Hexapods: Common Name to Order

Do you know the Order names for these common hexapods?

Phylogeny and classification constructed from Misof et al. 2014 (Science) and Gullan & Cranston 2014

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Common name	Order
Scorpionflies	Mecoptera
Fleas	Siphonaptera
Flies	Diptera
Caddisflies	Trichoptera
Moths and butterflies	Lepidoptera
Alderflies, dobsonflies and fishflies	Megaloptera
Lacewings, mantidflies, and antlions	Neuroptera
Snakeflies	Rhaphidioptera
Beetles	Coleoptera
Twisted-wing parasites	Strepsiptera
Sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants	Hymenoptera
Bark, book, and parasitic lice	Psocodea
True bugs	Hemiptera
Thrips	Thysanoptera
Ice and rock crawlers	Notoptera

Common name	Order
Webspinners	Embiidina
Stick and leaf insects	Phasmatodea
Mantids	Mantodea
Cockroaches and termites	Blattodea
Grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids	Orthoptera
Stoneflies	Plecoptera
Angel insects	Zoraptera
Earwigs	Dermaptera
Mayflies	Ephemeroptera
Dragonflies and damselflies	Odonata
Silverfish and firebrats	Zygentoma
Jumping bristletails	Archaeognatha
Two-pronged bristletails	Diplura
Springtails	Collembola
Coneheads	Protura