Insects

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Reproductive female honeybee, classic social insect.

A real wasp insect; the name starts with Y.

A real insect that starts with A - great choice!

Yes! A real insect (Diptera) and starts with F.

Real insect larva (geometer moth). Good fit!

Zebra Butterfly

Yes - real insect; a classic hopper.

Yes! A real insect; many wasp species exist.

A real insect; fast flyer found near water.

A real insect; mantis with folded 'praying' legs.

Roach means cockroach; a real insect.

A classic insect; honeybees and bumblebees!

A real insect: the underwing moth group

Egg stage of lice; tiny parasitic insect young.

Yes! Moth is a real insect in Lepidoptera.

Informal name for striped beetles; insect, so OK.

A well-known beetle insect; perfect pick.

Larval stage of a moth/butterfly—an insect.

Yes! Termite is a well-known insect.

Yes! A real insect; katydids are bush crickets.

A well-known insect with colorful wings.

Yes! A real stinging insect that starts with H.

Yup—mosquito is a true insect (a fly).

Parasitic insects; totally valid.

A true insect that chirps; nice choice!

Beetle is an insect; orange just describes its color.

Butterflies are insects; orange is just the color.

Yes! A well-known butterfly species.

Yes - tiny fly insect; common and real.

Yes! Common name for Africanized honey bee.

A zebra fly is a real insect with striking striped markings.

A real butterfly: Papilio ulysses

Nymphalid butterfly, name from ?-shaped wing mark.

A butterfly is an insect; starts with Y.

Yes—velvet ant is a wasp, still an insect.

Correct—an H-starting fly, a true insect.

Real insect; famous flower-mimicking mantis.

Common name for insects; also true bugs.

Mantis (praying mantis) is an insect—fits!

A real insect; famous dung-rolling beetle.

Real insect; many kinds like lady beetles.

Glow-in-the-dark beetle; classic F insect.

Common name for fire ants; real insects.

A dragonfly is a fast-flying insect with shimmering wings.

A real rhinoceros beetle species. Insect!

A grasshopper type; clearly an insect.

Sweet! A real bee (insect) starting with H.

Common garden insect starting with A.

Short for rhinoceros beetle; an insect.

A real wasp species; definitely an insect.

Yes! Well-known triatomine insect (true bug).

Yes! A phasmid insect, also called walking stick.

Correct! A real beetle with violin shape.

Real beetle (Buprestidae), a shiny insect.

Yes, a true water-dwelling insect.

A fierce-sounding common name for an ant species. 🐜

A moth larva with a very insect-like name.

In the UK, means crane fly (an insect); accepted.

House fly is a well-known insect with H.

Yes—silverfish are insects (order Zygentoma).

Egg-laying female ant, key to colony survival.

Yes! A true bug (Pentatomidae) and an insect.

Wasp with lethal sting; insects, not spiders

A jitterbug is a lively little insect 🪲

A roach is a real insect, even with a rude adjective 🪳

Yes - beetle larva; an insect life stage.

Beetle genus with hornlike projections on head.

Tiny jumping insect; definitely an F insect.

Common name for various scarab beetles.

Common name for various red-colored beetles.

Another name for firefly; definitely an insect.

Yes! A beetle insect; weevils are common.

jitter bug

Yes! A small biting fly—definitely an insect.

A real insect, close cousin of dragonflies.

A beetle common name, fitting this insect category. 🪲

Silkworm is the larva of a silk moth, true insect

Correct! Mayfly is a real insect (Ephemeroptera).

Real ant species; name begins with F.

Common invasive scarab beetle—an insect.

Same as grasshopper, jumping plant-eater.

Common insect name (Colorado potato beetle).

Real rhinoceros beetle nickname, huge horned beetle

A well-known insect that sings in summer.

A famous insect species—the monarch butterfly.

Yes - an insect (beetle or gnat), despite the name.

Also called a stick insect; valid pick.

Yes, an insect pest: the squash vine borer.

Yes! A real species, the Orange Sulphur.

Regional US name for cicada—an insect.

Informal name for various tree‑living bugs.

Yes! A famous beetle species; starts with H.

Flies are familiar insects with impressive flying skills 🪰

Yes! Real butterfly species from Hawaii.

Yes! A real wasp known as the keyhole wasp.

Yes - generic insect name; starts with G.

A flytrap is a plant, not an insect—nice try! 🌿

Yes! Common term for Africanized honey bees.

Colloquial for earwig, an insect; common in US.