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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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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black fungus beetle | Alphitobius laevigatus (Fabricius) | COLEOPTERA | Tenebrionidae | (Fabricius) | Alphitobius | laevigatus | ||
black grain stem sawfly | Trachelus tabidus (Fabricius) | HYMENOPTERA | Cephidae | (Fabricius) | Trachelus | tabidus | ||
black horse fly | Tabanus atratus Fabricius | DIPTERA | Tabanidae | Fabricius | Tabanus | atratus | ||
black hunter thrips | Leptothrips mali (Fitch) | THYSANOPTERA | Phlaeothripidae | (Fitch) | Leptothrips | mali | ||
black imported fire ant | Solenopsis richteri Forel | HYMENOPTERA | Formicidae | Forel | Solenopsis | richteri | ||
black lady beetle | Rhyzobius ventralis (Erichson) | COLEOPTERA | Coccinellidae | (Erichson) | Rhyzobius | ventralis | ||
black larder beetle | Dermestes ater De Geer | COLEOPTERA | Dermestidae | De Geer | Dermestes | ater | ||
black peach aphid | Brachycaudus persicae (Passerini) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Passerini) | Brachycaudus | persicae | ||
black pecan aphid | Melanocallis caryaefoliae (Davis) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Davis) | Melanocallis | caryaefoliae | ||
black pineleaf scale | Nuculaspis californica (Coleman) | HEMIPTERA | Diaspididae | (Coleman) | Nuculaspis | californica | ||
black potter wasp | Delta pyriforme philippinense (Bequaert) | HYMENOPTERA | Vespidae | (Bequaert) | Delta | pyriforme philippinense | ||
black scale | Saissetia oleae (Olivier) | HEMIPTERA | Coccidae | (Olivier) | Saissetia | oleae | ||
black soldier fly | Hermetia illucens (Linnaeus) | DIPTERA | Stratiomyidae | (Linnaeus) | Hermetia | illucens | ||
black stink bug | Coptosoma xanthogramma (White) | HEMIPTERA | Plataspidae | (White) | Coptosoma | xanthogramma | ||
black sunflower stem weevil | Apion (Fallapion) occidentale Fall | COLEOPTERA | Brentidae | Fall | Apion | occidentale | ||
black swallowtail* | Papilio polyxenes Stoll | LEPIDOPTERA | Papilionidae | Stoll | Papilio | polyxenes | *Immature called parsleyworm | |
black thread scale | Ischnaspis longirostris (Signoret) | HEMIPTERA | Diaspididae | (Signoret) | Ischnaspis | longirostris | ||
black turfgrass ataenius | Ataenius spretulus (Haldeman) | COLEOPTERA | Scarabaeidae | (Haldeman) | Ataenius | spretulus | ||
black turpentine beetle | Dendroctonus terebrans (Olivier) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (Olivier) | Dendroctonus | terebrans | ||
black twig borer | Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (Eichhoff) | Xylosandrus | compactus | ||
black vine weevil | Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Fabricius) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (Fabricius) | Otiorhynchus | sulcatus | ||
black walnut curculio | Conotrachelus retentus (Say) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (Say) | Conotrachelus | retentus | ||
black witch | Ascalapha odorata (Linnaeus) | LEPIDOPTERA | Erebidae | (Linnaeus) | Ascalapha | odorata | ||
blackbellied clerid | Enoclerus lecontei (Wolcott) | COLEOPTERA | Cleridae | (Wolcott) | Enoclerus | lecontei | ||
blackberry skeletonizer | Schreckensteinia festaliella (Hübner) | LEPIDOPTERA | Heliodinidae | (Hübner) | Schreckensteinia | festaliella |