The insects: arthropods with a three-part body (head, thorax, abdomen), three pairs of legs, and, in most species, one or two pairs of wings as adults. Insecta is the single most species-rich class of any kind of organism on Earth, and more species of beetle alone have been described than every non-insect animal phylum combined.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
Living or Extinct Insecta
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Source Wikidata: Zoraptera
Source Wikidata: Booklouse
Source Wikidata: Archaeognatha
Source Wikidata: Gladiator
Source Wikidata: Human Louse
Source Wikidata: Ephemeroptera
Source Wikidata: Mecoptera
Source Wikidata: Raphidioptera
Source Wikidata: Phasmatodea
Source Wikidata: Thysanoptera
Source Wikidata: Strepsiptera
Source Wikidata: Embioptera
Sources
1. Insecta (Wikipedia)
2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Insecta
Wikidata: Phasmatodea
Parent Taxon Of: Stick Insect, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Ephemeroptera
Wikidata: Siphonaptera
Wikidata: Human Louse
Parent Taxon Of: Human Louse, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Thysanoptera
Wikidata: Mecoptera
Parent Taxon Of: Scorpionfly, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Raphidioptera
Parent Taxon Of: Snakefly, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Booklouse
Parent Taxon Of: Booklouse, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Embioptera
Parent Taxon Of: Webspinner, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Gladiator
Parent Taxon Of: Gladiator, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Archaeognatha
Parent Taxon Of: Bristletail, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Zoraptera
Parent Taxon Of: Angel Insect, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Strepsiptera
Parent Taxon Of: Twisted-wing Parasite, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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