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.[1]
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 Gossardc/k IronsMi /McCreadyEddi /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 InteriorIvy 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.
  1. ^ "Renaldo and the Loaf - Songs for Swinging Larvae". www.renaldoloaf.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.