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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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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aloe mite | Aceria aloinis (Keifer) | ACARI | Eriophyidae | (Keifer) | Aceria | aloinis | ||
American aspen beetle | Gonioctena americana (Schaeffer) | COLEOPTERA | Chrysomelidae | (Schaeffer) | Gonioctena | americana | ||
American black flour beetle | Tribolium audax Halstead | COLEOPTERA | Tenebrionidae | Halstead | Tribolium | audax | ||
American bumble bee | Bombus pensylvanicus (De Geer) | HYMENOPTERA | Apidae | (De Geer) | Bombus | pensylvanicus | ||
American cockroach | Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus) | BLATTODEA | Blattidae | (Linnaeus) | Periplaneta | americana | ||
American dagger moth | Acronicta americana (Harris) | LEPIDOPTERA | Noctuidae | (Harris) | Acronicta | americana | ||
American dog tick | Dermacentor variabilis (Say) | ACARI | Ixodidae | (Say) | Dermacentor | variabilis | ||
American grasshopper | Schistocerca americana (Drury) | ORTHOPTERA | Acrididae | (Drury) | Schistocerca | americana | ||
American hornet moth | Sesia tibialis (Harris) | LEPIDOPTERA | Sesiidae | (Harris) | Sesia | tibialis | ||
American house dust mite | Dermatophagoides farinae Hughes | ACARI | Pyroglyphidae | Hughes | Dermatophagoides | farinae | ||
American palm cixiid | Myndus crudus Van Duzee | HEMIPTERA | Cixiidae | Van Duzee | Myndus | crudus | ||
American plum borer | Euzophera semifuneralis (Walker) | LEPIDOPTERA | Pyralidae | (Walker) | Euzophera | semifuneralis | ||
American spider beetle | Mezium americanum (Castelnau) | COLEOPTERA | Ptinidae | (Castelnau) | Mezium | americanum | ||
Angora goat biting louse | Bovicola crassipes (Rudow) | PHTHIRAPTERA | Trichodectidae | (Rudow) | Bovicola | crassipes | ||
Angoumois grain moth | Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier) | LEPIDOPTERA | Gelechiidae | (Olivier) | Sitotroga | cerealella | ||
angularwinged katydid | Microcentrum retinerve (Burmeister) | ORTHOPTERA | Tettigoniidae | (Burmeister) | Microcentrum | retinerve | ||
angulate leafhopper | Acinopterus angulatus Lawson | HEMIPTERA | Cicadellidae | Lawson | Acinopterus | angulatus | ||
apple aphid | Aphis pomi De Geer | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | De Geer | Aphis | pomi | ||
apple bark borer | Synanthedon pyri (Harris) | LEPIDOPTERA | Sesiidae | (Harris) | Synanthedon | pyri | ||
apple barkminer | Marmara elotella (Busck) | LEPIDOPTERA | Gracillariidae | (Busck) | Marmara | elotella | ||
apple blotch leafminer | Phyllonorycter crataegella (Clemens) | LEPIDOPTERA | Gracillariidae | (Clemens) | Phyllonorycter | crataegella | ||
apple curculio | Anthonomus quadrigibbus Say | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | Say | Anthonomus | quadrigibbus | ||
apple flea weevil | Rhynchaenus pallicornis (Say) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (Say) | Rhynchaenus | pallicornis | ||
apple fruit moth | Argyresthia conjugella Zeller | LEPIDOPTERA | Argyresthiidae | Zeller | Argyresthia | conjugella | ||
apple fruitminer | Marmara pomonella Busck | LEPIDOPTERA | Gracillariidae | Busck | Marmara | pomonella |