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Insect-inspired songs

Name of song	Insect order	Composer	Performing artist	Date	Type of music	Notes
Ants Marching	Hymenoptera	Dave Matthews	The Dave Matthews Band	1994	Pop / Rock
Bee in the Bottle	Hymenoptera	Sinead Lohan	Sinead Lohan	1995	Folk rock
Mosquito	Diptera	Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Yeah Yeah Yeahs	2013	Indie rock
The Mosquito	Diptera	John Densmore / Robby Krieger / Ray Manzarek	The Doors	1972	Rock
Flight of the Bumblebee	Hymenoptera	Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov	many artists	1899-1900	Classical
One Note Samba/Spanish Flea	Siphonaptera	Antônio Carlos Jobim	Sergio Mendes-Brasil '66	1966	Bossa nova
Fireflies	Coleoptera	Adam Young	Owl City	2009	Electronica
Lady Bug	Coleoptera	Randy Rogers / Wade Bowen	Randy Rogers	2015	Country
Mariposa traicionera	Lepidoptera	Fher Olvera	Mana	2003	Rock
Butterfly	Lepidoptera	John FruscianteB/ret Mazur,M / chael "Flea" Balzary / Seth "Shifty Shellshock" Binzer	Crazy Town	2000	Rap rock
Caterpillar	Lepidoptera	Peter Albin	Big Brother and the Holding Company	1967	Rock	This album was the studio debut for the band's lead singer, Janis Joplin.
Grasshopper	Orthoptera		Soul Delavants		Soul
Grasshopper	Orthoptera	John Phillips	The Mamas and the Papas	1971	Folk rock
The Grasshopper Unit (Keep Movin')	Orthoptera		Beastie Boys	2000	Rap rock
Grasshoppers	Orthoptera	Ryuichi Sakamoto	Ryuichi Sakamoto	1978	Jazz fusion
Moth	Lepidoptera	Chad Gray / Kevin Churko / Tom Maxwell / Vinnie Paul	Hellyeah	2014	Heavy metal
Moth's Wings	Lepidoptera	Michael Angelako	Passion Pit	2009	Indietronica
That's the way love goes	Lepidoptera	Janet Jackson / Jam & Lewis	Janet Jackson	1993	R & B
Mayfly	Ephemeroptera	Stuart Murdoch	Belle and Sebastian	1996	Indie pop
Doin' the Cockroach	Blattodea	Modest Mouse	Modest Mouse	1997	Indie rock
Lady bug	Coleoptera		Bumblebee Umlimited	1978	Disco
Butterfly	Lepidoptera	Jason Mraz	Jason Mraz	2008	Pop / Rock
Bugs	Insects-general	Eddie Vedder	Pearl Jam	1994	Rock
Georgia Warhorse	Orthoptera		JJ Grey & Mofro	2010	Funk rock	Named after the Southern Lubber Grasshopper
The Blackfly Song	Diptera	Wade Hemsworth	many artists	1949	Folk	Inspired a short animated film, Blackfly.
Mosquito Moan	Diptera		Blind Lemon Jefferson	1927	Blues
Termite	Blattodea		Young Thug	2015	Hip hop
Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me	Diptera	Thomas Brigham Bishop*	many artists	1869	Folk	*The writer of the song is somewhat contentious (see Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me)
Killa Beez	Hymenoptera		Killa Beez	2002	Hip hop
Wu Killa Beez: The Reemergence	Hymenoptera		Remedy	1998	Hip hop
Dragonfly	Odonata	Ziggy Marley	Ziggy Marley	2003	Reggae
The King Beetle on the Coconut Estate	Coleoptera	mewithoutyou / Aaron Weiss	mewithoutyou	2009	Indie rock
Fireflies	Coleoptera	Harmony SamuelsD/awn Richard, d/rew Scott	Zendaya	2013	Electronica
The Cricket Song	Orthoptera		Rich O'Toole	2011	Country
Frass	Insects-general		Renaldo and the Loaf	1981	Experimental	The whole album, Songs for Swining Larvae, is inspired by insects.
There ain't no bugs on me	Insects-general		cell	cell	Folk	There is a popular recording of this song by Jerry Garcia and David Grisman on the album, Not for Kids Only.
Dog and Butterfly	Lepidoptera	Ann WilsonN/ancy Wilson,  / e Ennis	Heart	1978	Folk rock
Hive	Hymenoptera	Sexton / Nick Hexum / Martinez	311	1995	Rap rock
Red Mosquito	Diptera	Jeff AmentS/tone Gossard, c/k Irons, Mi /McCready, Eddi /Vedder	Pearl Jam	1996	Rock
The Bug	Insects-general	Mark Knopfler	Dire Straits	1991	Rock
I am the Fly	Diptera	Graham Lewis / Colin Newman	Wire	1978	Punk rock
Human Fly	Diptera	Lux Interior, Ivy Rorschach	The Cramps	1979	Punk rock
Fly on the Wall	Diptera	Miley CyrusA/ntonina Armato,T /m James, v/rim Karaoglu	Miley Cyrus	2009	Pop rock
Fly on the Wall	Diptera	Malcolm YoungA/ngus Young /Brian Johnson	ACDC	1983	Rock
Fly on the Wall	Diptera	The Jesus Lizard	The Jesus Lizard	1994	Rock
Insect Hospital	Insects-general		They Might Be Giants	2013	Rock
March of the Fire Ants	Hymenoptera	Mastodon	Mastodon	2002	Heavy metal
Butterfly Bleu	Lepidoptera	Iron Butterfly	Iron Butterfly	1970	Rock
Iron Butterfly Theme	Lepidoptera	Iron Butterfly	Iron Butterfly	1968	Rock
Butterfly Kisses	Lepidoptera	Bob Carlisle	Butterfly Kisss	1997	Country
Springtail Boogie	Collembola	Kenneth Johnston	Instrumental Music from the Horsehead Point Community	2007	Rock
Snow Fleas' Dance	Collembola	David Archibald	Park Songs	2009	Children's
Thrips	Thysanoptera	Egret Sylvie	Carpe Diem	2016	Electronic
Airplane Mode	Collembola	Flobots	Survival Story	2010	Rock
Intro with Cicadas	Hemiptera	The Firefly Choir	The Insect Songbook Vol. 1	2016	Electronic	Entire album is inspired by various orders of insects.