CHECKLIST OF KANSAS

REFERENCE: Insects in Kansas, 3rd edition, 2000 By Stephan White and Glenn Salsbury, Kansas Department of Agriculture

Order of Springtails (Collembola) Three-banded – Hadrotettix Family Poduridae trifasciatus Water Springtail – Podura aquatica Toothpick Grasshopper – Leptysma Family Sminthuridae marginicollis Springtail – Sminthurus medialis Differential Grasshopper – Melanoplus differentialis Order of Bristletails and Silverfish Pictured Grasshopper – Dactylotum bicolor (Thysanura) pictum Family Machilidae Family Tridactylidae Machilid – Machilis variabilis Large Sand – Neotridactylus apicalis Family Lepismatidae Family Tettigoniidae Silverfish – Lepisma saccharina Broad-winged Katydid – Microcentrum rhombifolium Order of (Ephemeroptera) Swordbearing Katydid – Neoconocephalus spp. Family Ephemeridae Gladiator Katydid – Orchelimum spp. Giant – Hexagenia limbata Family Gryllacrididae Cave Cricket – Ceuthophilis spp. Order of Dragonflies and Damselflies Camel Cricket – Udeopsylla robusta (Odonata) Family Gryllidae Family Aeschnidae Field Cricket – Gryllus spp. Common Green Darner – Anax junius House Cricket – Acheta domesticus Family Libellulidae Snowy Tree Cricket – Oecanthus fultoni Green Clearwing – Erythemis simplicicollis Family Gryllotalpidae Widow – Libellula luctuosa Mole Crickets Ten Spot – Libellula pulchella Amberwing – Perithemis tenera Order of (Dermaptera) Whitetail – Plathemis lydia Family Carcinophoridae Family Calopterygidae Earwigs Blackwinged Damselfly – Calopteryx maculata American Rubyspot – Hetaerina americana Order of (Mantodea) Family Lestidae Family Mantidae Spreadwinged Damselfly – Lestes disjunctis Mantids Family Coenagrionidae Civil Bluet – Enallagma civile Order of Cockroaches () Family Blattidae Order of Stoneflies (Plecoptera) Oriental Cockroach – Blatta orientalis Family Perlidae American Cockroach – Periplaneta americana Stoneflies Family Blattellidae German Cockroach – Blattella germanica Order of Walking Sticks () Wood Roach – Parcoblatta bolliana Family Walking Sticks Order of Termites (Isoptera) Family Rhinotermitidae Order of Crickets, and Eastern Subterranean Termite – Reticulitermes Katydids () flavipes Family Lubber Grasshopper – Brachystola magna Order of Booklice and Barklice () Four-spotted Grasshopper – Philbostroma Family Liposcelidae quadrimaculatum Booklice Slant-faced Grasshopper – Mermiria bivittata Family Carolina Grasshopper – carolina Barklice

Page 1 of 5 Order of Biting Lice () Family Family Hackberry Nipplegall Maker – Pachypsylla Birdlice celtidismamma Family Family Aphidae Mammal Chewing Lice Family Dactylopiidae Order of Sucking Lice (Anoplura) – Family Pediculidae Family Head – Pediculus humanus capitus Pine Needle Scale - pinifoliae

Order of True Bugs () Order of Thrips (Thysanoptera) Family Family Thripidae Green Stink Bug – Acrosternum hilare Grain Thrips – Limothrips cerealium Spined Soldier Bug – Podisus maculiventris Family Order of Nerve-winged Insects (Neuroptera) Leaf-footed Bug – Leptoglossus phyllopus Family Sialidae Boxelder Bug – Boisea trivittata Alderflies Family Family Corydalidae Large Milkweed Bug – Oncopeltus fasciatus Dobsonfly – Corydalus cornutus Chinch Bug – Blissus leucopterus Family Mantispidae Longnecked Seed Bug – Myodocha serripes Mantispid – Climaciella brunnea Family Family Chrysopidae Lace bugs Lacewings Family Phymatidae Family Myrmeleontidae Ambush Bugs. Antlions Famly Family Ascalaphidae Wheel Bug – cristatus Owlflies Family Water Strider – Gerris remigis Order of (Coleoptera) Family Family Cicindelidae Backswimmer – Notonecta undulata Tiger Beetles Family Family Carabidae Water Boatman – alternata Caterpillar Hunter – Calosoma scrutator Family Bluemargined Ground – Pasimachus Water Scorpion – fusca elongatus Family – janus Electric Light Bug – Lethocerus griseus Family Dytiscidae Toe Biter – Belostoma flumineum Predacious Diving Beetle – Cybister fimbriolatus Family Family Gyrinidae Toad Bug – oculatus Whirligig Beetle – Dineutus assimilis Family Silphidae Order of Aphids, and Carrion Beetle – Nicrophorus marginatus (Homoptera) Family Staphylinidae Family Rove Beetles Citrus – pruinosa Family Lucanidae Family Stag Beetle – Pseudolucanus placidus Twolined Spittlebug – bicincta Family Family Cicadidae Dung Beetle – Dichotomius carolinus Bush – Tibicen dorsata May Beetle – spp. Dog Day Cicada – Tibicen pruinosa Tenlined June Beetle – Polyphylla decemlineata Periodical Cicada – Magicicada septendecim Green June Beetle – Cotinus nitida Prairie Cicada – Melampsalta calliope Family Family Cicadellidae Scott’s Riffle Beetle – phaeus Saddled – Coladonus clitellarius Family Buprestidae Family Membracidae Wood Borers Buffalo – bisonia

Page 2 of 5 Family Elateridae Family Formicidae Eyed Click Beetle – Alaus oculatus Western Harvester – Pogonomyrmex Click Beetle – Neotrichophorus carolinensis occidentalis Family Lampyridae Acrobat Ant – Crematogaster lineolata Eastern Firefly – Photinus pyralis Black Carpenter Ant – Camponotus Family Cantharidae pennsylvanicus Goldenrod Soldier Beetle – Chauliognathus Family pennsylvanicus Potter – Eumenes spp. Family Lycidae Eastern Yellowjacket – Vespula maculifrons Netwinged Beetle – Calopteron terminale Common Paper Nest Wasp – Family Coccinelidae exclamans Sevenspotted Lady Beetle – Coccinella Family Pompilidae septempunctata Tarantula Hawk – Pepsis formosa Pinkspotted Lady Beetle – Coleomegilla Family maculata Steelblue Cricket Hunter – Chlorion aerarium Family Tenebrionidae Black & Yellow – Darkling Beetles caementarium Family Meloidae Great Golden Digger Wasp – Sphex Blister Beetles ichneumoneus Family Cerambycidae Great Black Wasp – Sphex pennsylvanicus Locust Borer – robiniae Pipe Organ Wasp – Trypoxylon politum Flowerloving Longhorn – Typocerus sinuatus Cicada Killer – Sphecius speciosus Cottonwood Borer – Plectrodera scalator Family Red Milkweed Beetle – Tetraopes Sweat tetrophthalmus Family Family Chrysomelidae Leafcutter – Megachile parallela Threelined Beetle – Lema trilineata Family Anthophoridae Dogbane Beetle – Chrysochus auratus – Xylocopa virginica Sunflower Beetle – Zygogramma exclamationis Subfamily Apinae Leaf Beetle – Pyrrhalta luteola Bumble Bee – Bombus pennsylvanicus Spotted Cucumber Beetle – Diabrotica – Apis mellifera undecimpunctata howardi Tortoise Beetle – Deloyala guttata Order of Caddisflies (Trichoptera) Family Family Hydropsychidae Rose Curculio – Merhynchites bicolor Seinemaking Caddisflies Family Curculionidae Family Phryganeidae Acorn – Curculio spp. Giant Casemaker Caddisfly – Phryganea Milkweed Curculio – Rhyssomatus lineaticollis cinerea Ironweed Curculio – Rhodobaenus Family Leptoceridae tredecimpunctatus Longhorned Casemaker – Nectopsyche candida

Order of , Bees and Order of and () () Family Family Siricidae Yucca – Tegeticula yuccasella Pigeon Tremex – Tremex columba Family Psychidae Family Bagworm – Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis Longtailed Megarhyssa – Megarhyssa atrata Family Megarhyssa Wasp – Megarhyssa macrurus Redbud Leaffolder – cercerisella Family Pelecinidae Family Yponomeutidae Pelecinid Wasp – polyturator Ailanthus Webworm – Atteva punctella Family Chrysididae Family Sesiidae Wasp – smaragdula Glorious Squashvine Borer – Melittia gloriosa Family Family Cossidae Velvet Ants Carpenterworm Moth – Prionoxystus robiniae Family Family Scoliid Wasp – Scolia bicincta Codling Moth – Cydia pomonella

Page 3 of 5 Family Family Pieridae Spiny Oakslug Caterpillar – Euclea delphinii Imported Cabbageworm – Family Crambidae Alfalfa Caterpillar – Colias eurytheme Grape Leaffolder – Desmia funeralis Dogface – Zerene cesonia Family Cloudless Sulphur – Phoebis sennae eubule Geranium Plume Moth – pica Little Sulphur – Pyrisitia lisa lisa Family Geometridae Dwarf Yellow – Nathalis iole Buttercup Moth – urticaria Family Chickweed Geometer – Haematopsis grataria Redbanded Hairstreak – cecrops Family Lasiocampidae Olive Hairstreak – Mitoura gryneus Eastern Tent Caterpillar – Malacosoma Spring Azure – argiolus ladon americanum Family Libytheidae Family Saturniidae Snout Butterfly – Libytheana bachmanii Imperial Moth – Eacles imperialis bachmanii Io Moth – Automeris io Family Heliconidae Polyphemus Moth – Antheraea polyphemus Gulf Fritillary – Agraulis vanillae Luna Moth – Actias luna Family Cecropia Moth – Hyalophora cecropia Common Variegated Fritillary – Euptoieta Family claudia Hornworm – Manduca quinquemaculata Great Spangled Fritillary – Speyeria cybele Elm Sphinx – amyntor Pearl Crescent – Phyciodes tharos tharos Osage Orange Sphinx – Ceratomia hageni Comma – Polygonia comma Small Eyed Sphinx – Paonias myops Question Mark – Polygonia interrogationis Big Poplar Sphinx – Pachysphinx modesta Mourningcloak – Snowberry Clearwing – Hemaris diffinis Red Admiral – Vanessa atalanta rubria Pandorus Sphinx – Eumorpha pandorus Painted Lady – Vanessa cardui Abbott’s Sphinx – Buckeye – Junonia coenia Whitelined Sphinx – Hyles lineata Viceroy – Basilarchia archippus Family Notodontidae Redspotted Purple – Basilarchia arthemis Yellownecked Caterpillar – Datana ministra astyanax White Furcula – Furcula borealis Family Apaturidae Family Arctiidae Goatweed – Anaea andria Bella Moth – Utetheisa bella Hackberry – Asterocampa celtis Saltmarsh Caterpillar – Estigmene acrea Tawny Emperor – Asterocampa clyton Fall Webworm – Hyphantria cunea Family Satyridae Giant Leopard Moth – Ecpantheria scribonia Pearly Eye – Figured Tiger Moth – Grammia figurata Wood – Cercyonis pegala Yellow Collared Scape Moth – Cisseps fulvicollis Family Danaidae Family Noctuiidae Monarch – Danaus plexippus Shortlined Chocolate – Agyrostrotis anilis Sweetheart Underwing – Catocala amatrix Order of Scorpionflies (Mecoptera) Widow Underwing – Catocala vidua Family Bittacidae Beautiful Wood Nymph – Hangingflies Army Cutworm – Euxoa auxiliaris Family Panorpidae Painted Schinia – Schinia volupia Scorpionflies Family Herperiidae Silverspotted Skipper – Order of True Flies Southern Cloudy Wing – Thorybes bathyllus Family Tipulidae Checkered Skipper – Pyrgus communis Crane Flies Sachem – Atalopedes campestris Family Culicidae Family Papilionidae Mosquitoes Zebra Swallowtail – Eurytides marcellus Family Tabanidae Black Swallowtail – Papilio polyxenes asterius Deer Fly – Chrysops vittatus Giant Swallowtail – Heraclides cresphontes Black Horse Fly – Tabanus atratus Tiger Swallowtail – Papilio glaucus Family Asilidae Robber Flies

Page 4 of 5 Family Nemestrinidae Tangleveined Fly – Neorhynchocephalus volaticus Family Bombyliidae Bee Flies Family Dolichopodidae Longlegged Fly – Condylostylus sipho Family Syrphidae Hover Flies Family Otitidae Picturewinged Fly – Delphinia picta Family Tephritidae Round Goldenrod Gall Maker – Eurosta solidaginis Family Muscidae House Fly – Musca domestica Family Calliphoridae Greenbottle Fly – Phaenicia sericata Family Sarcophagidae Flesh Flies Family Tachinidae Tachinid Flies

Order of Fleas (Siphonaptera) Family Pulicidae Fleas

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