What are some eight-letter insects?

13 of the 131 insects in Icillion have exactly 8 letters, for example Mosquito, Horsefly and Hoverfly.

Which eight-letter insects start with H?

H is the most common first letter here, with 5 names, such as Honeybee, Horntail, Horsefly, Housefly and Hoverfly.

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Stuck on a crossword or a word game? 13 insects have exactly 8 letters, from “Firebrat” to “Stonefly”.

13 of the 131 insects have exactly 8 letters (10%).
Most start with H (5), S (3) and M (2).
Only names of one word are counted, and only their letters: spaces, hyphens and apostrophes are not.

What are some eight-letter insects?: 13 of the 131 insects in Icillion have exactly 8 letters, for example Mosquito, Horsefly and Hoverfly.
Which eight-letter insects start with H?: H is the most common first letter here, with 5 names, such as Honeybee, Horntail, Horsefly, Housefly and Hoverfly.

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