{"id":46,"date":"2026-10-03T17:14:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T17:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gdsite.com.ng\/nature\/flying-insects-of-world-a-z-directory\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T17:14:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T17:14:50","slug":"flying-insects-of-world-a-z-directory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gdsite.com.ng\/nature\/flying-insects-of-world-a-z-directory\/","title":{"rendered":"Flying Insects of the World: An A-Z Directory"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A-Z Guide to Flying Insects<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Explore the incredible diversity of flying insects from around the world. This list includes both common and remarkable species that take to the air.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Antlion (adult form)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Aphid (winged forms)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Assassin Bug<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Atlas Moth<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Admiral Butterfly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apple Maggot Fly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Armyworm Moth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">B<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bee (all flying species)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Blue Bottle Fly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bumblebee<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Butterfly (all species)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Blow Fly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Beetle (flying species)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bush Cricket<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">C<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cicada<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Crane Fly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Caddisfly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cabbage White Butterfly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cockchafer Beetle<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cluster Fly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cotton Bollworm Moth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">D<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dragonfly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Damselfly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dung Fly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Drone Fly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Death&#8217;s-head Hawkmoth<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Diamondback Moth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">E<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earwig (when flying)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Emerald Moth<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">European Hornet<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eggfly Butterfly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ensign Wasp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">F<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Firefly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fruit Fly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Flesh Fly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fritillary Butterfly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Forest Fly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Flower Bee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">G<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gnat<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Grasshopper (flying species)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Green Bottle Fly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gypsy Moth<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gall Midge<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Goliath Beetle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">H<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Horse Fly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Honey Bee<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hawk Moth<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hoverfly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">House Fly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hercules Moth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">I<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ichneumon Wasp<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Indian Meal Moth<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Io Moth<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Imperial Moth<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iris Borer Moth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">J<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Japanese Beetle<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jewel Beetle<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Juniper Hairstreak Butterfly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jack Spaniard Wasp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">K<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Katydid (flying species)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kite Swallowtail Butterfly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Knopper Gall Wasp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">L<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ladybug\/Ladybird Beetle<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lacewing<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Locust<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Luna Moth<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Leafcutter Bee<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lesser House Fly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">M<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mosquito<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Monarch Butterfly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mayfly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Midge<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mantis (flying 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adults)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Potter Wasp<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Plume Moth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Q<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Queen Butterfly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Queen Ant (during nuptial flight)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Question Mark Butterfly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">R<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Robber Fly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rose Chafer Beetle<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Red Admiral Butterfly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rhinoceros Beetle<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rice Weevil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">S<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Swallowtail Butterfly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stingless Bee<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stink Bug (flying)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Scorpionfly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Soldier Fly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Skipper Butterfly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">T<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Termite (alate\/swarmer)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tiger Beetle<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tsetse Fly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tachinid Fly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tortoise Beetle<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thrips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">U<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Underwing Moth<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ulidiid Fly (Picture-winged fly)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Urania Moth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">V<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Viceroy Butterfly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Variegated Meadowhawk Dragonfly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Velvet Ant (actually a wingless wasp, but some relatives fly)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vapourer Moth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">W<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wasp (all flying species)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whitefly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Weevil (flying species)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wax Moth<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Window Fly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">X<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Xylocopa (Carpenter Bee)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Xyloryctid Moth<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Xestia Moth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Y<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yellow Jacket Wasp<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yucca Moth<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yellow Swallowtail Butterfly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: 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