types:
coléoptère
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
pou
wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
puce
any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
diptère
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
termite
whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood
punaise
insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
odonate
large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings
perce-oreille
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
lépidoptère
insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
chrysalide
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
reine
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
bête à bon Dieu,
coccinelle
small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
coléoptère
beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments
morpion
a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
mouche
two-winged insects characterized by active flight
moustique
two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
moucheron
any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
cousin,
tipule
long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
abeille
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
reine
fertile egg-laying female bee
soldat
a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony
guêpe
social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
blatte
any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
punaise des lits
bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
libellule
slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
papillon
diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
papillon de nuit
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
chrysalide
pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon