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. slot thailand

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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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
roughskinned cutworm Proxenus mindara (Barnes & McDunnough) LEPIDOPTERA Noctuidae (Barnes & McDunnough) Proxenus mindara
roundheaded appletree borer Saperda candida Fabricius COLEOPTERA Cerambycidae Fabricius Saperda candida
roundheaded cone borer Paratimia conicola Fisher COLEOPTERA Cerambycidae Fisher Paratimia conicola
roundheaded fir borer Tetropium abietis Fall COLEOPTERA Cerambycidae Fall Tetropium abietis
roundheaded pine beetle Dendroctonus adjunctus Blandford COLEOPTERA Curculionidae Blandford Dendroctonus adjunctus
Russian wheat aphid Diuraphis noxia (Mordvilko) HEMIPTERA Aphididae (Mordvilko) Diuraphis noxia 2020-02-04 12:00
rustic borer Xylotrechus colonus (Fabricius) COLEOPTERA Cerambycidae (Fabricius) Xylotrechus colonus
rusty banded aphid Dysaphis apiifolia (Theobald) HEMIPTERA Aphididae (Theobald) Dysaphis apiifolia
rusty grain beetle Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens) COLEOPTERA Laemophloeidae (Stephens) Cryptolestes ferrugineus
rusty millipede Trigoniulus lumbricinus (Gerst) SPIROBOLIDA Pachybolidae (Gerst) Trigoniulus lumbricinus
rusty patched bumble bee Bombus affinis (Cresson) HYMENOPTERA Apidae (Cresson) Bombus affinis
rusty plum aphid Hysteroneura setariae (Thomas) HEMIPTERA Aphididae (Thomas) Hysteroneura setariae
rusty tussock moth Orgyia antiqua (Linnaeus) LEPIDOPTERA Erebidae (Linnaeus) Orgyia antiqua
saddleback caterpillar Sibine stimulea (Clemens) LEPIDOPTERA Limacodidae (Clemens) Sibine stimulea
saddled leafhopper Colladonus clitellarius (Say) HEMIPTERA Cicadellidae (Say) Colladonus clitellarius
saddled prominent Heterocampa guttivitta (Walker) LEPIDOPTERA Notodontidae (Walker) Heterocampa guttivitta
sagebrush defoliator Aroga websteri Clarke LEPIDOPTERA Gelechiidae Clarke Aroga websteri
Salt Creek tiger beetle Cicindela nevadica lincolniana Casey COLEOPTERA Carabidae Casey Cicindela nevadica lincolniana
saltmarsh caterpillar Estigmene acrea (Drury) LEPIDOPTERA Erebidae (Drury) Estigmene acrea
saltmarsh mosquito Aedes sollicitans (Walker) DIPTERA Culicidae (Walker) Aedes sollicitans
San Bruno elfin Incisalia fotis bayensis (R.M. Brown) LEPIDOPTERA Lycaenidae (R.M. Brown) Incisalia fotis bayensis
San Jose scale Comstockaspis perniciosus (Comstock) HEMIPTERA Diaspididae (Comstock) Comstockaspis perniciosus
sand wireworm Horistonotus uhlerii Horn COLEOPTERA Elateridae Horn Horistonotus uhlerii
sandcherry weevil Coccotorus hirsutus Bruner COLEOPTERA Curculionidae Bruner Coccotorus hirsutus
Sanderson bumble bee Bombus sandersoni (Franklin) HYMENOPTERA Apidae (Franklin) Bombus sandersoni