Home›Insects›Where It Lives›AfricaBrowse ByAfricaWhere it lives names the country or region a species actually calls home. Wikipedia describes the giant panda as a species "endemic to China," found nowhere else in the wild. This dimension lets a visitor find every species native to the same part of the world.FactsAfricaSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 1AfricaFilter Results34 entriesCommon GroupAllBees, Wasps And Ants (Hymenoptera) (3)Beetles (Coleoptera) (4)Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera) (2)Cockroaches And Termites (Blattodea) (4)Dragonflies And Damselflies (Odonata) (1)Fleas And Lice (1)Flies (Diptera) (6)Grasshoppers And Crickets (Orthoptera) (2)Mantises (Mantodea) (1)Other Insects (5)True Bugs (Hemiptera) (5)Everyday GroupAllBees, Wasps And Ants (Hymenoptera) (3)Beetles (Coleoptera) (4)Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera) (2)Cockroaches And Termites (Blattodea) (4)Dragonflies And Damselflies (Odonata) (1)Fleas And Lice (1)Flies (Diptera) (6)Grasshoppers And Crickets (Orthoptera) (2)Mantises (Mantodea) (1)Other Insects (5)True Bugs (Hemiptera) (5)HabitatAllBog (3)Boreal Forest (2)Chaparral (3)Desert (1)Freshwater (1)Grassland (3)Lake (3)Mangrove Forest (1)River (3)Savanna (2)Temperate Coniferous Forest (1)Temperate Forest (1)Wetlands (3)Conservation StatusAllData Deficient (3)Extinct (1)Not Evaluated (16)DietAllCarnivore (6)Detritivore or Scavenger (4)Herbivore (9)Insectivore (4)Omnivore (5)Parasitic (5)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (4)Marine (3)Terrestrial (28)Living or ExtinctAllYes (34)ThreatsAllPollution (1)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (9)Disease Vector (7)Domesticated (2)Farmed or Commercially Raised (1)Invasive or Introduced Species (2)Kept as Pets (3)Pollinator (2)Used in Traditional Medicine (1)CITES AppendixAllNot Listed (27)NatureServe RankAllG5 Secure (2)GNR Unranked (13)EcosystemAllCaspian Sea (1)Kruger National Park (1)Okavango Delta (1)Serengeti (1)TaxonomyAllAnopheles (1)Blattodea (4)Carabidae (1)Coleoptera (1)Culicidae (1)Dermaptera (1)Diptera (4)Erebidae (1)Formicidae (1)Hemiptera (3)Hymenoptera (2)Insecta (4)Mantodea (1)Nitidulidae (1)Odonata (1)Orthoptera (2)Plecoptera (1)Scarabaeidae (1)Sphingidae (1)Thysanoptera (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 34American CockroachAfricaAnopheles gambiaeAfricaAsian Tiger MosquitoAfricaBed BugAfricaBombardier BeetleAfricaCulex pipiensAfricaDamselflyAfricaDeath's-head Hawkmoth (Acherontia)AfricaDriver Ant (Dorylus)AfricaEarwigAfricaGerman CockroachAfricaGerris lacustrisAfricaGladiatorAfricaGoliath Beetle (Goliathus)AfricaGrasshopperAfricaGypsy MothAfricaHoney BeeAfricaHouse cricketAfricaHoverflyAfricaHuman LouseAfricaKissing BugAfricaNorth African Striped Bug (Graphosoma lineatum)AfricaOriental CockroachAfricaSilverfishAfricaSmall hive beetleAfricaStick InsectAfricaStoneflyAfricaTelephone-pole beetleAfricaTermiteAfricaThistle MantisAfricaTsetse FlyAfricaWestern Flower ThripsAfricaWestern Honey BeeAfricaYellow Fever MosquitoAfricaSources1. 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.