Home›Subcategories›InsectsSubcategoriesInsects203 of 2,994 entries in Species. Click any to see everything it connects to.Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextNature Atlas. "Insects." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/species/insects.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextNature Atlas. (n.d.). Insects. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/species/insectsCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{natureatlas-insects, author = {Nature Atlas}, title = {Insects}, year = {2026}, url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/species/insects}, note = {Accessed September 8, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingClass 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.Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)BrowseCompareSelect all 203Acasis viretataInsects1 linkActias seleneInsects1 linkAlderflyInsects1 linkAmerican CockroachInsectsAngel InsectInsects1 linkAnisomorpha buprestoidesInsects1 linkAnopheles gambiaeInsects1 linkAntlionInsects1 linkAphidInsects1 linkApis nigrocinctaInsects1 linkArchernis fulvalisInsects1 linkArgentine AntInsects1 linkArmy AntInsects1 linkAsian Giant HornetInsectsAsian Long-horned BeetleInsects1 linkAsian Tiger MosquitoInsects1 linkAssassin BugInsects1 linkAtlas MothInsectsBackswimmerInsects1 linkBed BugInsects1 linkBlack FlyInsects1 linkBlister BeetleInsects1 linkBlow FlyInsects1 linkBlue MorphoInsects1 linkBoll WeevilInsects1 linkBombardier BeetleInsects1 linkBooklouseInsects1 linkBraconid WaspInsects1 linkBristletailInsects1 linkBullet AntInsects1 linkBumblebeeInsectsCabbage WhiteInsects1 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