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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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 |
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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 |