologists.

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Taxonomy

Mayflies ¹
Ephemeroptera

Dragonflies and Damselflies ²
Odonata

Earwigs ³
Dermaptera

Mantises ⁴
Mantodea

Cockroaches and Termites ⁵
Blattodea

Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids ⁶
Orthoptera

Stick Insects ⁷
Phasmida

True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies ⁸
Hemiptera

Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies ⁹
Hymenoptera

Beetles ¹⁰
Coleoptera

Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies ¹¹
Neuroptera

Butterflies and Moths ¹²
Lepidoptera

Scorpionflies, Hangingflies, and Allies ¹³
Mecoptera

Flies ¹⁴
Diptera

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