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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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
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