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Order - Anoplura - now a suborder of Phthiraptera
B
Order - Blattodea
Family - Blattellidae
Blattella asahinai Mizukubo, Asian cockroach
Blattella germanica (Linnaeus), German cockroach
Family - Blattidae
Blatta orientalis Linnaeus, oriental cockroach
Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus), American cockroach
C
Order - Coleoptera
Family - Anobiidae
Lasioderma serricorne (Fabricius), cigarette beetle
Stegobium paniceum (Linnaeus), drugstore beetle
Family - Attelabidae
Homoeolabus analis (Illiger), a leaf-rolling weevil
Family - Bostrichidae
Heterobostrychus aequalis (Waterhouse), an oriental wood borer
Lyctus planicollis LeConte, southern lyctus beetle
Xylopsocus capucinus (Fabricius), a false powder-post beetle
Family - Brentidae
Arrhenodes minutus (Drury), oak timberworm
Brentus anchorago Linell, a primitive weevil
Paratrachelizus uncimanus (Boheman), a primitive weevil
Stereodermus exilis Suffian, a primitive weevil
Family - Carabidae
Calleida decora (Fabricius), a ground beetle
Family - Cerambycidae
Anoplophora chinensis (Forster), citrus longhorned beetle
Family - Chrysomelidae
Charidotella bicolor (Fabricius), golden tortoise beetle
Chelymorpha cribraria (Fabricius), tortoise beetle
Diabrotica balteata LeConte, banded cucumber beetle
Hemisphaerota cyanea (Say), palmetto tortoise beetle
Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), Colorado potato beetle
Leptinotarsa juncta (Germar), false potato beetle
Microtheca ochroloma Stål, yellowmargined leaf beetle
Monocesta coryli (Say), larger elm leaf beetle
Plagiometriona clavata (Fabricius), clavate tortoise beetle
Pyrrhalta viburni (Paykull), viburnum leaf beetle
Family - Cicindelidae
Cicindela dorsalis media LeConte, a tiger beetle
Cicindela highlandensis Choate, a tiger beetle
Cicindela hirtilabris LeConte, a tiger beetle
Cicindela nigrior Schaupp, a tiger beetle
Cicindela repanda Dejean, a tiger beetle
Cicindela scabrosa Schaupp, a tiger beetle
Cicindela scutellaris unicolor Dejean, a tiger beetle
Cicindela splendida Hentz, a tiger beetle
Megacephala carolina floridana Leng and Mutchler, a tiger beetle
Family - Coccinellidae
Epilachna varivestis Mulsant, Mexican bean beetle
Harmonia axyridis Pallas, multicolored Asian lady beetle
ladybird beetles
Family - Curculionidae
Anthonomus eugenii Cano, pepper weevil
Chalcodermus aeneus Boheman, cowpea curculio
Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar), banana root borer
Cylas formicarius (Fabricius), sweetpotato weevil
Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann, southern pine beetle
Dendroctonus terebrans (Olivier), black turpentine beetle
Diaprepes abbreviatus (Linnaeus), diaprepes root weevil
Eudociminus mannerheimii (Boheman), cypress weevil
Eurhinus magnificus Gyllenhal, a weevil
Gerstaeckeria spp., cactus weevils
Ips spp., Ips engraver beetles
Naupactus spp., whitefringed beetles
Ochyromera ligustri Warner, ligustrum weevil
Oxyops vitiosa (Pascoe), melaleuca weevil
Pantomorus cervinus (Boheman), Fuller rose beetle
Pseudocneorhinus bifasciatus Roelofs, twobanded Japanese weevil
Rhynchophorus cruentatus Fabricius, palmetto weevil
Sphenophorus venatus vestitus Chittenden, hunting billbug
Sternochetus mangiferae (Fabricius), mango seed weevil
Tomicus piniperda (Linnaeus), pine shoot beetle,
Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), black twig borer
Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky), granulate or Asian ambrosia beetle
Family - Dermestidae
Anthrenus flavipes (LeConte), furniture carpet beetle
Attagenus unicolor (Brahm), black carpet beetle
Trogoderma granarium Everts, khapra beetle
Family - Dryophthoridae
Metamasius callizona (Chevrolat), Mexican bromeliad weevil
Metamasius hemipterus sericeus (Olivier), silky cane weevil
Metamasius mosieri Barber, Florida bromeliad weevil
Family - Elateridae
Alaus spp., click beetles
Family - Erotylidae
Pseudischyrus, Tritoma, Megalodacne and Ischyrus spp., pleasing fungus beetles
Family - Lycidae
Calopteron discrepans (Newman), banded net-winged beetle
Family - Meloidae
blister beetles
Epicauta vittata (Fabricius), striped blister beetle
Family - Nitidulidae
Aethina tumida (Murray), small hive beetle
sap beetles (of Florida)
Family - Oedemeridae
false blister beetles
Family - Phengodidae
glow-worms or railroad-worms
Family - Platypodidae
Platypus spp., ambrosia beetles
Family - Ptiliidae
featherwing beetles
Family - Rhynchitidae
Pterocolus ovatus Fabricius, thief weevil
Family - Scarabaeidae
Euphoria sepulcralis (Fabricius), a flower beetle,
Dyscinetus morator (Fabricius), rice beetle
Phyllophaga spp., white grubs
Popillia japonica Newman, Japanese beetle
Tomarus subtropicus Blatchley, sugarcane grub
Family - Silvanidae
Oryzaephilus acuminatus Halstead, a stored products pest
Family - Staphylinidae
rove beetles (of Florida)
rove beetles (of the World)
Family - Tenebrionidae
Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer), lesser mealworm
Leichenum canaliculatum variegatum (Klug), Madagascar beetle
Tribolium castaneum (Herbst), red flour beetle
Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val, confused flour beetle
Order - Collembola
D
Order - Dermaptera
Family - Carcinophoridae
Euborellia annulipes (Lucas), ringlegged earwig
Family - Forficulidae
Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, European earwig
Order - Diplura
Order - Diptera
Family - Agromyzidae
Amauromyza maculosa (Malloch), blotch leafminer
Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard), pea leafminer
Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, vegetable leafminer
Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess), American serpentine leafminer
Family - Asilidae
Mallophora bomboides (Wiedemann), Florida bee killer
Mallophora nigra Williston, black bee killer
Mallophora orcina (Wiedemann), southern bee killer
robber flies
Family - Bibionidae
Plecia nearctica Hardy, lovebug
Family - Braulidae
Braula coeca Nitzsch, beelouse
Family - Calliphoridae
Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart), hairy maggot blow fly
Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius), secondary screwworm
Family - Cecidomyiidae
Dasineura oxycoccana (Johnson), blueberry gall midge
Feltiella acarisuga (Vallot), predatory gall midge
Prodiplosis longifila Gagné, citrus gall midge
Taxodiomyia cupressiananassa (Osten Sacken), cypress twig gall midge
Family - Ceratopogonidae
biting midges, Culicoides spp.
Family - Chironomidae
Cricotopus lebetis Sublette, hydrilla tip mining midge
Family - Culicidae
Aedes albopictus (Skuse), Asian tiger mosquito
Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say, common malaria mosquito
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, a mosquito
Deinocerites cancer Theobald, crabhole mosquito
Family - Hippoboscidae
Lipoptena mazamae Rondani, deer ked or deer louse fly
Pseudolychia canariensis (Macquart), pigeon louse fly
Family - Muscidae
Musca domestica Linnaeus, house fly
Family - Oestridae
Cuterebra emasculator Fitch, tree squirrel bot fly
Gasterophilus intestinalis (DeGeer), horse bot fly
Hypoderma lineatum (Villers), common cattle grub
Family - Otitidae
Euxesta stigmatias Loew, cornsilk fly
Family - Psychodidae
Lutzomyia shannoni Dyar, a sand fly
Family - Sciaridae
Bradysia spp., darkwinged fungus gnats
Family - Simuliidae
Simulium spp., black flies
Family - Syrphidae
Allograpta obliqua (Say), a hover fly
Family - Tabanidae
Chrysops spp., deer flies
Diachlorus spp., yellow flies
Diachlorus ferrugatus (Fabricius), yellow fly
Tabanus spp., horse flies
Family - Tephritidae
Anastrepha edentata Stone, a fruit fly
Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann), South American fruit fly
Anastrepha grandis (Macquart), South American cucurbit fruit fly
Anastrepha interrupta Stone, schoepfia fruit fly
Anastrepha ludens (Loew), Mexican fruit fly
Anastrepha nigrifascia Stone, a fruit fly
Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart), West Indian fruit fly
Anastrepha ocresia (Walker), a fruit fly
Anastrepha serpentina (Wiedemann), sapote fruit fly
Anastrepha striata Schiner, guava fruit fly
Anastrepha suspensa (Loew), Caribbean fruit fly
Bactrocera correcta (Bezzi), guava fruit fly
Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquillett, melon fly
Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), oriental fruit fly
Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin), olive fruit fly
Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt), Queensland fruit fly
Bactrocera tsuneonis (Miyake), Japanese orange fly
Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), Mediterranean fruit fly
Ceratitis cosyra (Walker), mango fruit fly
Ceratitis rosa Karsch, Natal fruit fly
Dacus ciliatus (Loew), lesser pumpkin fly
Rhagoletis cingulata (Loew), eastern cherry fruit fly
Rhagoletis mendax Curran, blueberry maggot
Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh), apple maggot
Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker, papaya fruit fly
Family - Ulidiidae
Delphinia picta, (Fabricius), a picture-winged fly
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Order - Embiidina
Order - Ephemeroptera
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G
Order - Grylloblattaria
H
Order - Hemiptera
Family - Aleyrodidae
Aleurocanthus spiniferus Quaintance, orange spiny whitefly
Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby, citrus blackfly
Bemisia argentifolii Bellows & Perring, silverleaf whitefly
Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), sweetpotato whitefly B biotype
Dialeurodes citri (Ashmead), citrus whitefly
Metaleurodicus cardini (Back), Cardin's whitefly
Parabemisia myricae (Kuwana), bayberry whitefly
Singhiella citrifolii (Morgan), cloudywinged whitefly
Siphoninus phillyreae (Haliday), ash whitefly
Family - Aphididae
Aphis gossypii Glover, melon or cotton aphid
Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe, oleander aphid
Hyadaphis coriandri (Das), coriander aphid
Longistigma caryae (Harris), giant bark aphid
Myzus persicae (Sulzer), green peach aphid
Sarucallis kahawaluokalani (Kirkaldy), crapemyrtle aphid
Schizaphis graminum (Rondani), greenbug
Shivaphis celti Das, an Asian woolly hackberry aphid
Sipha flava (Forbes), yellow sugarcane aphid
Toxoptera citricida (Kirkaldy), brown citrus aphid
Family - Auchenorrhyncha
Ormenaria rufifascia (Walker), a flatid planthopper
Family - Belostomatidae
Abedus sp., a giant water bug
Belostoma spp., giant water bugs
Lethocerus spp., giant water bugs
Family - Blissidae
Blissus insularis Barber, southern chinch bug
Family - Cicadellidae
Homalodisca coagulata (Say), glassy-winged sharpshooter
sharpshooters
Family - Cicadidae
Diceroprocta spp., cicadas (of Florida)
Melampsalta spp., cicadas (of Florida)
Neocicada hieroglyphica (Say), hieroglyphic cicada
Tibicen spp., cicadas (of Florida)
Family - Cimicidae
Cimex lectularius Linnaeus, bed bug
Family - Coccidae
Ceroplastes rubens Maskell, red wax scale
Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus), fig wax scale
Coccus viridis (Green), green scale
Eucalymnatus tessellatus (Signoret), tessellated scale
Family - Coreidae
Anasa tristis (DeGeer), squash bug
Euthochtha galeator (Fabricius), a leaf-footed bug
Leptoglossus phyllopus (Linnaeus), leaffooted bug
Chelinidea vittiger aequoris McAtee, a cactus bug
Spartocera batatas (Fabricius), giant sweetpotato bug
Family - Diaspididae
Aulacaspis yasumatsui Takagi, cycad aulacaspis scale
Fiorinia theae Green, tea scale
Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli (Cooley), false oleander scale
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni), white peach scale
Family - Flatidae
Metcalfa pruinosa (Say), citrus flatid planthopper
Family - Fulgoroidea
Myndus crudus Van Duzee, American palm cixiid
Family - Kermesidae
Allokermes kingii (Cockerell), northern red-oak kermes scale
Family - Kerriidae
Paratachardina lobata (Chamberlin), lobate lac scale
Family - Lygaeidae
Geocoris spp., big-eyed bugs
Family - Membracidae
Platycotis vittata (Fabricius), oak treehopper
Umbonia crassicornis (Amyot and Serville), thorn bug
Family - Margarodidae
Icerya purchasi Maskell, cottony cushion scale
Margarodes spp., ground pearls
Family - Miridae
Halticus bractatus (Say), garden fleahopper
Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois), tarnished plant bug
Family - Pentatomidae
Acrosternum hilare (Say), green stink bug
Alcaeorrhynchus grandis (Dallas), a predatory stink bug
Euthyrhynchus floridanus (Linnaeus), Florida predatory stink bug
Halyomorpha halys Stål, brown marmorated stink bug
Murgantia histrionica (Hahn), harlequin bug
Nezara viridula (Linnaeus), southern green stink bug
Podisus maculiventris (Say), spined soldier bug
Proxys punctulatus (Palisot), black stink bug
Stiretrus anchorago (Fabricius), a predatory stink bug
Family - Pseudococcidae
Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green), pink hibiscus mealybug
Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink, papaya mealybug
Family - Psyllidae
Blastopsylla occidentalis Taylor, eucalyptus psyllid
Boreioglycaspis melaleucae Moore, a psyllid
Ceropsylla sideroxyli Riley, false-mastic psylla
Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, Asian citrus psyllid
Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore, red gum lerp psyllid
Pachypsylla venusta (Osten-Sacken), hackberry petiole gall psyllid
Trioza diospyri (Ashmead), persimmon psylla
Family - Pyrrhocoridae
Dysdercus suturellus (Herrich-Schaeffer), cotton stainer
Family - Reduviidae
Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus), wheel bug
Family - Rhopalidae
Jadera antica Walker, Jadera bug
Jadera haematoloma (Herrich-Schaeffer), Jadera bug
Family - Thaumastocoridae
Xylastodoris luteolus Barber, royal palm bug
Family - Tingidae
Corythucha ciliata (Say), sycamore lace bug
Corythucha cydoniae (Fitch), hawthorn lace bug
Leptodictya tabida (Herrich-Schaeffer), sugarcane lace bug
Pseudacysta perseae (Heidemann), avocado lace bug
Stephanitis pyrioides(Scott), azalea lace bug
Teleonemia scrupulosa Stål, lantana lace bug
Order - Homoptera - now divided into two suborders of Hemiptera
Order - Hymenoptera
Family - Aphelinidae
Encarsia lahorensis (Howard), a citrus whitefly parasitoid
Encarsia opulenta (Silvestri), a citrus blackfly parasitoid
Family - Aphidiidae
Lipolexis scutellaris Mackauer, brown citrus aphid parasitoid
Family - Apidae
Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier, African honey bee
Bombus spp., bumble bees
Ceratina spp., small carpenter bees
Xylocopa spp., large carpenter bees
Family - Braconidae
Cotesia marginiventris (Cresson), a wasp parasitoid
Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead), a wasp parasitoid
Meteorus autographae Muesebeck, a wasp parasitoid
Family - Cynipidae
Callirhytis spp., gall wasps
Family - Diprionidae
Neodiprion spp., pine sawflies
Family - Encyrtidae
Ageniaspis citricola Logvinovskaya, a citrus leafminer parasitoid
Family - Eulophidae
Cirrospilus ingenuus Gahan, a citrus leafminer parasitoid
Semielacher petiolatus (Girault), a citrus leafminer parasitoid
Family - Evaniidae
Evania appendigaster (Linnaeus), a cockroach egg parasitoid
Family - Formicidae
Camponotus floridanus (Buckley), Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus planatus (Roger), compact carpenter ant
Camponotus tortuganus (Emery), Tortugas carpenter ant
Crematogaster ashmeadi Emery, an acrobat ant
Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus), Pharaoh ant
Myrmica rubra Linnaeus, European fire ant
Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille), crazy ant
Paratrechina pubens Forel, Caribbean crazy ant
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius), bigheaded ant
Pogonomyrmex badius (Latreille), Florida harvester ant
Pseudomyrmex gracilis (Fabricius), elongate twig ant,
Solenopsis invicta Buren, red imported fire ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius), ghost ant
Technomyrmex albipes (Fr. Smith), white-footed ant
Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger), little fire ant
Family - Ichneuomidae
Diadegma insulare (Cresson), a wasp parasitoid
Family - Megachilidae
leafcutting bees
Family - Mutillidae
velvet ants
Family - Platygasteridae
Amitus hesperidum Silvestri, citrus blackfly parasitoid
Family - Scoliidae
Scoliid wasps (of Florida): Campsomeris, Scolia and Trielis spp.
Family - Sphecidae
Larra spp., Larra wasps
Sphecius hogardii (Latreille), a cicada killer
Sphecius speciosus (Drury), a cicada killer
Family - Torymidae
Megastigmus transvaalensis (Hussey), Brazilian peppertree seed chalcid
Family - Vespidae
Dolichovespula spp., hornets and yellowjackets
Eumenes spp., potter wasps
Vespula spp., hornets and yellowjackets
Zethus spp., mason wasps
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Order - Isoptera
Family - Kalotermitidae
Cryptotermes brevis (Walker), West Indian drywood termite
Cryptotermes cavifrons Banks, a drywood termite
Neotermes spp., dampwood termites
Incisitermes minor (Hagen), western drywood termite
Family - Rhinotermitidae
Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, Formosan subterranean termite
Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann), Asian subterranean termite
Heterotermes sp., West Indian subterranean termite
Prorhinotermes simplex (Hagen), Cuban subterranean termite
Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), eastern subterranean termite
Reticulitermes hageni Banks, native subterranean termite
Reticulitermes virginicus (Banks), native subterranean termite
Family - Termitidae
Amitermes floridensis Scheffrahn, Su and Mangold, Florida darkwinged subterranean termite
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Order - Lepidoptera
Family - Arctiidae
Empyreuma affinis Rothschild, spotted oleander caterpillar
Estigmene acrea (Drury), saltmarsh caterpillar
Lymire edwardsii (Grote), Edwards wasp moth
Syntomeida epilais Walker, oleander caterpillar
Utetheisa ornatrix (Linnaeus), bella moth
Family - Crambidae
waterlily leafcutter, Synclita obliteralis (Walker)
Family - Gelechiidae
Keiferia lycopersicella (Walshingham), tomato pinworm
Family - Geometridae
Anacamptodes pergracilis (Hulst), cypress looper
Family - Gracillariidae
Caloptilia azaleella (Brants), azalea leafminer
Marmara gulosa Guillèn and Davis, citrus peelminer
Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, citrus leafminer
Family - Hesperiidae
Calpodes ethlius (Stoll), larger canna leafroller
Megathymus yuccae (Boisduval & Leconte), yucca giant-skipper
Urbanus proteus (Linnaeus), bean leafroller
Family - Lasiocampidae
Malacosoma disstria Hübner, forest tent caterpillar
Family - Lycaenidae
Atlides halesus (Cramer), great purple hairstreak
Brephidium isophthalma pseudofoea (Morrison), eastern pigmy blue
Calycopis cecrops (Fabricius), redbanded hairstreak
Cyclargus thomasi bethunbakeri (Comstock & Huntington), Miami blue
Eumaeus atala Röber, atala or coontie hairstreak
Feniseca tarquinius (Fabricius), harvester
Hemiargus ceraunus (Fabricius), ceraunus blue
Family - Noctuidae
Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel), black cutworm
Anticarsia gemmatalis (Hübner), velvetbean caterpillar
Diphthera festiva (Fabricius), hieroglyphic moth
Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), corn earworm
Heliothis virescens (Fabricius), tobacco budworm
Litoprosopus futilis (Grote & Robinson), cabbage palm caterpillar
Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth), armyworm
Spodoptera eridania (Cramer), southern armyworm
Spodoptera exigua (Hübner), beet armyworm
Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), fall armyworm
Spodoptera ornithogalli (Guenée), yellowstriped armyworm
Trichoplusia ni (Hübner), cabbage looper
Xanthopastis timais (Cramer), Spanish moth or convict caterpillar
Family - Notodontidae
Datana major Grote & Robinson, azalea caterpillar
Family - Nymphalidae
Agraulis vanillae (Linnaeus), Gulf fritillary
Anaea andria Scudder, goatweed
Eunica monima (Stoll), dingy purplewing
Heliconius charitonia (Linnaeus), zebra longwing
Junonia coenia Hübner, common buckeye
Phyciodes phaon (Edwards), phaon crescent
Family - Papilionidae
Battus polydamas lucayus (Rothschild & Jordan), polydamas swallowtail
Eurytides marcellus (Cramer), zebra swallowtail
Papilio aristodemus ponceanus Schaus, Schaus swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes Cramer, giant swallowtail
Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, tiger swallowtail
Papilio palamedes (Drury), palamedes swallowtail
Papilio troilus Linnaeus, spicebush swallowtail
Family - Pieridae
Pieris rapae (Linnaeus), imported cabbageworm
Family - Plutellidae
Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus), diamondback moth
Family - Pyralidae
Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg), cactus moth
Diaphania hyalinata Linnaeus, melonworm
Diaphania nitidalis (Stoll), pickleworm
Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius), sugarcane borer
Dioryctria amatella (Hulst), southern pine coneworm
Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller), lesser cornstalk borer
Epimorius testaceellus Ragonot, bromeliad pod borer
Geshna cannalis (Quaintance), lesser canna leafroller
Hypsipyla grandella (Zeller), mahogany shoot borer
Macalla thyrsisalis Walker, mahogany webworm
Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner), European corn borer
Plodia interpunctella (Hübner), Indianmeal moth
Pococera robustella (Zeller), pine webworm
Family - Pyraustidae
Desmia funeralis (Hübner), grape leaffolder
Family - Riodinidae
Calephelis virginiensis (Guérin- Ménéville), little metalmark
Family - Saturniidae
Actias luna (Linnaeus), luna moth
Anisota peigleri Riotte, yellowstriped oakworm
Automeris io (Fabricius), io moth
Citheronia regalis (Fabricius), regal moth, royal walnut moth or hickory horned devil
Family - Sesiidae
Synanthedon exitiosa (Say), peachtree borer
Synanthedon scitula (Harris), dogwood borer
Family - Sphingidae
Manduca quinquemaculata (Haworth), tomato hornworm
Manduca sexta (Linnaeus), tobacco hornworm
Pseudosphinx tetrio (Linnaeus), tetrio sphinx
Family - Thyrididae
Hexeris enhydris Grote, seagrape borer
Family - Tineidae
household casebearer, Phereoeca uterella Walsingham
Family - Tortricidae
Rhyacionia frustrana (Comstock), Nantucket pine tip moth
Family - Zygaenidae
Harrisina americana (Guérin-Méneville), grapeleaf skeletonizer
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Order - Mallophaga - now a suborder of Phthiraptera
Order - Mantodea
Order - Mecoptera
Order - Megaloptera
Family - Corydalidae
Corydalus cornutus (Linnaeus), eastern dobsonfly
Order - Microcoryphia
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Order - Neuroptera
Family - Hemerobiidae
brown lacewings (of Florida)
Family - Myrmeleontidae
Glenurus gratus (Say), an antlion
O
Order - Odonata
dragonflies and damselflies of Florida
Order - Orthoptera
Family - Acrididae
Romalea microptera (Beauvois), eastern lubber grasshopper
Schistocerca americana (Drury), American grasshopper
Family - Gryllidae
Acheta domesticus (Linnaeus), house cricket
Gryllodes sigillatus (F. Walker), tropical house cricket
Gryllus spp., field crickets
Gryllus assimilis (Fabricius), Jamaican field cricket
Gryllus firmus Scudder, sand field cricket
Gryllus fultoni (Alexander), southern wood cricket
Gryllus texensis Cade & Otte, southwestern field cricket
Gryllus ovisopis (T. Walker), taciturn wood cricket
Gryllus rubens Scudder, southeastern field cricket
Family - Gryllotalpidae
Scapteriscus abbreviatus Scudder, shortwinged mole cricket
Scapteriscus borellii Giglio-Tos, southern mole cricket
Scapteriscus vicinus Scudder, tawny mole cricket
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Order - Phasmatodea
Family - Pseudophasmatidae
Anisomorpha buprestoides (Stoll), twostriped walkingstick
Order - Plecoptera
Order - Phthiraptera
Family - Linognathidae
Solenopotes capillatus (Enderlein), little blue cattle louse
Family - Pediculidae
Pediculus humanus humanus Linnaeus, body louse
Pthirus pubis (Linnaeus), crab louse
Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer, head louse
Order - Protura Protura, proturans
Order - Psocoptera
Family - Archipsocidae
Archipsocus nomas Gurney, a webbing barklouse
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S
Order - Siphonaptera
Family - Pulicidae
Ctenocephalides felis (Bouché), cat flea
Order - Strepsiptera
T
Order - Thysanoptera
Family - Phlaeothripidae
Gynaikothrips ficorum (Marchal), Cuban laurel thrips
Family - Thripidae
Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Bouché), greenhouse thrips
Selenothrips rubrocinctus (Giard), redbanded thrips
Thrips palmi Karny, melon thrips
Thrips simplex (Morison), gladiolus thrips
Order - Thysanura
Order - Trichoptera
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Order - Zoraptera





Listing by Family:
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z


A
Family - Acrididae
Romalea microptera (Beauvois), eastern lubber grasshopper
Schistocerca americana (Drury), American grasshopper
Family - Agromyzidae
Amauromyza maculosa (Malloch), blotch leafminer
Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard), pea leafminer
Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, vegetable leafminer
Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess), American serpentine leafminer
Family - Aleyrodidae
Aleurocanthus spiniferus Quaintance, orange spiny whitefly
Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby, citrus blackfly
Bemisia argentifolii Bellows & Perring, silverleaf whitefly
Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), sweetpotato whitefly B biotype
Dialeurodes citri (Ashmead), citrus whitefly
Metaleurodicus cardini (Back), Cardin's whitefly
Parabemisia myricae (Kuwana), bayberry whitefly
Singhiella citrifolii (Morgan), cloudywinged whitefly
Siphoninus phillyreae (Haliday), ash whitefly
Family - Anobiidae
Lasioderma serricorne (Fabricius), cigarette beetle
Stegobium paniceum (Linnaeus), drugstore beetle
Family - Aphelinidae
Encarsia lahorensis (Howard), a citrus whitefly parasitoid
Encarsia opulenta (Silvestri), a citrus blackfly parasitoid
Family - Aphididae
Aphis gossypii Glover, melon or cotton aphid
Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe, oleander aphid
Hyadaphis coriandri (Das), coriander aphid
Longistigma caryae (Harris), giant bark aphid
Myzus persicae (Sulzer), green peach aphid
Sarucallis kahawaluokalani (Kirkaldy), crapemyrtle aphid
Schizaphis graminum (Rondani), greenbug
Shivaphis celti Das, an Asian woolly hackberry aphid
Sipha flava (Forbes), yellow sugarcane aphid
Toxoptera citricida (Kirkaldy), brown citrus aphid
Family - Aphidiidae
Lipolexis scutellaris Mackauer, brown citrus aphid parasitoid
Family - Apidae
Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier, African honey bee
Bombus spp., bumble bees
Ceratina spp., small carpenter bees
Xylocopa spp., large carpenter bees
Family - Archipsocidae
Archipsocus nomas Gurney, a webbing barklouse
Family - Arctiidae
Empyreuma affinis Rothschild, spotted oleander caterpillar
Estigmene acrea (Drury), saltmarsh caterpillar
Lymire edwardsii (Grote), Edwards wasp moth
Syntomeida epilais Walker, oleander caterpillar
Utetheisa ornatrix (Linnaeus), bella moth
Family - Asilidae
Mallophora bomboides (Wiedemann), Florida bee killer
Mallophora nigra Williston, black bee killer
Mallophora orcina (Wiedemann), southern bee killer
robber flies
Family - Attelabidae
Homoeolabus analis (Illiger), a leaf-rolling weevil
Family - Auchenorrhyncha
Ormenaria rufifascia (Walker), a flatid planthopper
B
Family - Belostomatidae
Abedus sp., a giant water bug
Belostoma spp., giant water bugs
Lethocerus spp., giant water bugs
Family - Bibionidae
Plecia nearctica Hardy, lovebug
Family - Blattellidae
Blattella asahinai Mizukubo, Asian cockroach
Blattella germanica (Linnaeus), German cockroach
Family - Blattidae
Blatta orientalis Linnaeus, oriental cockroach
Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus), American cockroach
Family - Blissidae
Blissus insularis Barber, southern chinch bug
Family - Bostrichidae
Heterobostrychus aequalis (Waterhouse), an oriental wood borer
Lyctus planicollis LeConte, southern lyctus beetle
Xylopsocus capucinus (Fabricius), a false powder-post beetle
Family - Braconidae
Cotesia marginiventris (Cresson), a wasp parasitoid
Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead), a wasp parasitoid
Meteorus autographae Muesebeck, a wasp parasitoid
Family - Brentidae
Arrhenodes minutus (Drury), oak timberworm
Brentus anchorago Linell, a primitive weevil
Paratrachelizus uncimanus (Boheman), a primitive weevil
Stereodermus exilis Suffian, a primitive weevil
Family - Brulidae
Braula coeca Nitzsch, beelouse
C
Family - Calliphoridae
Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart), hairy maggot blow fly
Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius), secondary screwworm
Family - Carabidae
Calleida decora (Fabricius), a ground beetle
Family - Carcinophoridae
Euborellia annulipes (Lucas), ringlegged earwig
Family - Cecidomyiidae
Dasineura oxycoccana (Johnson), blueberry gall midge
Feltiella acarisuga (Vallot), predatory gall midge
Prodiplosis longifila Gagné, citrus gall midge
Taxodiomyia cupressiananassa (Osten Sacken), cypress twig gall midge
Family - Cerambycidae
Anoplophora chinensis (Forster), citrus longhorned beetle
Family - Ceratopogonidae
biting midges, Culicoides spp.
Family - Chironomidae
Cricotopus lebetis Sublette, hydrilla tip mining midge
Family - Chrysomelidae
Charidotella bicolor (Fabricius), golden tortoise beetle
Chelymorpha cribraria (Fabricius), tortoise beetle
Diabrotica balteata LeConte, banded cucumber beetle
Hemisphaerota cyanea (Say), palmetto tortoise beetle
Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), Colorado potato beetle
Leptinotarsa juncta (Germar), false potato beetle
Microtheca ochroloma Stål, yellowmargined leaf beetle
Monocesta coryli (Say), larger elm leaf beetle
Plagiometriona clavata (Fabricius), clavate tortoise beetle
Pyrrhalta viburni (Paykull), viburnum leaf beetle
Family - Cicadellidae
Cicadellidae, sharpshooters
Homalodisca coagulata (Say), glassy-winged sharpshooter
Family - Cicadidae
Diceroprocta spp., cicadas (of Florida)
Melampsalta spp., cicadas (of Florida)
Neocicada hieroglyphica (Say), hieroglyphic cicada
Tibicen spp., cicadas (of Florida)
Family - Cicindelidae
Cicindela dorsalis media LeConte, a tiger beetle
Cicindela highlandensis Choate, a tiger beetle
Cicindela hirtilabris LeConte, a tiger beetle
Cicindela nigrior Schaupp, a tiger beetle
Cicindela repanda Dejean, a tiger beetle
Cicindela scabrosa Schaupp, a tiger beetle
Cicindela scutellaris unicolor Dejean, a tiger beetle
Cicindela splendida Hentz, a tiger beetle
Megacephala carolina floridana Leng and Mutchler, a tiger beetle
Family - Cimicidae
Cimex lectularius Linnaeus, bed bug
Family - Coccidae
Ceroplastes rubens Maskell, red wax scale
Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus), fig wax scale
Coccus viridis (Green), green scale
Eucalymnatus tessellatus (Signoret), tessellated scale
Family - Coccinellidae
Epilachna varivestis Mulsant, Mexican bean beetle
Harmonia axyridis Pallas, multicolored Asian lady beetle
ladybird beetles
Family - Coreidae
Anasa tristis (DeGeer), squash bug
Euthochtha galeator (Fabricius), a leaf-footed bug
Leptoglossus phyllopus (Linnaeus), leaffooted bug
Chelinidea vittiger aequoris McAtee, a cactus bug
Spartocera batatas (Fabricius), giant sweetpotato bug
Family - Corydalidae
Corydalus cornutus (Linnaeus), eastern dobsonfly
Family - Crambidae
waterlily leafcutter, Synclita obliteralis (Walker)
Family - Culicidae
Aedes albopictus (Skuse), Asian tiger mosquito
Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say, common malaria mosquito
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, a mosquito
Deinocerites cancer Theobald, crabhole mosquito
Family - Curculionidae
Anthonomus eugenii Cano, pepper weevil
Chalcodermus aeneus Boheman, cowpea curculio
Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar), banana root borer
Cylas formicarius (Fabricius), sweetpotato weevil
Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann, southern pine beetle
Dendroctonus terebrans (Olivier), black turpentine beetle
Diaprepes abbreviatus (Linnaeus), diaprepes root weevil
Eudociminus mannerheimii (Boheman), cypress weevil
Eurhinus magnificus Gyllenhal, a weevil
Gerstaeckeria spp., cactus weevils
Ips spp., Ips engraver beetles
Naupactus spp., whitefringed beetles
Ochyromera ligustri Warner, ligustrum weevil
Oxyops vitiosa (Pascoe), melaleuca weevil
Pantomorus cervinus (Boheman), Fuller rose beetle
Pseudocneorhinus bifasciatus Roelofs, twobanded Japanese weevil
Rhynchophorus cruentatus Fabricius, palmetto weevil
Sphenophorus venatus vestitus Chittenden, hunting billbug
Sternochetus mangiferae (Fabricius), mango seed weevil
Tomicus piniperda (Linnaeus), pine shoot beetle,
Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), black twig borer
Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky), granulate or Asian ambrosia beetle
Family - Cynipidae
Callirhytis spp., gall wasps
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Family - Dermestidae
Anthrenus flavipes (LeConte), furniture carpet beetle
Attagenus unicolor (Brahm), black carpet beetle
Trogoderma granarium Everts, khapra beetle
Family - Diaspididae
Aulacaspis yasumatsui Takagi, cycad aulacaspis scale
Fiorinia theae Green, tea scale
Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli (Cooley), false oleander scale
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni), white peach scale
Family - Diprionidae
Neodiprion spp., pine sawflies
Family - Dryophthoridae
Metamasius callizona (Chevrolat), Mexican bromeliad weevil
Metamasius hemipterus sericeus (Olivier), silky cane weevil
Metamasius mosieri Barber, Florida bromeliad weevil
E
Family - Elateridae
Alaus spp., click beetles
Family - Encyrtidae
Ageniaspis citricola Logvinovskaya, a citrus leafminer parasitoid
Family - Erotylidae
Pseudischyrus, Tritoma, Megalodacne and Ischyrus spp., pleasing fungus beetles
Family - Eulophidae
Cirrospilus ingenuus Gahan, a citrus leafminer parasitoid
Semielacher petiolatus (Girault), a citrus leafminer parasitoid
Family - Evaniidae
Evania appendigaster (Linnaeus), a cockroach egg parasitoid
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Family - Flatidae
Metcalfa pruinosa (Say), citrus flatid planthopper
Family - Forficulidae
Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, European earwig
Family - Formicidae
Camponotus floridanus (Buckley), Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus planatus (Roger), compact carpenter ant
Camponotus tortuganus (Emery), Tortugas carpenter ant
Crematogaster ashmeadi Emery, an acrobat ant
Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus), Pharaoh ant
Myrmica rubra Linnaeus, European fire ant
Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille), crazy ant
Paratrechina pubens Forel, Caribbean crazy ant
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius), bigheaded ant
Pogonomyrmex badius (Latreille), Florida harvester ant
Pseudomyrmex gracilis (Fabricius), elongate twig ant,
Solenopsis invicta Buren, red imported fire ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius), ghost ant
Technomyrmex albipes (Fr. Smith), white-footed ant
Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger), little fire ant
Family - Fulgoroidea
Myndus crudus Van Duzee, American palm cixiid
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Family - Gelechiidae
Keiferia lycopersicella (Walshingham), tomato pinworm
Family - Geometridae
Anacamptodes pergracilis (Hulst), cypress looper
Family - Gracillariidae
Caloptilia azaleella (Brants), azalea leafminer
Marmara gulosa Guillèn and Davis, citrus peelminer
Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, citrus leafminer
Family - Gryllidae
Acheta domesticus (Linnaeus), house cricket
Gryllodes sigillatus (F. Walker), tropical house cricket
Gryllus spp., field crickets
Gryllus assimilis (Fabricius), Jamaican field cricket
Gryllus firmus Scudder, sand field cricket
Gryllus fultoni (Alexander), southern wood cricket
Gryllus texensis Cade & Otte, southwestern field cricket
Gryllus ovisopis (T. Walker), taciturn wood cricket
Gryllus rubens Scudder, southeastern field cricket
Family - Gryllotalpidae
Scapteriscus abbreviatus Scudder, shortwinged mole cricket
Scapteriscus borellii Giglio-Tos, southern mole cricket
Scapteriscus vicinus Scudder, tawny mole cricket
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Family - Hemerobiidae
brown lacewings (of Florida)
Family - Hesperiidae
Calpodes ethlius (Stoll), larger canna leafroller
Megathymus yuccae (Boisduval & Leconte), yucca giant-skipper
Urbanus proteus (Linnaeus), bean leafroller
Family - Hippoboscidae
Lipoptena mazamae Rondani, deer ked or deer louse fly
Pseudolychia canariensis (Macquart), pigeon louse fly
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Family - Ichneuomidae
Diadegma insulare (Cresson), a wasp parasitoid
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K
Family - Kalotermitidae
Cryptotermes brevis (Walker), West Indian drywood termite
Cryptotermes cavifrons Banks, a drywood termite
Neotermes spp., dampwood termites
Incisitermes minor (Hagen), western drywood termite
Family - Kermesidae
Allokermes kingii (Cockerell), northern red-oak kermes scale
Family - Kerriidae
Paratachardina lobata (Chamberlin), lobate lac scale
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Family - Lasiocampidae
Malacosoma disstria Hübner, forest tent caterpillar
Family - Linognathidae
Solenopotes capillatus (Enderlein), little blue cattle louse
Family - Lycaenidae
Atlides halesus (Cramer), great purple hairstreak
Brephidium isophthalma pseudofoea (Morrison), eastern pigmy blue
Calycopis cecrops (Fabricius), redbanded hairstreak
Cyclargus thomasi bethunbakeri (Comstock & Huntington), Miami blue
Eumaeus atala Röber, atala or coontie hairstreak
Feniseca tarquinius (Fabricius), harvester
Hemiargus ceraunus (Fabricius), ceraunus blue
Family - Lycidae
Calopteron discrepans (Newman), banded net-winged beetle
Family - Lygaeidae
Blissus insularis Barber, southern chinch bug
Geocoris spp., big-eyed bugs
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Family - Margarodidae
Icerya purchasi Maskell, cottony cushion scale
Margarodes spp., ground pearls
Family - Megachilidae
leafcutting bees
Family - Meloidae
blister beetles
Epicauta vittata (Fabricius), striped blister beetle
Family - Membracidae
Platycotis vittata (Fabricius), oak treehopper
Umbonia crassicornis (Amyot and Serville), thorn bug
Family - Miridae
Halticus bractatus (Say), garden fleahopper
Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois), tarnished plant bug
Family - Muscidae
Musca domestica Linnaeus, house fly
Family - Mutillidae
velvet ants
Family - Myrmeleontidae
Glenurus gratus (Say), an antlion
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Family - Nitidulidae
Aethina tumida (Murray), small hive beetle
sap beetles (of Florida)
Family - Noctuidae
Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel), black cutworm
Anticarsia gemmatalis (Hübner), velvetbean caterpillar
Diphthera festiva (Fabricius), hieroglyphic moth
Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), corn earworm
Heliothis virescens (Fabricius), tobacco budworm
Litoprosopus futilis (Grote & Robinson), cabbage palm caterpillar
Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth), armyworm
Spodoptera eridania (Cramer), southern armyworm
Spodoptera exigua (Hübner), beet armyworm
Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), fall armyworm
Spodoptera ornithogalli (Guenée), yellowstriped armyworm
Trichoplusia ni (Hübner), cabbage looper
Xanthopastis timais (Cramer), Spanish moth or convict caterpillar
Family - Notodontidae
Datana major Grote & Robinson, azalea caterpillar
Family - Nymphalidae
Agraulis vanillae (Linnaeus), Gulf fritillary
Anaea andria Scudder, goatweed
Eunica monima (Stoll), dingy purplewing
Heliconius charitonia (Linnaeus), zebra longwing
Junonia coenia Hübner, common buckeye
Phyciodes phaon (Edwards), phaon crescent
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Family - Oedemeridae
false blister beetles
Family - Oestridae
Cuterebra emasculator Fitch, tree squirrel bot fly
Gasterophilus intestinalis (DeGeer), horse bot fly
Hypoderma lineatum (Villers), common cattle grub
Family - Otitidae
Euxesta stigmatias Loew, cornsilk fly
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Family - Papilionidae
Battus polydamas lucayus (Rothschild & Jordan), polydamas swallowtail
Eurytides marcellus (Cramer), zebra swallowtail
Papilio aristodemus ponceanus Schaus, Schaus swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes Cramer, giant swallowtail
Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, tiger swallowtail
Papilio palamedes (Drury), palamedes swallowtail
Papilio troilus Linnaeus, spicebush swallowtail
Family - Pediculidae
Pediculus humanus humanus Linnaeus, body louse
Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer, head louse
Pthirus pubis (Linnaeus), crab louse
Family - Pentatomidae
Acrosternum hilare (Say), green stink bug
Alcaeorrhynchus grandis (Dallas), a predatory stink bug
Euthyrhynchus floridanus (Linnaeus), Florida predatory stink bug
Halyomorpha halys Stål, brown marmorated stink bug
Murgantia histrionica (Hahn), harlequin bug
Nezara viridula (Linnaeus), southern green stink bug
Podisus maculiventris (Say), spined soldier bug
Proxys punctulatus (Palisot), black stink bug
Stiretrus anchorago (Fabricius), a predatory stink bug
Family - Phengodidae
glow-worms or railroad-worms
Family - Phlaeothripidae
Gynaikothrips ficorum (Marchal), Cuban laurel thrips
Family - Pieridae
Pieris rapae (Linnaeus), imported cabbageworm
Family - Platygasteridae
Amitus hesperidum Silvestri, a citrus blackfly parasitoid
Family - Platypodidae
Platypus spp., ambrosia beetles
Family - Plutellidae
Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus), diamondback moth
Family - Pseudococcidae
Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green), pink hibiscus mealybug
Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink, papaya mealybug
Family - Pseudophasmatidae
Anisomorpha buprestoides (Stoll), twostriped walkingstick
Family - Psychodidae
Lutzomyia shannoni Dyar, a sand fly
Family - Psyllidae
Blastopsylla occidentalis Taylor, eucalyptus psyllid
Boreioglycaspis melaleucae Moore, a psyllid
Ceropsylla sideroxyli Riley, false-mastic psylla
Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, Asian citrus psyllid
Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore, red gum lerp psyllid
Pachypsylla venusta (Osten-Sacken), hackberry petiole gall psyllid
Trioza diospyri (Ashmead), persimmon psylla
Family - Ptiliidae
featherwing beetles
Family - Pulicidae
Ctenocephalides felis (Bouché), cat flea
Family - Pyralidae
Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg), cactus moth
Desmia funeralis (Hübner), grape leaffolder
Diaphania hyalinata Linnaeus, melonworm
Diaphania nitidalis (Stoll), pickleworm
Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius), sugarcane borer
Dioryctria amatella (Hulst), southern pine coneworm
Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller), lesser cornstalk borer
Epimorius testaceellus Ragonot, bromeliad pod borer
Geshna cannalis (Quaintance), lesser canna leafroller
Hypsipyla grandella (Zeller), mahogany shoot borer
Macalla thyrsisalis Walker, mahogany webworm
Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner), European corn borer
Plodia interpunctella (Hübner), Indianmeal moth
Pococera robustella (Zeller), pine webworm
Family - Pyrrhocoridae
Dysdercus suturellus (Herrich-Schaeffer), cotton stainer
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Family - Reduviidae
Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus), wheel bug
Family - Rhinotermitidae
Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, Formosan subterranean termite
Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann), Asian subterranean termite
Heterotermes sp., West Indian subterranean termite
Prorhinotermes simplex (Hagen), Cuban subterranean termite
Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), eastern subterranean termite
Reticulitermes hageni Banks, a native subterranean termite
Reticulitermes virginicus (Banks), a native subterranean termite
Family - Rhopalidae
Jadera antica Walker, Jadera bug
Jadera haematoloma (Herrich-Schaeffer), Jadera bug
Family - Riodinidae
Calephelis virginiensis (Guérin- Ménéville), little metalmark
Family - Rhynchitidae
Pterocolus ovatus Fabricius, thief weevil
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Family - Saturniidae
Actias luna (Linnaeus), luna moth
Anisota peigleri Riotte, yellowstriped oakworm
Automeris io (Fabricius), io moth
Citheronia regalis (Fabricius), regal moth, royal walnut moth or hickory horned devil
Family - Scarabaeidae
Euphoria sepulcralis (Fabricius), a flower beetle,
Dyscinetus morator (Fabricius), rice beetle
Phyllophaga spp., white grubs
Popillia japonica Newman, Japanese beetle
Tomarus subtropicus Blatchley, sugarcane grub
Family - Sciaridae
Bradysia spp., darkwinged fungus gnats
Family - Scoliidae
Scoliid wasps (of Florida): Campsomeris, Scolia and Trielis spp.
Family - Sesiidae
Synanthedon exitiosa (Say), peachtree borer
Synanthedon scitula (Harris), dogwood borer
Family - Silvanidae
Oryzaephilus acuminatus Halstead, a stored products pest
Family - Simuliidae
Simulium spp., black flies
Family - Sphecidae
Larra spp., Larra wasps
Sphecius hogardii (Latreille), a cicada killer
Sphecius speciosus (Drury), a cicada killer
Family - Sphingidae
Manduca quinquemaculata (Haworth), tomato hornworm
Manduca sexta (Linnaeus), tobacco hornworm
Pseudosphinx tetrio (Linnaeus), tetrio sphinx
Family - Staphylinidae
rove beetles (of Florida)
rove beetles (of the World)
Family - Syrphidae
Allograpta obliqua (Say), a hover fly
T
Family - Tabanidae
Chrysops spp., deer flies
Diachlorus spp., yellow flies
Diachlorus ferrugatus (Fabricius), yellow fly
Tabanus spp., horse flies
Family - Tenebrionidae
Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer), lesser mealworm
Leichenum canaliculatum variegatum (Klug), Madagascar beetle
Tribolium castaneum (Herbst), red flour beetle
Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val, confused flour beetle
Family - Tephritidae
Anastrepha edentata Stone, a fruit fly
Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann), South American fruit fly
Anastrepha grandis (Macquart), South American cucurbit fruit fly
Anastrepha interrupta Stone, schoepfia fruit fly
Anastrepha ludens (Loew), Mexican fruit fly
Anastrepha nigrifascia Stone, a fruit fly
Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart), West Indian fruit fly
Anastrepha ocresia (Walker), a fruit fly
Anastrepha serpentina (Wiedemann), sapote fruit fly
Anastrepha striata Schiner, guava fruit fly
Anastrepha suspensa (Loew), Caribbean fruit fly
Bactrocera correcta (Bezzi), guava fruit fly
Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquillett, melon fly
Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), oriental fruit fly
Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin), olive fruit fly
Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt), Queensland fruit fly
Bactrocera tsuneonis (Miyake), Japanese orange fly
Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), Mediterranean fruit fly
Ceratitis cosyra (Walker), mango fruit fly
Ceratitis rosa Karsch, Natal fruit fly
Dacus ciliatus (Loew), lesser pumpkin fly
Rhagoletis cingulata (Loew), eastern cherry fruit fly
Rhagoletis mendax Curran, blueberry maggot
Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh), apple maggot
Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker, papaya fruit fly
Family - Termitidae
Amitermes floridensis Scheffrahn, Su and Mangold, Florida darkwinged subterranean termite
Family - Thaumastocoridae
Xylastodoris luteolus Barber, royal palm bug
Family - Thripidae
Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Bouché), greenhouse thrips
Selenothrips rubrocinctus (Giard), redbanded thrips
Thrips palmi Karny, melon thrips
Thrips simplex (Morison), gladiolus thrips
Family - Thyrididae
Hexeris enhydris Grote, seagrape borer
Family - Tineidae
household casebearer, Phereoeca uterella Walsingham
Family - Tingidae
Corythucha ciliata (Say), sycamore lace bug
Corythucha cydoniae (Fitch), hawthorn lace bug
Leptodictya tabida (Herrich-Schaeffer), sugarcane lace bug
Pseudacysta perseae (Heidemann), avocado lace bug
Stephanitis pyrioides(Scott), azalea lace bug
Teleonemia scrupulosa Stål, lantana lace bug
Family - Tortricidae
Rhyacionia frustrana (Comstock), Nantucket pine tip moth
Family - Torymidae
Megastigmus transvaalensis (Hussey), Brazilian peppertree seed chalcid
U
Family - Ulidiidae
Delphinia picta (Fabricius), a picture-winged fly
V
Family - Vespidae
Dolichovespula spp., hornets and yellowjackets
Eumenes spp., potter wasps
Vespula spp., hornets and yellowjackets
Zethus spp., mason wasps
W
X
Y
Z
Family - Zygaenidae
Harrisina americana (Guérin-Méneville), grapeleaf skeletonizer

Project Coordinator: Thomas R. Fasulo
fasulo@ufl.edu
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