Insects

Insecta

Insecta (Insects) is a class of arthropods. There are 954979 species of Insects, in 83746 genera and 1396 families. It includes groups like Jumping Bristletails, Silverfish And Firebrats, and Winged Insects.

EOL has data for 4 attributes, including:

geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Society Islands
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/4033681
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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heath
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000107
- Definition: An upland moor or sandy area dominated by low shrubby vegetation including heather.
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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aquatic
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002030
- Definition: A habitat that is in or on water
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number of public records in bold
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NumberPublicRecordsInBOLD
- Definition: number of records in this clade in the Barcode Of Life Database (BOLD)
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of insects. View this species on GBIF

The environments in which many insects species are known to live. Select an environment to see its insects species checklist.

The environments in which many insects species are known to live. Select an environment to see its insects species checklist.