types:
colémbolo
any of numerous minute wingless primitive insects possessing a special abdominal appendage that allows the characteristic nearly perpetual springing pattern; found in soil rich in organic debris or on the surface of snow or water
proturo
any of several minute primitive wingless and eyeless insects having a cone-shaped head; inhabit damp soil or decaying organic matter
coleóptero,
escarabajo
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
piojo
wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds
pulga
any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
díptero
insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
himenóptero
insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
termes,
termita
whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood
ortóptero
any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts
hemíptero
insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
heteróptero
true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tips
homóptero
insects having membranous forewings and hind wings
psocóptero
small soft-bodied insect with chewing mouthparts and either no wings or two pairs
plecóptero
primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones
neuróptero
insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins
odonato
large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings
tisanuro
primitive wingless insects: bristletail
cortapicos,
tijereta
any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen
lepidóptero
insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
pupa
an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult
imago
an adult insect produced after metamorphosis
reina
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
mariquita
small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
carábido,
cárabo
predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects
luciérnaga
nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
gorgojo
any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles
piojo
infests the head and body of humans
ladilla
a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
mosca
two-winged insects characterized by active flight
mosquito,
zancudo
two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
típula
long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
abeja
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
abeja obrera
sterile bee specialized to collect food and maintain the hive
avispa
social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
hormiga
social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
saltamontes
terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
mantis
predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer
chinche
bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
pulgón
any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants
chicharra,
cigarra
stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
cachipolla,
efímera
slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
caballito del diablo,
libélula
slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
frígano
small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae
crisálida
pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon