Question

About how many species of insects are there as of 2017

Answer 1

Estimated around as high as 30 million and as low as 2 million.

Answer 2

There are at least 900,000 species, but many more probably have yet to be discovered. Insects all have bodies consisting of a head, a thorax of three segments, usually three pairs of legs and often one or two pairs of wings. Their heads have compound eyes and long antennae that are sensitive to touch and smell.