Arilus cristatus: large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects


Pyrrhocoridae: firebugs


family Pyrrhocoridae: firebugs


firebug: a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain


Dysdercus: a genus of slender long-legged bugs that feed on the developing seeds of cotton and stain it


genus Dysdercus: a genus of slender long-legged bugs that feed on the developing seeds of cotton and stain it


cotton stainer: a true bug: bug that damages and stains the lint of developing cotton


Homoptera: plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects


suborder Homoptera: plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects


homopterous insect: insects having membranous forewings and hind wings


homopteran: insects having membranous forewings and hind wings


Aleyrodidae: whiteflies


family Aleyrodidae: whiteflies


Aleyrodes: type genus of the Aleyrodidae


genus Aleyrodes: type genus of the Aleyrodidae


whitefly: minute insect that feeds on plant juices; related to scale insects


Dialeurodes: a genus of Aleyrodidae


genus Dialeurodes: a genus of Aleyrodidae


citrus whitefly: whitefly that attacks citrus trees


Dialeurodes citri: whitefly that attacks citrus trees


Trialeurodes: a genus of Aleyrodidae


genus Trialeurodes: a genus of Aleyrodidae


greenhouse whitefly: whitefly that inhabits greenhouses


Trialeurodes vaporariorum: whitefly that inhabits greenhouses


Bemisia: sweet-potato whitefly


genus Bemisia: sweet-potato whitefly


sweet-potato whitefly: a variety of whitefly


superbug: a strain of pest accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias


Bemisia tabaci: a strain of pest accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias


poinsettia strain: a strain of pest accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias


superbug: a strain of bacteria that is resistant to all antibiotics


cotton strain: feeds primarily on cotton


Coccoidea: scale insects and mealybugs


superfamily Coccoidea: scale insects and mealybugs


coccid insect: scale insects and mealybugs


scale insect: small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering


Coccidae: scale insects


family Coccidae: scale insects


soft scale: an insect active in all stages


genus Coccus: type genus of the Coccidae


brown soft scale: pest on citrus trees


Coccus hesperidum: pest on citrus trees


wax insect: any of various insects that secrete a waxy substance


Diaspididae: armored scales


family Diaspididae: armored scales


armored scale: insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female


Aspidiotus: a genus of Diaspididae


genus Aspidiotus: a genus of Diaspididae


San Jose scale: small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees


Aspidiotus perniciosus: small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees


Dactylopiidae: cochineal insects


family Dactylopiidae: cochineal insects


Dactylopius: type genus of the Dactylopiidae


genus Dactylopius: type genus of the Dactylopiidae


cochineal insect: Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye


cochineal: Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye


Dactylopius coccus: Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye


Pseudococcidae: scalelike insects: mealybugs


family Pseudococcidae: scalelike insects: mealybugs


Pseudococcus: type genus of the Pseudococcidae


genus Pseudococcus: type genus of the Pseudococcidae


mealybug: scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees


mealy bug: scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees


citrophilous mealybug: destructive especially to citrus


citrophilus mealybug: destructive especially to citrus


Pseudococcus fragilis: destructive especially to citrus


Comstock mealybug: Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees


Comstock's mealybug: Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees


Pseudococcus comstocki: Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees


Planococcus: a genus of Pseudococcidae


genus Planococcus: a genus of Pseudococcidae


citrus mealybug: feeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially destructive to citrus


Planococcus citri: feeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially destructive to citrus


plant louse: any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants


louse: any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants


Aphidoidea: plant lice


superfamily Aphidoidea: plant lice


aphid: any of various small plant-sucking insects


Aphididae: small soft-bodied plant lice


family Aphididae: small soft-bodied plant lice


Aphis: type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables


genus Aphis: type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables


apple aphid: bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves


green apple aphid: bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves


Aphis pomi: bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves


blackfly: blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets


bean aphid: blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets


Aphis fabae: blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets


greenfly: greenish aphid; pest on garden and crop plants


green peach aphid: yellowish green aphid that is especially destructive to peaches


pale chrysanthemum aphid: important pest of chrysanthemums


ant cow: excretes a honeylike substance eaten by ants


Eriosoma: woolly aphids


genus Eriosoma: woolly aphids


woolly aphid: secretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white cotton or woolly threads


woolly plant louse: secretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white cotton or woolly threads


woolly apple aphid: primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees


American blight: primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees


Eriosoma lanigerum: primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees


Prociphilus: a genus of Aphididae


genus Prociphilus: a genus of Aphididae


woolly alder aphid: attacks alders


Prociphilus tessellatus: attacks alders


Adelgidae: plant lice


family Adelgidae: plant lice


Adelges: type genus of the Adelgidae: plant lice


genus Adelges: type genus of the Adelgidae: plant lice


adelgid: any of various insects that feed and form galls on conifers


balsam woolly aphid: a variety of adelgid


Adelges piceae: a variety of adelgid


spruce gall aphid: a variety of adelgid


Adelges abietis: a variety of adelgid


Pineus: a genus of Adelgidae


genus Pineus: a genus of Adelgidae


pine leaf aphid: a variety of adelgid


Pineus pinifoliae: a variety of adelgid


woolly adelgid: an insect that feeds on hemlocks; its egg sacs are small fuzzy white balls like artificial snow on a Christmas tree


Phylloxeridae: plant lice


family Phylloxeridae: plant lice


Phylloxera: type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice


genus Phylloxera: type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice


grape louse: destructive to various grape plants


grape phylloxera: destructive to various grape plants


Phylloxera vitifoleae: destructive to various grape plants


Psyllidae: jumping plant lice


family Psyllidae: jumping plant lice


Chermidae: jumping plant lice


family Chermidae: jumping plant lice


jumping plant louse: small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices


psylla: small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices


psyllid: small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices


Cicadidae: cicadas


family Cicadidae: cicadas


genus Cicada: type genus of the Cicadidae: cicadas


cicada: stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone


cicala: stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone


Tibicen: harvest flies


genus Tibicen: harvest flies


dog-day cicada: its distinctive song is heard during July and August


harvest fly: its distinctive song is heard during July and August


Magicicada: seventeen-year locust


genus Magicicada: seventeen-year locust


seventeen-year locust: North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature


periodical cicada: North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature


Magicicada septendecim: North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature


Cercopidae: froghoppers or spittlebugs


family Cercopidae: froghoppers or spittlebugs


spittle insect: small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete


spittlebug: small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete


froghopper: a variety of spittlebug


Philaenus: a genus of Cercopidae


genus Philaenus: a genus of Cercopidae


meadow spittlebug: North American insect that severely damages grasses


Philaenus spumarius: North American insect that severely damages grasses


Aphrophora: a genus of Cercopidae


genus Aphrophora: a genus of Cercopidae


pine spittlebug: North American insect that attacks pines


Saratoga spittlebug: feeds on pines in northern United States


Aphrophora saratogensis: feeds on pines in northern United States


Cicadellidae: leafhoppers


family Cicadellidae: leafhoppers


Jassidae: family of small leafhoppers coextensive with the Cicadellidae and not distinguished from it in some classifications


family Jassidae: family of small leafhoppers coextensive with the Cicadellidae and not distinguished from it in some classifications


jassid: a variety of leafhopper


leafhopper: small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants


plant hopper: related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants


planthopper: related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants


Membracidae: plant hoppers: treehoppers


family Membracidae: plant hoppers: treehoppers


treehopper: small leaping insect that sucks juices of branches and twigs


Fulgoridae: plant hoppers: lantern flies


family Fulgoridae: plant hoppers: lantern flies


lantern fly: large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light


lantern-fly: large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light


Psocoptera: an order of insects: includes booklice and bark-lice


order Psocoptera: an order of insects: includes booklice and bark-lice


Corrodentia: an order of insects: includes booklice and bark-lice


order Corrodentia: an order of insects: includes booklice and bark-lice


psocopterous insect: small soft-bodied insect with chewing mouthparts and either no wings or two pairs


Psocidae: a family of small soft-bodied insects that feed on decaying vegetation; related to booklice


family Psocidae: a family of small soft-bodied insects that feed on decaying vegetation; related to booklice


psocid: small winged insect living on the bark and leaves of trees and feeding on e.g. fungi and decaying plant matter


bark-louse: any of several insects living on the bark of plants


bark louse: any of several insects living on the bark of plants


Atropidae: booklice


family Atropidae: booklice


Liposcelis: a genus of Psocidae


genus Liposcelis: a genus of Psocidae


booklouse: minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers


book louse: minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers


deathwatch: minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers


Liposcelis divinatorius: minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers


Trogium: a genus of Psocidae


genus Trogium: a genus of Psocidae


common booklouse: a variety of booklouse


Trogium pulsatorium: a variety of booklouse


Ephemeroptera: mayflies


order Ephemeroptera: mayflies


Ephemerida: mayflies


order Ephemerida: mayflies


Plectophera: in some former classifications: name for the Ephemeroptera


ephemerid: short-lived insect


ephemeropteran: short-lived insect


Ephemeridae: mayflies


family Ephemeridae: mayflies


mayfly: slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days


dayfly: slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days


shadfly: slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days


Plecoptera: stoneflies


order Plecoptera: stoneflies


stonefly: primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones


stone fly: primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones


plecopteran: primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones


Neuroptera: an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions; dobsonflies; alderflies; fish flies; mantispids; spongeflies


order Neuroptera: an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions; dobsonflies; alderflies; fish flies; mantispids; spongeflies


neuropteron: insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins


neuropteran: insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins


neuropterous insect: insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins


Myrmeleontidae: antlions


family Myrmeleontidae: antlions


Myrmeleon: type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions


genus Myrmeleon: type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions


ant lion: winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants


antlion: winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants


antlion fly: winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants


doodlebug: the larva of any of several insects


ant lion: the larva of any of several insects


antlion: the larva of any of several insects


lacewing: any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids


lacewing fly: any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids


aphid lion: carnivorous larva of lacewing flies


aphis lion: carnivorous larva of lacewing flies


Chrysopidae: green lacewings


family Chrysopidae: green lacewings


green lacewing: pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae


chrysopid: pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae


stink fly: pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae


goldeneye: a variety of green lacewing


golden-eyed fly: a variety of green lacewing


Hemerobiidae: brown lacewings


family Hemerobiidae: brown lacewings


brown lacewing: small dark-colored lacewing fly


hemerobiid: small dark-colored lacewing fly


hemerobiid fly: small dark-colored lacewing fly


Megaloptera: in some classifications considered a separate order: alderflies; dobsonflies; snake flies


suborder Megaloptera: in some classifications considered a separate order: alderflies; dobsonflies; snake flies


Corydalidae: dobsons


family Corydalidae: dobsons


Corydalus: type genus of the Corydalidae


genus Corydalus: type genus of the Corydalidae


Corydalis: type genus of the Corydalidae


genus Corydalis: type genus of the Corydalidae


dobson: large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait


dobsonfly: large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait


dobson fly: large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait


Corydalus cornutus: large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait


hellgrammiate: large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait


dobson: large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait


fish fly: similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as fishing bait


fish-fly: similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as fishing bait


Sialidae: an arthropod family including: alderflies


family Sialidae: an arthropod family including: alderflies


Sialis: type genus of the Sialidae


genus Sialis: type genus of the Sialidae


alderfly: dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae


alder fly: dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae


Sialis lutaria: dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae


Raphidiidae: a family of arthropods of the suborder Megaloptera, including snakeflies


family Raphidiidae: a family of arthropods of the suborder Megaloptera, including snakeflies


snakefly: predatory insect of western North America having a long necklike prothorax


Mantispidae: mantispids


family Mantispidae: mantispids


mantispid: insect that resembles a mantis; larvae are parasites in the nests of spiders and wasps


Sisyridae: an arthropod family of the order Neuroptera that includes spongeflies


family Sisyridae: an arthropod family of the order Neuroptera that includes spongeflies


spongefly: hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges


spongillafly: hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges


Odonata: dragonflies and damselflies


order Odonata: dragonflies and damselflies


odonate: large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings


Anisoptera: dragonflies


suborder Anisoptera: dragonflies


dragonfly: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.


darning needle: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.


devil's darning needle: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.


sewing needle: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.


snake feeder: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.


snake doctor: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.


mosquito hawk: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.


skeeter hawk: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.


Zygoptera: damselflies


suborder Zygoptera: damselflies


damselfly: slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest


Trichoptera: an order of insects consisting of caddis flies


order Trichoptera: an order of insects consisting of caddis flies


trichopterous insect: caddis fly


trichopteran: caddis fly


trichopteron: caddis fly


caddis fly: small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae


caddis-fly: small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae


caddice fly: small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae


caddice-fly: small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae


caseworm: insect larva that constructs a protective case around its body


caddisworm: larva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris


strawworm: larva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris


Thysanura: firebrats; silverfish; machilids


order Thysanura: firebrats; silverfish; machilids


thysanuran insect: primitive wingless insects: bristletail


thysanuron: primitive wingless insects: bristletail


bristletail: small wingless insect with a long bristlelike tail


Lepismatidae: firebrats


family Lepismatidae: firebrats


Lepisma: type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish


genus Lepisma: type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish


silverfish: silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing


Lepisma saccharina: silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing


Thermobia: a genus of Lepismatidae


genus Thermobia: a genus of Lepismatidae


firebrat: lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces


Thermobia domestica: lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces


Machilidae: jumping bristletails


family Machilidae: jumping bristletails


jumping bristletail: wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed


machilid: wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed


Thysanoptera: thrips


order Thysanoptera: thrips


thysanopter: an insect of the order Thysanoptera


thysanopteron: an insect of the order Thysanoptera


thysanopterous insect: an insect of the order Thysanoptera


Thripidae: thrips


family Thripidae: thrips


thrips: any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive


thrip: any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive


thripid: any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive


Frankliniella: tobacco thrips


genus Frankliniella: tobacco thrips


tobacco thrips: injurious to growing tobacco and peanuts


Frankliniella fusca: injurious to growing tobacco and peanuts


genus Thrips: type genus of the Thripidae


onion thrips: injurious to onion plants and sometimes tobacco


onion louse: injurious to onion plants and sometimes tobacco


Thrips tobaci: injurious to onion plants and sometimes tobacco


Dermaptera: earwigs and a few related forms


order Dermaptera: earwigs and a few related forms


earwig: any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen


Forficulidae: typical earwigs


family Forficulidae: typical earwigs


Forficula: type genus of Forficulidae


genus Forficula: type genus of Forficulidae


common European earwig: sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs


Forficula auricularia: sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs


Lepidoptera: moths and butterflies


order Lepidoptera: moths and butterflies


lepidopterous insect: insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales


lepidopteron: insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales


lepidopteran: insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales


butterfly: diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings


Nymphalidae: large beautifully colored butterflies


family Nymphalidae: large beautifully colored butterflies


nymphalid: medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast


nymphalid butterfly: medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast


brush-footed butterfly: medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast


four-footed butterfly: medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast


Nymphalis: type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies


genus Nymphalis: type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies


mourning cloak: of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders


mourning cloak butterfly: of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders


Camberwell beauty: of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders


Nymphalis antiopa: of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders


tortoiseshell: brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles


tortoiseshell butterfly: brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles


Vanessa: painted beauty and red admiral


genus Vanessa: painted beauty and red admiral


painted beauty: American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots


Vanessa virginiensis: American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots


admiral: any of several brightly colored butterflies


red admiral: of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markings


Vanessa atalanta: of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markings


Limenitis: mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars


genus Limenitis: mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars


white admiral: Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings


Limenitis camilla: Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings


banded purple: North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band


white admiral: North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band


Limenitis arthemis: North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band


red-spotted purple: similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces


Limenitis astyanax: similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces


viceroy: showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller


Limenitis archippus: showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller


anglewing: nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings


Satyridae: a widely distributed family of butterflies common near the edges of woods


family Satyridae: a widely distributed family of butterflies common near the edges of woods


ringlet: any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae


ringlet butterfly: any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae


Polygonia: comma butterflies


genus Polygonia: comma butterflies


comma: anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing


comma butterfly: anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing


Polygonia comma: anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing


fritillary: butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver


Spyeria: fritillaries


genus Spyeria: fritillaries


silverspot: butterfly with silver spots on the underside of the hind wings


Argynnis: fritillaries


genus Argynnis: fritillaries


Apatura: large Old World butterflies


genus Apatura: large Old World butterflies


emperor butterfly: large richly colored butterfly


emperor: large richly colored butterfly


purple emperor: large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple


Apatura iris: large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple


Inachis: a genus of Nymphalidae


genus Inachis: a genus of Nymphalidae


peacock: European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot


peacock butterfly: European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot


Inachis io: European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot


Danaidae: small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies


family Danaidae: small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies


danaid: large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste


danaid butterfly: large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste


Danaus: type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies


genus Danaus: type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies


monarch: large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed


monarch butterfly: large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed


milkweed butterfly: large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed


Danaus plexippus: large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed


Pieridae: arthropod family including cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterflies


family Pieridae: arthropod family including cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterflies


pierid: any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs


pierid butterfly: any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs


cabbage butterfly: white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage


Pieris: type genus of the Pieridae


genus Pieris: type genus of the Pieridae


small white: small widely distributed form


Pieris rapae: small widely distributed form


large white: Old World form of cabbage butterfly


Pieris brassicae: Old World form of cabbage butterfly


southern cabbage butterfly: common North American form of cabbage butterfly


Pieris protodice: common North American form of cabbage butterfly


sulphur butterfly: any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies


sulfur butterfly: any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies


Lycaenidae: family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs


family Lycaenidae: family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs


lycaenid: any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae


lycaenid butterfly: any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae


Lycaena: type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper


genus Lycaena: type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper


blue: any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae


copper: any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings


American copper: common copper butterfly of central and eastern North America


Lycaena hypophlaeas: common copper butterfly of central and eastern North America


Strymon: large and widely distributed genus of hairstreak butterflies


genus Strymon: large and widely distributed genus of hairstreak butterflies


hairstreak: small butterflies having striped markings under the wings


hairstreak butterfly: small butterflies having striped markings under the wings


Strymon melinus: larvae are pests of various economic plants


moth: typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae


moth miller: any of various moths that have powdery wings


miller: any of various moths that have powdery wings


Tortricidae: leaf rollers and codling moths


family Tortricidae: leaf rollers and codling moths


tortricid: any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls


tortricid moth: any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls


leaf roller: moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk


leaf-roller: moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk


genus Tortrix: type genus of the Tortricidae


Homona: tea tortrix


genus Homona: tea tortrix


tea tortrix: small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants


tortrix: small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants


Homona coffearia: small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants


Argyrotaenia: orange tortrix


genus Argyrotaenia: orange tortrix


orange tortrix: California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges


tortrix: California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges


Argyrotaenia citrana: California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges


Carpocapsa: codling moths


genus Carpocapsa: codling moths


codling moth: a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts


codlin moth: a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts


Carpocapsa pomonella: a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts


Lymantriidae: tussock moths


family Lymantriidae: tussock moths


lymantriid: dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees


tussock moth: dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees


tussock caterpillar: larva of a tussock moth


Lymantria: type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means `destroyer')


genus Lymantria: type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means `destroyer')


gypsy moth: European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees


gipsy moth: European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees


Lymantria dispar: European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees


Euproctis: a genus of Lymantriidae


genus Euproctis: a genus of Lymantriidae


browntail: small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees


brown-tail moth: small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees


Euproctis phaeorrhoea: small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees


gold-tail moth: white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft


Euproctis chrysorrhoea: white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft


Geometridae: measuring worms


family Geometridae: measuring worms


geometrid: slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms


geometrid moth: slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms


Paleacrita: geometrid moths


genus Paleacrita: geometrid moths


Paleacrita vernata: moth whose larvae are spring cankerworms


Alsophila: geometrid moths


genus Alsophila: geometrid moths


Alsophila pometaria: North American moth with grey-winged males and wingless females; larvae are fall cankerworms


cankerworm: green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees


spring cankerworm: variably colored looper; larva of Paleacrita vernata


fall cankerworm: green or brown white-striped looper; larva of Alsophila pometaria


measuring worm: small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae


inchworm: small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae


looper: small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae


Pyralidae: bee moths; corn borers; flour moths


family Pyralidae: bee moths; corn borers; flour moths


Pyralididae: bee moths; corn borers; flour moths


family Pyralididae: bee moths; corn borers; flour moths


pyralid: usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests


pyralid moth: usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests


Pyralis: type genus of the Pyralidae


genus Pyralis: type genus of the Pyralidae


Galleria: a genus of Pyralidae


genus Galleria: a genus of Pyralidae


bee moth: moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs


wax moth: moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs


Galleria mellonella: moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs


Pyrausta: moths whose larvae are corn borers


genus Pyrausta: moths whose larvae are corn borers


corn borer: native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants


European corn borer moth: native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants


corn borer moth: native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants


Pyrausta nubilalis: native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants


Anagasta: moth whose larvae are flour moths


genus Anagasta: moth whose larvae are flour moths


Mediterranean flour moth: small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour


Anagasta kuehniella: small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour


Ephestia: small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products


genus Ephestia: small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products


tobacco moth: small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products


cacao moth: small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products


Ephestia elutella: small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products


Cadra: a genus of Pyralidae


genus Cadra: a genus of Pyralidae


almond moth: a moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored products of vegetable origin


fig moth: a moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored products of vegetable origin


Cadra cautella: a moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored products of vegetable origin


raisin moth: moth whose larvae attack dried fruits and cereal products


Cadra figulilella: moth whose larvae attack dried fruits and cereal products


Tineoidea: clothes moths; carpet moths; leaf miners


superfamily Tineoidea: clothes moths; carpet moths; leaf miners


tineoid: small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts


tineoid moth: small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts


Tineidae: clothes moths


family Tineidae: clothes moths


tineid: small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur


tineid moth: small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur


clothes moth: any of several small yellowish or buff-colored moths whose larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolens


Tinea: type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths


genus Tinea: type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths


casemaking clothes moth: the larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with silk that it spins


Tinea pellionella: the larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with silk that it spins


Tineola: webbing clothes moths


genus Tineola: webbing clothes moths


webbing clothes moth: moth that forms a web in which it lives


webbing moth: moth that forms a web in which it lives


Tineola bisselliella: moth that forms a web in which it lives


Trichophaga: carpet moths


genus Trichophaga: carpet moths


carpet moth: larvae feed on carpets and other woolens


tapestry moth: larvae feed on carpets and other woolens


Trichophaga tapetzella: larvae feed on carpets and other woolens


Gracilariidae: leaf miners


Gracillariidae: leaf miners


family Gracilariidae: leaf miners


gracilariid: small dull or metallic-colored tineoid moths whose larvae mine in plant leaves


gracilariid moth: small dull or metallic-colored tineoid moths whose larvae mine in plant leaves


Gelechiidae: important economic pests


family Gelechiidae: important economic pests


gelechiid: small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests


gelechiid moth: small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests


Gelechia: type genus of the Gelechiidae: pink bollworms


genus Gelechia: type genus of the Gelechiidae: pink bollworms


Gelechia gossypiella: small brown moth whose larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton


grain moth: moth whose larvae feed on grain


Sitotroga: grain moths


genus Sitotroga: grain moths


angoumois moth: small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains


angoumois grain moth: small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains


Sitotroga cerealella: small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains


Phthorimaea: potato moths


genus Phthorimaea: potato moths


potato moth: greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm


potato tuber moth: greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm


splitworm: greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm


Phthorimaea operculella: greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm


potato tuberworm: larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco


Phthorimaea operculella: larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco


Noctuidae: cutworms; armyworms


family Noctuidae: cutworms; armyworms


noctuid moth: usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests


noctuid: usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests


owlet moth: usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests


cutworm: North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground


Noctua: type genus of the Noctuidae: moths whose larvae are cutworms


genus Noctua: type genus of the Noctuidae: moths whose larvae are cutworms


Catacala: moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings


genus Catacala: moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings


underwing: moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings


red underwing: moth having dull forewings and red-marked hind wings


Catocala nupta: moth having dull forewings and red-marked hind wings


Cerapteryx: antler moths


genus Cerapteryx: antler moths


antler moth: European moth with white antler-like markings on the forewings; the larvae damage pastures and grasslands


Cerapteryx graminis: European moth with white antler-like markings on the forewings; the larvae damage pastures and grasslands


Heliothis: a genus of Noctuidae


genus Heliothis: a genus of Noctuidae


heliothis moth: medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms


Heliothis zia: medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms


Chorizagrotis: moths whose larvae are army cutworms


genus Chorizagrotis: moths whose larvae are army cutworms


army cutworm: larvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states


Chorizagrotis auxiliaris: larvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states


Pseudaletia: moths whose larvae are armyworms


genus Pseudaletia: moths whose larvae are armyworms


armyworm: moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes


Pseudaletia unipuncta: moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes


armyworm: noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain


army worm: noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain


Pseudaletia unipuncta: noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain


Spodoptera: moths whose larvae are armyworms


genus Spodoptera: moths whose larvae are armyworms


Spodoptera exigua: moth whose larvae are beet armyworms


beet armyworm: moth larva that eats foliage of beets and other vegetables


Spodoptera exigua: moth larva that eats foliage of beets and other vegetables


Spodoptera frugiperda: moth whose larvae are fall armyworms


fall armyworm: larva of a migratory American noctuid moth; destroys grasses and small grains


Spodoptera frugiperda: larva of a migratory American noctuid moth; destroys grasses and small grains


Sphingidae: hawkmoths


family Sphingidae: hawkmoths


hawkmoth: any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed


hawk moth: any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed


sphingid: any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed


sphinx moth: any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed


hummingbird moth: any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed


Manduca: moths whose larvae are tobacco hornworms or tomato hornworms


genus Manduca: moths whose larvae are tobacco hornworms or tomato hornworms


Manduca sexta: moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms


tobacco hornworm: large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm


tomato worm: large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm


Manduca sexta: large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm


Manduca quinquemaculata: moth whose larvae are tomato hornworms


tomato hornworm: large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm


potato worm: large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm


Manduca quinquemaculata: large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm


Acherontia: death's-head moth


genus Acherontia: death's-head moth


death's-head moth: European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull


Acherontia atropos: European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull


Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth


family Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth


bombycid: moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk


bombycid moth: moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk


silkworm moth: moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk


Bombyx: type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth


genus Bombyx: type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth


domestic silkworm moth: stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce


domesticated silkworm moth: stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce


Bombyx mori: stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce


silkworm: the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk


Saturniidae: important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known


family Saturniidae: important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known


saturniid: large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons


saturniid moth: large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons


Saturnia: type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth


genus Saturnia: type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth


emperor: large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings


emperor moth: large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings


Saturnia pavonia: large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings


Eacles: imperial moths


genus Eacles: imperial moths


imperial moth: large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees


Eacles imperialis: large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees


giant silkworm moth: any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae


silkworm moth: any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae


silkworm: larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon


giant silkworm: larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon


wild wilkworm: larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon


Actias: luna moths


genus Actias: luna moths


luna moth: large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each forewing


Actias luna: large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each forewing


Hyalophora: American silkworm moth


genus Hyalophora: American silkworm moth


cecropia: North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees


cecropia moth: North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees


Hyalophora cecropia: North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees


Samia: silkworm moths


genus Samia: silkworm moths


cynthia moth: large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus


Samia cynthia: large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus


Samia walkeri: large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus


ailanthus silkworm: large green silkworm of the cynthia moth


Samia cynthia: large green silkworm of the cynthia moth


Automeris: io moth


genus Automeris: io moth


io moth: large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines


Automeris io: large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines


Antheraea: large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality


genus Antheraea: large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality


polyphemus moth: very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees


Antheraea polyphemus: very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees


pernyi moth: a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk


Antheraea pernyi: a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk


tussah: oriental moth that produces brownish silk


tusseh: oriental moth that produces brownish silk


tussur: oriental moth that produces brownish silk


tussore: oriental moth that produces brownish silk


tusser: oriental moth that produces brownish silk


Antheraea mylitta: oriental moth that produces brownish silk


Atticus: atlas moth


genus Atticus: atlas moth


atlas moth: giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk


Atticus atlas: giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk


Arctiidae: tiger moths


family Arctiidae: tiger moths


arctiid: stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars


arctiid moth: stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars


tiger moth: medium-sized moth with long richly colored and intricately patterned wings; larvae are called woolly bears


Callimorpha: cinnabar moths


genus Callimorpha: cinnabar moths


cinnabar: large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort


cinnabar moth: large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort


Callimorpha jacobeae: large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort


Lasiocampidae: tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths


family Lasiocampidae: tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths


lasiocampid: medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae


lasiocampid moth: medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae


Lasiocampa: type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggars


genus Lasiocampa: type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggars


eggar: moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons


egger: moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons


Malacosoma: tent caterpillars


genus Malacosoma: tent caterpillars


tent-caterpillar moth: moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars


Malacosoma americana: moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars


tent caterpillar: the larvae of moths that build and live in communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees


tent-caterpillar moth: moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets


Malacosoma disstria: moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets


forest tent caterpillar: larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web resembling a carpet rather than a tent; serious defoliator of deciduous trees


Malacosoma disstria: larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web resembling a carpet rather than a tent; serious defoliator of deciduous trees


lappet: medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars


lappet moth: medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars


lappet caterpillar: larva of a lappet moth


webworm: several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed


Hyphantria: fall webworms


genus Hyphantria: fall webworms


webworm moth: a variety of moth that spins a web in which it lives


Hyphantria cunea: moth whose larvae are fall webworms


fall webworm: a variety of webworm


Hyphantria cunea: a variety of webworm


Loxostege: garden webworms


genus Loxostege: garden webworms


Loxostege similalis: moth whose larvae are garden webworms


garden webworm: a variety of webworm


Loxostege similalis: a variety of webworm


instar: an insect or other arthropod between molts


caterpillar: a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth


corn borer: larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize


Pyrausta nubilalis: larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize


bollworm: any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls


pink bollworm: larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls


Gelechia gossypiella: larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls


corn earworm: larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops


cotton bollworm: larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops


tomato fruitworm: larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops


tobacco budworm: larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops


vetchworm: larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops


Heliothis zia: larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops


cabbageworm: toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly


Pieris rapae: toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly


woolly bear: caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pests


woolly bear caterpillar: caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pests


woolly bear moth: larva of moth of the family Arctiidae


larva: the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose


nymph: a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)


leptocephalus: slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes


bot: botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human


grub: a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects


maggot: the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter


leatherjacket: tough-skinned larva of certain crane flies


pupa: an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult


chrysalis: pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon


cocoon: silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs


imago: an adult insect produced after metamorphosis


queen: the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs


Phoronida: small phylum of wormlike marine animals


Phoronidea: small phylum of wormlike marine animals


phylum Phoronida: small phylum of wormlike marine animals


phoronid: hermaphrodite wormlike animal living in mud of the sea bottom


Bryozoa: marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids


phylum Bryozoa: marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids


polyzoa: marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids


bryozoan: sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding


polyzoan: sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding


sea mat: sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding


sea moss: sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding


moss animal: sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding


Ectoprocta: coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa


phylum Ectoprocta: coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa


ectoproct: sessile mossy aquatic animal having the anus of the polyp outside the crown of tentacles


Entoprocta: sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa


phylum Entoprocta: sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa


Endoprocta: sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa


entoproct: any of various moss-like aquatic animals usually forming branching colonies; each polyp having a both mouth and anus within a closed ring of tentacles


Cycliophora: tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips; identified tentatively in 1995 as a new phylum or as possible link between Entoprocta and Ectoprocta


phylum Cycliophora: tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips; identified tentatively in 1995 as a new phylum or as possible link between Entoprocta and Ectoprocta


Symbion pandora: only known species of Cycliophora; lives symbiotically attached to a lobster's lip by an adhesive disk and feeding by means of a hairy mouth ring; its complex life cycle includes asexual and sexual phases


Brachiopoda: marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks


phylum Brachiopoda: marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks


brachiopod: marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide


lamp shell: marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide


lampshell: marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide


Sipuncula: peanut worms


phylum Sipuncula: peanut worms


peanut worm: small unsegmented marine worm that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body giving the appearance of a peanut


sipunculid: small unsegmented marine worm that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body giving the appearance of a peanut


echinoderm family: a family of echinoderms


echinoderm genus: a genus of echinoderms


Echinodermata: radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers


phylum Echinodermata: radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers


echinoderm: marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies


ambulacrum: one of the five areas on the undersurface of an echinoderm on which the tube feet are located


Asteroidea: sea stars


class Asteroidea: sea stars


starfish: echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk


sea star: echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk


Ophiuroidea: brittle stars and basket stars


class Ophiuroidea: brittle stars and basket stars


Ophiurida: brittle stars


subclass Ophiurida: brittle stars


brittle star: an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc


brittle-star: an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc


serpent star: an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc


Euryalida: basket stars


subclass Euryalida: basket stars


basket star: any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc


basket fish: any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc


Euryale: basket stars


genus Euryale: basket stars


Astrophyton: includes many of the basket stars


genus Astrophyton: includes many of the basket stars


Astrophyton muricatum: a variety of basket star


Gorgonocephalus: basket stars


genus Gorgonocephalus: basket stars


Echinoidea: sea urchins and sand dollars


class Echinoidea: sea urchins and sand dollars


sea urchin: shallow-water echinoderms having soft bodies enclosed in thin spiny globular shells


edible sea urchin: a sea urchin that can be eaten


Echinus esculentus: a sea urchin that can be eaten


Exocycloida: flat sea urchins


order Exocycloida: flat sea urchins


sand dollar: flattened disklike sea urchins that live on sandy bottoms


Spatangoida: heart-shaped sea urchins


order Spatangoida: heart-shaped sea urchins


heart urchin: sea urchin having a heart-shaped body in a rigid spiny shell


Crinoidea: sea lilies


class Crinoidea: sea lilies


crinoid: primitive echinoderms having five or more feathery arms radiating from a central disk


Ptilocrinus: sea lilies


genus Ptilocrinus: sea lilies


sea lily: crinoid with delicate radiating arms and a stalked body attached to a hard surface


Antedonidae: feather stars


family Antedonidae: feather stars


Comatulidae: former usage synonymous with Antedonidae


family Comatulidae: former usage synonymous with Antedonidae


Antedon: a genus of echinoderms of the family Antedonidae


genus Antedon: a genus of echinoderms of the family Antedonidae


Comatula: former usage synonymous with Antedon


genus Comatula: former usage synonymous with Antedon


feather star: free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms; found on muddy sea bottoms


comatulid: free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms; found on muddy sea bottoms


Holothuroidea: class of echinoderms including the sea cucumbers


class Holothuroidea: class of echinoderms including the sea cucumbers


sea cucumber: echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders


holothurian: echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders


Holothuridae: a family of Holothuroidea


family Holothuridae: a family of Holothuroidea


Holothuria: type genus of the Holothuridae


genus Holothuria: type genus of the Holothuridae


trepang: of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food especially by Chinese


Holothuria edulis: of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food especially by Chinese


foot: any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates


invertebrate foot: any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates


tube foot: tentacular tubular process of most echinoderms (starfish and sea urchins and holothurians) having a sucker at the end and used for e.g. locomotion and respiration


roe: eggs of female fish


milt: seminal fluid produced by male fish


splint bone: a rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side of the cannon bone in the leg of a horse or related animal


Duplicidentata: in former classifications considered a suborder of Rodentia coextensive with the order Lagomorpha: gnawing animals


Lagomorpha: rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia


order Lagomorpha: rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia


lagomorph: relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing


gnawing mammal: relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing


Leporidae: hares and rabbits


family Leporidae: hares and rabbits


leporid: rabbits and hares


leporid mammal: rabbits and hares


rabbit: any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food


coney: any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food


cony: any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food


rabbit ears: the long ears of a rabbit


lapin: castrated male rabbit


bunny: (usually informal) especially a young rabbit


bunny rabbit: (usually informal) especially a young rabbit


Oryctolagus: Old World rabbits


genus Oryctolagus: Old World rabbits


European rabbit: common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young are born naked and helpless


Old World rabbit: common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young are born naked and helpless


Oryctolagus cuniculus: common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young are born naked and helpless


Sylvilagus: North American rabbits


genus Sylvilagus: North American rabbits


wood rabbit: common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)


cottontail: common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)


cottontail rabbit: common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)


eastern cottontail: widely distributed in United States except northwest and far west regions


Sylvilagus floridanus: widely distributed in United States except northwest and far west regions


swamp rabbit: a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands


canecutter: a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands


swamp hare: a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands


Sylvilagus aquaticus: a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands


marsh hare: a wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida


swamp rabbit: a wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida


Sylvilagus palustris: a wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida


Lepus: type genus of the Leporidae: hares


genus Lepus: type genus of the Leporidae: hares


hare: swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes


leveret: a young hare especially one in its first year


European hare: large hare introduced in North America; does not turn white in winter


Lepus europaeus: large hare introduced in North America; does not turn white in winter


jackrabbit: large hare of western North America


white-tailed jackrabbit: largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United States; brownish-grey in summer and pale grey in winter; tail nearly always all white


whitetail jackrabbit: largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United States; brownish-grey in summer and pale grey in winter; tail nearly always all white


Lepus townsendi: largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United States; brownish-grey in summer and pale grey in winter; tail nearly always all white


blacktail jackrabbit: the common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of western United States; has large black-tipped ears and black streak on the tail


Lepus californicus: the common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of western United States; has large black-tipped ears and black streak on the tail


polar hare: a large hare of northern North America; it is almost completely white in winter


Arctic hare: a large hare of northern North America; it is almost completely white in winter


Lepus arcticus: a large hare of northern North America; it is almost completely white in winter


snowshoe hare: large large-footed North American hare; white in winter


snowshoe rabbit: large large-footed North American hare; white in winter


varying hare: large large-footed North American hare; white in winter


Lepus americanus: large large-footed North American hare; white in winter


Belgian hare: red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare


leporide: red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare


Angora: domestic breed of rabbit with long white silky hair


Angora rabbit: domestic breed of rabbit with long white silky hair


Ochotonidae: pikas and extinct forms


family Ochotonidae: pikas and extinct forms


pika: small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America


mouse hare: small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America


rock rabbit: small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America


coney: small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America


cony: small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America


Ochotona: type genus of the Ochotonidae


genus Ochotona: type genus of the Ochotonidae


little chief hare: North American pika


Ochotona princeps: North American pika


collared pika: similar to little chief hare and may be same species


Ochotona collaris: similar to little chief hare and may be same species


Rodentia: small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis


order Rodentia: small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis


rodent: relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing


gnawer: relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing


mouse: any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails


Myomorpha: true rats and mice and related rodents


suborder Myomorpha: true rats and mice and related rodents


Muroidea: a superfamily of rodents essentially equal to the suborder Myomorpha but with the Dipodidae excluded


superfamily Muroidea: a superfamily of rodents essentially equal to the suborder Myomorpha but with the Dipodidae excluded


rat: any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse


pocket rat: any of various rodents with cheek pouches


Muridae: originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches


family Muridae: originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches


murine: a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae


Mus: type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch


genus Mus: type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch


house mouse: brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide


Mus musculus: brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide


Micromyx: Old World harvest mice


genus Micromyx: Old World harvest mice


harvest mouse: small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields


Micromyx minutus: small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields


Apodemus: Old World field mice


genus Apodemus: Old World field mice


field mouse: any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens


fieldmouse: any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens


nude mouse: a mouse with a genetic defect that prevents them from growing hair and also prevents them from immunologically rejecting human cells and tissues; widely used in preclinical trials


European wood mouse: nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens


Apodemus sylvaticus: nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens


Rattus: common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge


genus Rattus: common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge


brown rat: common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide


Norway rat: common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide


Rattus norvegicus: common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide


wharf rat: brown rat that infests wharves


sewer rat: brown rat commonly found in sewers


black rat: common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide


roof rat: common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide


Rattus rattus: common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide


Nesokia: bandicoot rats


genus Nesokia: bandicoot rats


bandicoot rat: burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon


mole rat: burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon


Conilurus: jerboa rats


genus Conilurus: jerboa rats


jerboa rat: large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping


Notomys: jerboa rats


genus Notomys: jerboa rats


kangaroo mouse: leaping rodent of Australian desert areas


Hydromyinae: water rats of Australia and New Guinea


subfamily Hydromyinae: water rats of Australia and New Guinea


Hydromys: water rats


genus Hydromys: water rats


water rat: any of various amphibious rats


beaver rat: amphibious rat of Australia and New Guinea


Cricetidae: mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters


family Cricetidae: mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters


New World mouse: a variety of rodent


Reithrodontomys: New World harvest mice


genus Reithrodontomys: New World harvest mice


American harvest mouse: any of several small greyish New World mice inhabiting e.g. grain fields


harvest mouse: any of several small greyish New World mice inhabiting e.g. grain fields


Peromyscus: New World wood mice


genus Peromyscus: New World wood mice


wood mouse: any of various New World woodland mice


white-footed mouse: American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts


vesper mouse: American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts


Peromyscus leucopus: American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts


deer mouse: brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus


Peromyscus maniculatus: brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus


cactus mouse: burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States


Peromyscus eremicus: burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States


cotton mouse: large dark mouse of southeastern United States


Peromyscus gossypinus: large dark mouse of southeastern United States


Baiomys: pygmy mice


genus Baiomys: pygmy mice


pygmy mouse: very small dark greyish brown mouse resembling a house mouse; of Texas and Mexico


Baiomys taylori: very small dark greyish brown mouse resembling a house mouse; of Texas and Mexico


Onychomys: grasshopper mice


genus Onychomys: grasshopper mice


grasshopper mouse: insectivorous mouse of western North America


Ondatra: muskrats


genus Ondatra: muskrats


muskrat: beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur


musquash: beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur


Ondatra zibethica: beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur


Neofiber: round-tailed muskrat


genus Neofiber: round-tailed muskrat


round-tailed muskrat: of Florida wetlands


Florida water rat: of Florida wetlands


Neofiber alleni: of Florida wetlands


Sigmodon: American cotton rats


genus Sigmodon: American cotton rats


cotton rat: destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America


Sigmodon hispidus: destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America


wood rat: any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)


wood-rat: any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)


dusky-footed wood rat: a wood rat with dusky feet


vole: any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows


field mouse: any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows


Neotoma: packrats


genus Neotoma: packrats


packrat: any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects


pack rat: any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects


trade rat: any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects


bushytail woodrat: any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects


Neotoma cinerea: any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects


dusky-footed woodrat: host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California


Neotoma fuscipes: host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California


eastern woodrat: large greyish-brown wood rat of the southeastern United States


Neotoma floridana: large greyish-brown wood rat of the southeastern United States


Oryzomys: rice rats


genus Oryzomys: rice rats


rice rat: hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States


Oryzomys palustris: hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States


Pitymys: pine mice


genus Pitymys: pine mice


pine vole: short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern United States


pine mouse: short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern United States


Pitymys pinetorum: short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern United States


Microtus: voles of the northern hemisphere


genus Microtus: voles of the northern hemisphere


meadow vole: widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada


meadow mouse: widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada


Microtus pennsylvaticus: widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada


water vole: of western North America


Richardson vole: of western North America


Microtus richardsoni: of western North America


prairie vole: typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada


Microtus ochrogaster: typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada


Arvicola: in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus


genus Arvicola: in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus


water vole: common large Eurasian vole


water rat: common large Eurasian vole


Arvicola amphibius: common large Eurasian vole


Clethrionomys: a genus of Cricetidae


genus Clethrionomys: a genus of Cricetidae


red-backed mouse: any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and America


redback vole: any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and America


genus Phenacomys: North American voles


phenacomys: any of several vole-like terrestrial or arboreal rodents of cold forested regions of Canada and western United States


Cricetus: type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters


genus Cricetus: type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters


hamster: short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches


Eurasian hamster: a variety of hamster common to Europe and Asia


Cricetus cricetus: a variety of hamster common to Europe and Asia


Mesocricetus: golden hamsters


genus Mesocricetus: golden hamsters


golden hamster: small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet


Syrian hamster: small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet


Mesocricetus auratus: small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet


Gerbillinae: gerbils


subfamily Gerbillinae: gerbils


Gerbillus: type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils


genus Gerbillus: type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils


gerbil: small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping


gerbille: small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping


Meriones: a genus of Cricetidae


genus Meriones: a genus of Cricetidae


jird: gerbil of northern Africa


tamarisk gerbil: a gerbil that is popular as a pet


Meriones unguiculatus: a gerbil that is popular as a pet


sand rat: southern European gerbil


Meriones longifrons: southern European gerbil


lemming: any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution


Lemmus: lemmings


genus lemmus: lemmings


European lemming: notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown


Lemmus lemmus: notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown


brown lemming: of northwestern Canada and Alaska


Lemmus trimucronatus: of northwestern Canada and Alaska


Myopus: a genus of Cricetidae


genus Myopus: a genus of Cricetidae


grey lemming: Old World lemming


gray lemming: Old World lemming


red-backed lemming: Old World lemming


Dicrostonyx: pied lemmings


genus Dicrostonyx: pied lemmings


pied lemming: North American lemming having a white winter coat and some claws much enlarged


Hudson bay collared lemming: of northern Canada


Dicrostonyx hudsonius: of northern Canada


Synaptomys: bog lemmings


genus Synaptomys: bog lemmings


southern bog lemming: of low bogs and meadows of northeastern and central United States and southern Canada


Synaptomys cooperi: of low bogs and meadows of northeastern and central United States and southern Canada


northern bog lemming: of wet alpine and subalpine meadows of Canada and Alaska


Synaptomys borealis: of wet alpine and subalpine meadows of Canada and Alaska


Hystricomorpha: an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.


suborder Hystricomorpha: an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.


porcupine: relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur


hedgehog: relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur


Hystricidae: Old World porcupines


family Hystricidae: Old World porcupines


Old World porcupine: terrestrial porcupine


Atherurus: a genus of Hystricidae


genus Atherurus: a genus of Hystricidae


brush-tailed porcupine: porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail


brush-tail porcupine: porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail


Trichys: a genus of Hystricidae


genus Trichys: a genus of Hystricidae


long-tailed porcupine: porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail


Trichys lipura: porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail


New World porcupine: arboreal porcupine


Erethizontidae: New World arboreal porcupines


family Erethizontidae: New World arboreal porcupines


Erethizon: a genus of Erethizontidae


genus Erethizon: a genus of Erethizontidae


Canada porcupine: porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease


Erethizon dorsatum: porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease


Heteromyidae: small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats


family Heteromyidae: small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats


pocket mouse: any of various small nocturnal burrowing desert rodents with cheek pouches and long hind legs and tail


Perognathus: pocket mice


genus Perognathus: pocket mice


silky pocket mouse: small pale yellowish soft-furred rodent of southwestern United States and Mexico


Perognathus flavus: small pale yellowish soft-furred rodent of southwestern United States and Mexico


plains pocket mouse: small rodent of open areas of United States plains states


Perognathus flavescens: small rodent of open areas of United States plains states


hispid pocket mouse: large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United States


Perognathus hispidus: large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United States


Liomys: pocket mice


genus Liomys: pocket mice


Mexican pocket mouse: large pocket mouse of Mexico


Liomys irroratus: large pocket mouse of Mexico


Dipodomys: kangaroo rats


genus Dipodomys: kangaroo rats


kangaroo rat: any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae


desert rat: any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae


Dipodomys phillipsii: any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae


Ord kangaroo rat: most widely distributed kangaroo rat: plains and mountain areas of central and western United States


Dipodomys ordi: most widely distributed kangaroo rat: plains and mountain areas of central and western United States


Microdipodops: kangaroo mice


genus Microdipodops: kangaroo mice


kangaroo mouse: small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats


dwarf pocket rat: small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats


Zapodidae: jumping mice


family Zapodidae: jumping mice


jumping mouse: any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and North America


Zapus: type genus of the Zapodidae


genus Zapus: type genus of the Zapodidae


meadow jumping mouse: widely distributed in northeastern and central United States and Canada


Zapus hudsonius: widely distributed in northeastern and central United States and Canada


Dipodidae: Old World jerboas


family Dipodidae: Old World jerboas


Dipus: type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three toes on each hind foot


genus Dipus: type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three toes on each hind foot


jerboa: mouselike jumping rodent


typical jerboa: small nocturnal jumping rodent with long hind legs; of arid parts of Asia and northern Africa


Jaculus: jerboas


genus Jaculus: jerboas


Jaculus jaculus: a variety of jerboa


Gliridae: dormice and other Old World forms


family Gliridae: dormice and other Old World forms


dormouse: small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather


Glis: type genus of the Gliridae


genus Glis: type genus of the Gliridae


loir: large European dormouse


Glis glis: large European dormouse


Muscardinus: a genus of Gliridae


genus Muscardinus: a genus of Gliridae


hazel mouse: a variety of dormouse


Muscardinus avellanarius: a variety of dormouse


Eliomys: lerots


genus Eliomys: lerots


lerot: dormouse of southern Europe and northern Africa


Geomyidae: North American pocket gophers


family Geomyidae: North American pocket gophers


Geomys: type genus of the Geomyidae


genus Geomys: type genus of the Geomyidae


gopher: burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America


pocket gopher: burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America


pouched rat: burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America


plains pocket gopher: gopher of chiefly grasslands of central North America


Geomys bursarius: gopher of chiefly grasslands of central North America


southeastern pocket gopher: gopher of Alabama and Georgia and Florida


Geomys pinetis: gopher of Alabama and Georgia and Florida


Thomomys: western pocket gophers


genus Thomomys: western pocket gophers


valley pocket gopher: of valleys and mountain meadows of western United States


Thomomys bottae: of valleys and mountain meadows of western United States


northern pocket gopher: greyish to brown gopher of western and central United States


Thomomys talpoides: greyish to brown gopher of western and central United States


Sciuromorpha: large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc.


suborder Sciuromorpha: large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc.


squirrel: a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail


tree squirrel: any typical arboreal squirrel


Sciuridae: a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles


family Sciuridae: a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles


Sciurus: type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels


genus Sciurus: type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels


eastern grey squirrel: common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England


eastern gray squirrel: common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England


cat squirrel: common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England


Sciurus carolinensis: common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England


western grey squirrel: large grey squirrel of far western areas of United States


western gray squirrel: large grey squirrel of far western areas of United States


Sciurus griseus: large grey squirrel of far western areas of United States


fox squirrel: exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States


eastern fox squirrel: exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States


Sciurus niger: exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States


black squirrel: fox squirrel or grey squirrel in the black color phase


red squirrel: common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia


cat squirrel: common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia


Sciurus vulgaris: common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia


Tamiasciurus: American red squirrels


genus Tamiasciurus: American red squirrels


American red squirrel: of northern United States and Canada


spruce squirrel: of northern United States and Canada


red squirrel: of northern United States and Canada


Sciurus hudsonicus: of northern United States and Canada


Tamiasciurus hudsonicus: of northern United States and Canada


chickeree: far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel


Douglas squirrel: far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel


Tamiasciurus douglasi: far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel


Citellus: typical ground squirrels


genus Citellus: typical ground squirrels


Spermophilus: typical ground squirrels


genus Spermophilus: typical ground squirrels


antelope squirrel: small ground squirrel of western United States


whitetail antelope squirrel: small ground squirrel of western United States


antelope chipmunk: small ground squirrel of western United States


Citellus leucurus: small ground squirrel of western United States


ground squirrel: any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops


gopher: any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops


spermophile: any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops


mantled ground squirrel: common black-striped reddish-brown ground squirrel of western North America; resembles a large chipmunk


Citellus lateralis: common black-striped reddish-brown ground squirrel of western North America; resembles a large chipmunk


suslik: rather large central Eurasian ground squirrel


souslik: rather large central Eurasian ground squirrel


Citellus citellus: rather large central Eurasian ground squirrel


flickertail: of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada


Richardson ground squirrel: of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada


Citellus richardsoni: of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada


rock squirrel: large grey ground squirrel of rocky areas of the southwestern United States


Citellus variegatus: large grey ground squirrel of rocky areas of the southwestern United States


Arctic ground squirrel: large ground squirrel of the North American far north


parka squirrel: large ground squirrel of the North American far north


Citellus parryi: large ground squirrel of the North American far north


Cynomys: prairie dogs


genus Cynomys: prairie dogs


prairie dog: any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry


prairie marmot: any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry


blacktail prairie dog: tail is black tipped


Cynomys ludovicianus: tail is black tipped


whitetail prairie dog: tail is white tipped


Cynomys gunnisoni: tail is white tipped


Tamias: chipmunks of eastern North America


genus Tamias: chipmunks of eastern North America


eastern chipmunk: small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches


hackee: small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches


striped squirrel: small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches


ground squirrel: small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches


Tamias striatus: small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches


Eutamias: chipmunks of western America and Asia


genus Eutamias: chipmunks of western America and Asia


chipmunk: a burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia; has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body


baronduki: terrestrial Siberian squirrel


baranduki: terrestrial Siberian squirrel


barunduki: terrestrial Siberian squirrel


burunduki: terrestrial Siberian squirrel


Eutamius asiaticus: terrestrial Siberian squirrel


Eutamius sibiricus: terrestrial Siberian squirrel


Glaucomys: New World flying squirrels


genus Glaucomys: New World flying squirrels


American flying squirrel: New World flying squirrels


southern flying squirrel: small large-eyed nocturnal flying squirrel of eastern United States


Glaucomys volans: small large-eyed nocturnal flying squirrel of eastern United States


northern flying squirrel: large flying squirrel; chiefly of Canada