Home›Insects›Diet›HerbivoreBrowse ByHerbivoreDiet groups species by what they mainly eat: herbivores that feed on plants, carnivores that feed on other animals, omnivores that eat both, and narrower feeding styles such as insectivores, piscivores, filter feeders, detritivores and scavengers, and parasitic species that live on or in a host. A species is placed by its own typical adult feeding behavior as described on its page, not by an occasional or unusual meal.FactsHerbivoreSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 1HerbivoreFilter Results94 entriesCommon GroupAllBees, Wasps And Ants (Hymenoptera) (8)Beetles (Coleoptera) (17)Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera) (41)Fleas And Lice (1)Flies (Diptera) (9)Grasshoppers And Crickets (Orthoptera) (4)Other Insects (4)True Bugs (Hemiptera) (10)Everyday GroupAllBees, Wasps And Ants (Hymenoptera) (8)Beetles (Coleoptera) (17)Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera) (41)Fleas And Lice (1)Flies (Diptera) (9)Grasshoppers And Crickets (Orthoptera) (4)Other Insects (4)True Bugs (Hemiptera) (10)HabitatAllAlpine (3)Bog (4)Boreal Forest (3)Chaparral (14)Desert (10)Fen (1)Grassland (19)Riparian Zone (4)Savanna (7)Steppe (1)Temperate Forest (11)Tropical Rainforest (4)Tundra (2)Wetlands (7)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (6)Africa (9)Albania (11)Algeria (6)Andorra (8)Angola (2)Argentina (6)Asia (3)Australia (3)Australia (17)Austria (14)Bahamas (2)Bangladesh (3)Belarus (9)Belgium (39)Belize (3)Benin (3)Bolivia (7)Bosnia and Herzegovina (10)Botswana (3)Brazil (11)Bulgaria (12)Burkina Faso (3)Burundi (3)Cabo Verde (3)Cameroon (3)Canada (22)Chile (8)China (10)Colombia (12)Costa Rica (6)Cote d'Ivoire (3)Croatia (11)Cuba (3)Cyprus (16)Czechia (12)Democratic Republic of the Congo (4)Denmark (37)Dominican Republic (4)Ecuador (8)Egypt (5)Eritrea (3)Estonia (9)Ethiopia (4)Europe (13)Finland (11)France (16)Germany (14)Ghana (4)Greece (13)Guinea (3)Guyana (5)Honduras (3)Hungary (10)Iceland (3)India (4)Indonesia (3)Iraq (5)Ireland (14)Israel (5)Italy (12)Japan (9)Latvia (7)Liechtenstein (7)Lithuania (6)Luxembourg (6)Malta (3)Mexico (3)Moldova (9)Mongolia (3)Montenegro (9)Myanmar (4)Nepal (3)Netherlands (8)New Zealand (3)North America (39)North Macedonia (8)Norway (36)Paraguay (3)Peru (3)Poland (7)Portugal (15)Republic of the Congo (3)Romania (4)Russia (6)Serbia (6)Slovakia (5)Slovenia (3)South Africa (5)South America (7)South Asia (8)Spain (18)Sweden (30)Switzerland (17)Tunisia (3)Ukraine (3)United Kingdom (16)United States (35)Venezuela (5)Yemen (4)Showing the 100 most common of 150 options.Conservation StatusAllData Deficient (2)Endangered (2)Extinct (1)Least Concern (7)Near Threatened (1)Not Evaluated (54)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (2)Marine (3)Terrestrial (82)Terrestrial and Freshwater (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (94)ThreatsAllInvasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases (1)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (36)Disease Vector (4)Domesticated (4)Eaten or Drunk by People (1)Ecotourism and Research (2)Farmed or Commercially Raised (2)Invasive or Introduced Species (6)Kept as Pets (5)Natural Pest Control (1)No Significant Interaction with Humans (1)Pollinator (12)Used in Traditional Medicine (2)CITES AppendixAllNot Listed (84)NatureServe RankAllG4 Apparently Secure (4)G5 Secure (20)GNR Unranked (17)EcosystemAllAmazon Rainforest (1)Arctic Tundra (1)Borneo Rainforest (1)Great Plains (2)Moorland (1)Sahara Desert (1)Sahel (1)TaxonomyAllApis (3)Buprestidae (1)Cerambycidae (1)Chrysomelidae (2)Coleoptera (8)Curculionidae (2)Danaus (1)Diptera (7)Erebidae (4)Euphydryas (1)Geometridae (9)Heliconius (1)Hemiptera (8)Hymenoptera (6)Insecta (5)Lepidoptera (5)Noctuidae (4)Nymphalidae (3)Orthoptera (4)Papilionidae (2)Pieridae (4)Saturniidae (4)Scarabaeidae (3)Sphingidae (5)Thysanoptera (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50Acasis viretataHerbivoreAphidHerbivoreApis ceranaHerbivoreApis mellifera cecropiaHerbivoreAsian Long-horned BeetleHerbivoreAsian Tiger MosquitoHerbivoreAtlas MothHerbivoreBlack FlyHerbivoreBoll WeevilHerbivoreBooklouseHerbivoreBristletailHerbivoreBumblebeeHerbivoreCabbage WhiteHerbivoreCallopistria juventinaHerbivoreCecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia)HerbivoreCicadaHerbivoreCicada Killer WaspHerbivoreCockchaferHerbivoreColias erateHerbivoreColorado Potato BeetleHerbivoreDanaus PlexippusHerbivoreDeathwatch BeetleHerbivoreDesert LocustHerbivoreDrosophila melanogasterHerbivoreEmerald Ash BorerHerbivoreEuclidia triquetraHerbivoreEupackardiaHerbivoreEuropean dark beeHerbivoreFruit FlyHerbivoreFurniture BeetleHerbivoreGall WaspHerbivoreGrasshopperHerbivoreGreen June Beetle (Cotinis nitida)HerbivoreGround BeetleHerbivoreGypsy MothHerbivoreHemaris thysbeHerbivoreHercules BeetleHerbivoreHickory Tussock MothHerbivoreHoney BeeHerbivoreHoverflyHerbivoreHummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)HerbivoreIo MothHerbivoreIsturgia limbariaHerbivoreItalian Striped BugHerbivoreJapanese BeetleHerbivoreLatticed heathHerbivoreLeafhopperHerbivoreMacaria alternataHerbivoreMacaria brunneataHerbivoreMacaria carbonariaHerbivoreShowing 1 to 50 of 94, page 1 of 2.12Next →Sources1. Wikipedia: Insecttier 2WikipediaInsect, lead sectionQuote, Insect, lead sectionMost insects reproduce by laying eggs.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.