Common Names of Insects Database

The ESA Common Names database is an essential reference for anyone who works with insects. It includes more than 2,000 common names and is searchable by common name, scientific name, author, order, family, genus, and species.

Interested individuals may propose new common names (or changes to existing names) by submitting the Common Names Proposal Form that is reviewed by the Committee on the Common Names of Insects and voted on by the ESA Governing Board. Detailed information on the submission and approval process is available through the links in the sidebar to the left. Our understanding of taxonomy evolves over time, and although the Committee on the Common Names of Insects does work to update the taxonomic information included in the ESA Common Names database, sometimes the committee is not aware of recent changes. If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.

 

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Common Name Scientific Name Order Family Author Genus Species Notes Date Taxonomy Last Checked
bean butterfly Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus) LEPIDOPTERA Lycaenidae (Linnaeus) Lampides boeticus
bean capsid Pycnoderes quadrimaculatus Guérin-Méneville HEMIPTERA Miridae Guérin-Méneville Pycnoderes quadrimaculatus
bean fly Ophiomyia phaseoli (Tryon) DIPTERA Agromyzidae (Tryon) Ophiomyia phaseoli
bean leaf beetle Cerotoma trifurcata (Förster) COLEOPTERA Chrysomelidae (Förster) Cerotoma trifurcata
bean leafroller Urbanus proteus (Linnaeus) LEPIDOPTERA Hesperiidae (Linnaeus) Urbanus proteus
bean leafskeletonizer Autoplusia egena (Guenée) LEPIDOPTERA Noctuidae (Guenée) Autoplusia egena
bean pod borer Maruca vitrata (Fabricius) LEPIDOPTERA Crambidae (Fabricius) Maruca vitrata
bean seed maggot Delia florilega (Zetterstedt) DIPTERA Anthomyiidae (Zetterstedt) Delia florilega
bean stalk weevil Sternechus paludatus (Casey) COLEOPTERA Curculionidae (Casey) Sternechus paludatus
bean thrips Caliothrips fasciatus (Pergande) THYSANOPTERA Thripidae (Pergande) Caliothrips fasciatus
bean weevil Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) COLEOPTERA Chrysomelidae (Say) Acanthoscelides obtectus
Beardsley leafhopper Balclutha saltuella (Kirschbaum) HEMIPTERA Cicadellidae (Kirschbaum) Balclutha saltuella
bed bug Cimex lectularius Linnaeus HEMIPTERA Cimicidae Linnaeus Cimex lectularius
beech blight aphid Grylloprociphilus imbricator (Fitch) HEMIPTERA Aphididae (Fitch) Grylloprociphilus imbricator
beech scale Cryptococcus fagisuga Lindinger HEMIPTERA Eriococcidae Lindinger Cryptococcus fagisuga
beet armyworm Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) LEPIDOPTERA Noctuidae (Hübner) Spodoptera exigua
beet leaf beetle Erynephala puncticollis (Say) COLEOPTERA Chrysomelidae (Say) Erynephala puncticollis
beet leafhopper Neoalitarsus tenellus (Baker) HEMIPTERA Cicadellidae (Baker) Neoalitarsus tenellus 2020-02-04 12:00
beet leafminer Pegomya betae Curtis DIPTERA Anthomyiidae Curtis Pegomya betae
beet webworm Loxostege sticticalis (Linnaeus) LEPIDOPTERA Crambidae (Linnaeus) Loxostege sticticalis
bella moth Utetheisa ornatrix (Linnaeus) LEPIDOPTERA Erebidae (Linnaeus) Utetheisa ornatrix
Bermudagrass mite Aceria cynodoniensis Sayed ACARI Eriophyidae Sayed Aceria cynodoniensis
bertha armyworm Mamestra configurata Walker LEPIDOPTERA Noctuidae Walker Mamestra configurata
bidens borer Epiblema otiosana (Clemens) LEPIDOPTERA Tortricidae (Clemens) Epiblema otiosana
bigheaded ant Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius) HYMENOPTERA Formicidae (Fabricius) Pheidole megacephala