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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| redmargined assassin bug | Scadra rufidens Stål | HEMIPTERA | Reduviidae | Stål | Scadra | rufidens | ||
| rednecked cane borer | Agrilus ruficollis (Fabricius) | COLEOPTERA | Buprestidae | (Fabricius) | Agrilus | ruficollis | ||
| rednecked peanutworm | Stegasta bosqueella (Chambers) | LEPIDOPTERA | Gelechiidae | (Chambers) | Stegasta | bosqueella | ||
| redshouldered ham beetle | Necrobia ruficollis (Fabricius) | COLEOPTERA | Cleridae | (Fabricius) | Necrobia | ruficollis | ||
| redshouldered stink bug | Thyanta custator accerra McAtee | HEMIPTERA | Pentatomidae | McAtee | Thyanta | custator accerra | ||
| redtailed spider wasp | Tachypompilus analis (Fabricius) | HYMENOPTERA | Pompilidae | (Fabricius) | Tachypompilus | analis | ||
| redtailed tachina | Winthemia quadripustulata (Fabricius) | DIPTERA | Tachinidae | (Fabricius) | Winthemia | quadripustulata | ||
| regal moth* | Citheronia regalis (Fabricius) | LEPIDOPTERA | Saturniidae | (Fabricius) | Citheronia | regalis | *Immature called hickory horned devil | |
| relapsing fever tick | Ornithodoros turicata (Dugès) | ACARI | Argasidae | (Dugès) | Ornithodoros | turicata | ||
| resplendent shield bearer | Coptodisca splendoriferella (Clemens) | LEPIDOPTERA | Heliozelidae | (Clemens) | Coptodisca | splendoriferella | ||
| reticulate mite | Lorryia reticulata (Oudemans) | ACARI | Tydeidae | (Oudemans) | Lorryia | reticulata | ||
| reticulatewinged trogiid | Lepinotus reticulatus Enderlein | PSOCODEA | Trogiidae | Enderlein | Lepinotus | reticulatus | ||
| rhinoceros beetle | Xyloryctes jamaicensis (Drury) | COLEOPTERA | Scarabaeidae | (Drury) | Xyloryctes | jamaicensis | ||
| Rhodesgrass mealybug | Antonina graminis (Maskell) | HEMIPTERA | Pseudococcidae | (Maskell) | Antonina | graminis | ||
| rhododendron borer | Synanthedon rhododendri (Beutenm | LEPIDOPTERA | Sesiidae | (Beutenm | Synanthedon | rhododendri | ||
| rhododendron gall midge | Clinodiplosis rhododendri (Felt) | DIPTERA | Cecidomyiidae | (Felt) | Clinodiplosis | rhododendri | ||
| rhododendron lace bug | Stephanitis rhododendri Horvath | HEMIPTERA | Tingidae | Horvath | Stephanitis | rhododendri | ||
| rhododendron whitefly | Dialeurodes chittendeni Laing | HEMIPTERA | Aleyrodidae | Laing | Dialeurodes | chittendeni | ||
| rhubarb curculio | Lixus concavus Say | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | Say | Lixus | concavus | ||
| ribbed pine borer | Rhagium inquisitor (Linnaeus) | COLEOPTERA | Cerambycidae | (Linnaeus) | Rhagium | inquisitor | ||
| rice delphacid | Tagosodes orizicola (Muir) | HEMIPTERA | Delphacidae | (Muir) | Tagosodes | orizicola | 2020-02-04 12:00 | |
| rice leaffolder | Lerodea eufala (Edwards) | LEPIDOPTERA | Hesperiidae | (Edwards) | Lerodea | eufala | ||
| rice leafhopper | Nephotettix nigropictus (Stål) | HEMIPTERA | Cicadellidae | (Stål) | Nephotettix | nigropictus | ||
| rice moth | Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton) | LEPIDOPTERA | Pyralidae | (Stainton) | Corcyra | cephalonica | ||
| rice root aphid | Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale (Sasaki) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Sasaki) | Rhopalosiphum | rufiabdominale |