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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| red pine cone beetle* | Conophthorus resinosae Hopkins | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | Hopkins | Conophthorus | resinosae | *Also called jack pine tip beetle | |
| red pine sawfly | Neodiprion nanulus nanulus Schedl | HYMENOPTERA | Diprionidae | Schedl | Neodiprion | nanulus nanulus | ||
| red pine scale | Matsucoccus matsumurae (Kuwana)* | HEMIPTERA | Matsucoccidae | (Kuwana) | Matsucoccus | matsumurae | *Matsucoccus resinosae Bean & Godwin is a junior synonym. | 2024-09-23 12:00 |
| red pine shoot moth | Dioryctria resinosella Mutuura | LEPIDOPTERA | Pyralidae | Mutuura | Dioryctria | resinosella | ||
| red sunflower seed weevil | Smicronyx fulvus LeConte | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | LeConte | Smicronyx | fulvus | ||
| red turnip beetle | Entomoscelis americana Brown | COLEOPTERA | Chrysomelidae | Brown | Entomoscelis | americana | ||
| red turpentine beetle | Dendroctonus valens LeConte | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | LeConte | Dendroctonus | valens | ||
| red wax scale | Ceroplastes rubens Maskell | HEMIPTERA | Coccidae | Maskell | Ceroplastes | rubens | ||
| redbacked cutworm | Euxoa ochrogaster (Guenée) | LEPIDOPTERA | Noctuidae | (Guenée) | Euxoa | ochrogaster | ||
| redbanded leafroller | Argyrotaenia velutinana (Walker) | LEPIDOPTERA | Tortricidae | (Walker) | Argyrotaenia | velutinana | ||
| redbanded stink bug | Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood) | HEMIPTERA | Pentatomidae | (Westwood) | Piezodorus | guildinii | ||
| redbanded thrips | Selenothrips rubrocinctus (Giard) | THYSANOPTERA | Thripidae | (Giard) | Selenothrips | rubrocinctus | ||
| redbay ambrosia beetle | Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | Eichhoff | Xyleborus | glabratus | ||
| redbelted bumble bee | Bombus rufocinctus (Cresson) | HYMENOPTERA | Apidae | (Cresson) | Bombus | rufocinctus | ||
| redberry mite | Acalitus essigi (Hassan) | ACARI | Eriophyidae | (Hassan) | Acalitus | essigi | ||
| redblack oedemerid | Eobia bicolor (Fairmaire) | COLEOPTERA | Oedemeridae | (Fairmaire) | Eobia | bicolor | ||
| redbud leaffolder | Fascista cercerisella (Chambers) | LEPIDOPTERA | Gelechiidae | (Chambers) | Fascista | cercerisella | ||
| redhaired pine bark beetle | Hylurgus ligniperda (Fabricius) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (Fabricius) | Hylurgus | ligniperda | ||
| redheaded ash borer | Neoclytus acuminatus (Fabricius) | COLEOPTERA | Cerambycidae | (Fabricius) | Neoclytus | acuminatus | ||
| redheaded jack pine sawfly | Neodiprion rugifrons Middleton | HYMENOPTERA | Diprionidae | Middleton | Neodiprion | rugifrons | ||
| redheaded pine sawfly | Neodiprion lecontei (Fitch) | HYMENOPTERA | Diprionidae | (Fitch) | Neodiprion | lecontei | ||
| redhumped caterpillar | Schizura concinna (J.E. Smith) | LEPIDOPTERA | Notodontidae | (J.E. Smith) | Schizura | concinna | ||
| redlegged flea beetle | Derocrepis erythropus (Melsheimer) | COLEOPTERA | Chrysomelidae | (Melsheimer) | Derocrepis | erythropus | ||
| redlegged grasshopper | Melanoplus femurrubrum (De Geer) | ORTHOPTERA | Acrididae | (De Geer) | Melanoplus | femurrubrum | ||
| redlegged ham beetle | Necrobia rufipes (De Geer) | COLEOPTERA | Cleridae | (De Geer) | Necrobia | rufipes |