Diptera

Diptera is the order of flies. The Greek meaning of Diptera is "two winged". The fly has two functional wings and two halteres. The halteres are the body parts that help the wings. (bugguide.net)

Odonata

Odonata is the order of dragonflies. The dragonfly or also known as the "toothed one" is known to be the largest flying invertebrates to ever live. There are about 5000 species in the order of Odonata. (ucmp.berkeley.edu)

Orthoptera

Orthoptera is the order of grasshoppers and crickets. Orthoptera in Greek means "straight winged". The insects in the Orthoptera order have an incomplete metamorphosis. It is said that there are over 27,000 species in the order of Orthoptera. (cals.ncsu.edu)

Hemiptera

Hemiptera is the order of true bugs. The name Hemiptera means "half winged".They are usually known to have two wings, but you may be able to find certain species that have no wings. There are about 50,000-80,000 species in the order of Hemiptera. (www.ento.csiro.au)

Coleoptera

Coleoptera is the order of beetles. The Greek definition of Coleoptera means "sheath winged". They can also be called 'the little bitter' because they are known to bite. For protection they have a hard outer shell to protect their internal organs. It is known that there are 300,000 species of Coleoptera world wide. (bugguide.net)

Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera is the order of butterflies. The definition of Lepidoptera in Greek means "wings of scale". Other insects identify Lepidoptera by the scales on their wings. Lepidoptera go through a complete metamorphosis. There are about 300,000 species world wide.(discoverlife.org)

Hymenoptera

Hymenoptera is the order of ants, bees, and wasps. Hymenoptera means the "membrane-winged". Hymenoptera are the most important to humans because they are all pollinators. There are about 115,000 species in the order of Hymenoptera. (brittanica.com)