Home›Insects›All InsectsBrowse ByAll InsectsReference and ClassificationVerifiedClass Insecta: six legged arthropods with a three part body plan, the largest class of animals by species count. Excludes the other arthropod classes, arachnids and crustaceans, which have a different leg count and body plan.FactsAll InsectsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 1All InsectsFilter Results220 entriesCommon GroupAllBees, Wasps And Ants (Hymenoptera) (30)Beetles (Coleoptera) (42)Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera) (55)Cockroaches And Termites (Blattodea) (5)Dragonflies And Damselflies (Odonata) (6)Fleas And Lice (3)Flies (Diptera) (22)Grasshoppers And Crickets (Orthoptera) (8)Lacewings, Antlions And Allies (Neuroptera And Kin) (6)Mantises (Mantodea) (7)Other Insects (14)True Bugs (Hemiptera) (22)Everyday GroupAllBees, Wasps And Ants (Hymenoptera) (30)Beetles (Coleoptera) (42)Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera) (55)Cockroaches And Termites (Blattodea) (5)Dragonflies And Damselflies (Odonata) (6)Fleas And Lice (3)Flies (Diptera) (22)Grasshoppers And Crickets (Orthoptera) (8)Lacewings, Antlions And Allies (Neuroptera And Kin) (6)Mantises (Mantodea) (7)Other Insects (14)True Bugs (Hemiptera) (22)HabitatAllAlpine (5)Bog (6)Boreal Forest (4)Chaparral (16)Desert (18)Fen (2)Freshwater (6)Freshwater Marsh (2)Grassland (26)Ice Sheet (1)Lake (7)Mangrove Forest (2)Riparian Zone (5)River (13)Savanna (11)Steppe (3)Temperate Coniferous Forest (2)Temperate Forest (15)Tropical Rainforest (11)Tundra (5)Wetlands (11)Xeric Shrubland (2)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (7)Africa (34)Albania (18)Algeria (13)Andorra (9)Argentina (9)Asia (13)Australia (35)Austria (26)Bahamas (6)Bangladesh (5)Belarus (11)Belgium (67)Belize (7)Bolivia (15)Bosnia and Herzegovina (13)Brazil (26)Bulgaria (20)Cameroon (7)Canada (36)Chile (12)China (20)Colombia (33)Costa Rica (12)Croatia (14)Cuba (7)Cyprus (22)Czechia (16)Denmark (87)Dominican Republic (7)Ecuador (20)Egypt (10)Estonia (15)Ethiopia (5)Europe (19)Finland (15)France (29)Georgia (10)Germany (24)Ghana (8)Greece (18)Guatemala (7)Guinea (7)Guyana (10)Hungary (15)India (10)Indonesia 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