221 Amazing Bugs and Insects Encyclopedia

Common name : Desjardin’s flat beetle Scientific name : Cryptamorpha desjardinsi Family : Silvanidae Native to : Australia Interesting fact :  The Desjardin’s flat beetle has an interesting mating ritual, whereby the beetles face in opposite directions, with one running forward and the other backward. 5 mm in length, this flat beetle is yellowish with […]

Common name : Damselfly Scientific name : Suborder Zygoptera Family : Odonata Native to : Worldwide distribution excepting Antarctica) Interesting fact : These beautiful insects have been around for millions of years. Their existence can be dated back to the end of the Paleozoic era. With the exception of a few families, damselflies are similar in

Common name : Crimson rose Scientific name : Pachliopta hector Family : Papilionidae Native to : Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar Interesting fact : Due to its beautiful crimson coloured tail and body, this particular butterfly is known as the crimson rose. Most of the wing is black, but the bottom half of the tail is

Common name : Black field cricket Scientific name : Teleogryllus commodus Family : Gryllidae Native to : Australia Interesting fact : Crickets create a calling sound in the form of a song using the ‘file-scraper’ method, whereby the male opens and closes his wings to create a specific sound which can be heard by us.

Common name : Daddy long legs Scientific name : Leptotarsus sp. Family : Tipulidae Native to : New Zealand Interesting fact : Due to its unusually long legs, the crane fly has been given the popular name of ‘Daddy long legs’.            Resembling oversized mosquitoes with long stilt legs, the total body length of the daddy

Common name : The common copper Scientific name : Lycaena salustius Family : Lycaenidae Native to : New Zealand Interesting fact : An extremely small butterfly, the common copper is found abundantly in summers over blackberry plants. This butterfly has a wingspan of 33 mm, and the adults only live for 1 to 2 weeks.

Common name : Common blue Scientific name : Polyommatus icarus Family : Lycaenidae Native to : Britain and Ireland Interesting fact : It is known as a common blue butterfly because this particular insect is the commonest powder blue-coloured butterfly across England and Ireland. Found in sunny sheltered areas which include grass, coastal areas, woodlands,

Common name : Common bag moth Scientific name : Liothula omnivora Family : Psychidae Native to : New Zealand Interesting fact : These bugs were described first in 1878 by Fereday. With a wingspan of 38 mm, the common bag moth males are black, while the females are wingless and look like maggots. The diet

Common name : Coffee berry borer Scientific name : Hypothenemus hampei Family : Curulionidae Native to : Africa Interesting fact : This tiny beetle has got its name because of the fact that it is one of the most harmful pests to the coffee berry. Not more than 2.2 mm in length, this tiny black

Common name : Codling moth Scientific name : Cydia pomonella Family : Tortricidae Native to : Europe Interesting fact : The caterpillar of the codling moth is infamous as a pest to apple and pear trees. 0.5 inches in length, the codling moth is a nocturnal creature. They hibernate as pupae throughout winters, and emerge as

Common name : Cockroach Scientific name : Blattaria Family : Blattodea Native to : Worldwide distribution Interesting fact : Cockroaches have been around longer than humans! Their presence has been recorded to almost 354-295 million years ago. Growing to about 3.2 inches in length, the name for these bugs originated from the Spanish word ‘Cucaracha’

Common name : Clothes moth Scientific name : Tinea spp. Family : Tineidae Native to : North America Interesting fact : Since the larvae of this species feed on furs, wool, upholstery, feathers and even animal products, this moth is known as the clothes moth. With a wingspan of 1.2 cm, the clothes moths are yellowish

Common name : Clipper Scientific name : Parthenos Sylvia Family : Nymphalidae Native to : South & South-East Asia Interesting fact : Because of its distinctive flying pattern, which involves sharp rapid wing movement this butterfly is known as the ‘Clipper’. With a wingspan of 108 mm, this colourful butterfly has very consistent patterned wings.

Common name : Click beetle Scientific name : Conoderus exsul Family : Elateridae Native to : Worldwide distribution Interesting fact : When it is touched, the click beetle will fall on its back and play dead. Not longer than 18 mm in length, most click beetles have a dull colouring. They are nocturnal creatures. Their

Common name : Cigarette beetle Scientific name : Lasioderma serricorne Family : Anobiidae Native to : Worldwide distribution Interesting fact : Because of the fact that this insect is a pest to the tobacco plant primarily, it has been given the popular name–cigarette beetle. 3 mm in length, the cigarette beetle lives only for 2-6