A Photo-Gallery and Field Guide to the
Arthropods (Insects, Spiders, Crustaceans and their relatives)
of Orange County, California, (and nearby places)
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| (Animation by Lisa Konrad) |
Compiled and photographed by Peter J. Bryant,
School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA92717
Ron Hemberger and others
UCI (Under Construction Indefinitely)
Click on image or title to open the page for that group. 1266 species illustrated.
Apterygotes (Primitively Wingless Insects). 13 spp.
Ephemeroptera (Mayflies). 3 sp.
Odonata - Darners (Aeshnidae) and Skimmers (Libellulidae). 15 spp.
Odonata - Damselflies. 7 spp.
Plecoptera (Stoneflies) . 1 sp.
Heteroptera (True Bugs). 89 spp.
Homoptera (Whiteflies, cicadas, hoppers, aphids etc). 51 spp.
Orthoptera (Hoppers, Roaches, Katydids, Mantids, Walking Sticks).
29 spp.
Isoptera (Termites). 2 spp.
Psocoptera (Barklice and Booklice). 3 spp.
Embiidina (Webspinners). 1 sp.
Dermaptera (Earwigs). 3 spp.
Thysanoptera (Thrips). 3 spp.
(metamorphosis sometimes called intermediate)
Neuroptera (Antlions, Dobsonflies, Fishflies and Lacewings). 14 spp.
Coleoptera (Beetles). 158 spp.
Hymenoptera - Ants. 17 spp.
Hymenoptera - Wasps. 122 spp.
Hymenoptera - Bees and sawflies. 65 spp.
Lepidoptera - Butterflies. 71 spp.
Lepidoptera - Moths. 125 spp.
Diptera - Nematocera (Flies with long antennae). 25 spp.
Diptera -Brachycera (Flies with short antennae). 245 spp.
Siphonaptera - Fleas. 1 sp.
Amphipods. 10 spp.
Branchiopoda. 1 sp.
Barnacles. 6 spp.
Water Fleas. 1 sp.
Copepods. 1 sp.
Cumacea. 1 sp.
Ostracods. 1 sp.
Isopods. 14 spp.
Lobsters, shrimp and Crayfish. 4 spp.
Crabs. 10 spp.
Spiders. 123 spp.
Scorpions. 4 spp.
Pseudoscorpions. 1 sp.
Sun Spiders. 1 sp.
Daddy Longlegs. 2 sp.
Ticks. 3 spp.
Mites. 7 sp.
Millipedes. 2 sp.
Centipedes. 6 sp.
Pycnogonids. 6 sp.