Insects Quiz: Test What You Know!

Quiz Questions

What is the largest insect in the world?

• Hercules beetle
• Giant Wu0113tu0101
• Queen Alexandra's birdwing butterfly
• Goliath beetle

What is the smallest insect in the world?

• Ant
• Fairyfly
• Mite
• Flea

What is the most common insect in the world?

• Fly
• Butterfly
• Beetle
• Ant

What is the lifespan of a worker honeybee?

• 1-2 weeks
• 1-2 years
• 1-2 months
• 6-8 months

What is the lifespan of a queen honeybee?

• 1-2 months
• 1-2 years
• 1-2 weeks
• 6-8 months

What is the scientific name for the honeybee?

• Apis mellifera
• Xylocopa violacea
• Bombus terrestris
• Megachile rotundata

What is the scientific name for the monarch butterfly?

• Papilio machaon
• Vanessa atalanta
• Danaus plexippus
• Heliconius melpomene

What is the scientific name for the ladybug?

• Coccinella septempunctata
• Hippodamia convergens
• Harmonia axyridis
• Adalia bipunctata

What is the scientific name for the praying mantis?

• Hierodula membranacea
• Stagmomantis carolina
• Mantodea
• Tenodera sinensis

What is the scientific name for the grasshopper?

• Chorthippus parallelus
• Omocestus viridulus
• Caelifera (Suborder)
• Schistocerca americana

What is the scientific name for the cockroach?

• Blattella germanica
• Blatta orientalis
• Periplaneta americana
• Supella longipalpa

What is the scientific name for the termite?

• Reticulitermes flavipes
• Nasutitermes corniger
• Coptotermes formosanus
• Hodotermes mossambicus

What is the scientific name for the firefly?

• Luciola lusitanica
• Phausis reticulata
• Lampyris noctiluca
• Isoptera

What is the scientific name for the mosquito?

• Culicidae
• Culex pipiens
• Anopheles gambiae
• Mansonia uniformis

What is the scientific name for the flea?

• Siphonaptera
• Tunga penetrans
• Xenopsylla cheopis
• Pulex irritans