Aquatic Insects - Orders With Aquatic or Semi-aquatic Species

Orders With Aquatic or Semi-aquatic Species

  • Collembola - springtails (which are not technically insects, but are closely related)
  • Ephemeroptera - mayflies
  • Odonata - dragonflies and damselflies
  • Plecoptera - stoneflies
  • Hemiptera - true bugs
  • Megaloptera - alderflies, fishflies, and dobsonflies
  • Neuroptera - lacewings
  • Coleoptera - beetles Beetles of the genus Helichus are the only insects known where the larvae are land-based and the adults live in water.
  • Hymenoptera - ants (e.g. Polyrhachis sokolova) and wasps
  • Diptera - flies
  • Mecoptera - scorpionflies
  • Lepidoptera - moths
  • Trichoptera - caddisflies

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