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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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
Australian spider beetle Ptinus ocellus Brown COLEOPTERA Ptinidae Brown Ptinus ocellus
avocado brown mite Oligonychus punicae (Hirst) ACARI Tetranychidae (Hirst) Oligonychus punicae
avocado red mite Oligonychus yothersi (McGregor) ACARI Tetranychidae (McGregor) Oligonychus yothersi
avocado whitefly Trialeurodes floridensis (Quaintance) HEMIPTERA Aleyrodidae (Quaintance) Trialeurodes floridensis
azalea bark scale Acanthococcus azaleae (Comstock) HEMIPTERA Eriococcidae (Comstock) Acanthococcus azaleae
azalea caterpillar Datana major Grote & Robinson LEPIDOPTERA Notodontidae Grote & Robinson Datana major
azalea lace bug Stephanitis pyrioides (Scott) HEMIPTERA Tingidae (Scott) Stephanitis pyrioides
azalea leafminer Caloptilia azaleella (Brants) LEPIDOPTERA Gracillariidae (Brants) Caloptilia azaleella
azalea plant bug Rhinocapsus vanduzeei Uhler HEMIPTERA Miridae Uhler Rhinocapsus vanduzeei
azalea white mite Eotetranychus clitus Pritchard & Baker ACARI Tetranychidae Pritchard & Baker Eotetranychus clitus
azalea whitefly Pealius azaleae (Baker & Moles) HEMIPTERA Aleyrodidae (Baker & Moles) Pealius azaleae
bagworm Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis (Haworth) LEPIDOPTERA Psychidae (Haworth) Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
Bahaman swallowtail Papilio andraemon bonhotei Sharpe LEPIDOPTERA Papilionidae Sharpe Papilio andraemon bonhotei
baldcypress coneworm Dioryctria pygmaeella Ragonot LEPIDOPTERA Pyralidae Ragonot Dioryctria pygmaeella
baldfaced hornet Dolichovespula maculata (Linnaeus) HYMENOPTERA Vespidae (Linnaeus) Dolichovespula maculata
balsam fir sawfly Neodiprion abietis (Harris) HYMENOPTERA Diprionidae (Harris) Neodiprion abietis
balsam fir sawyer Monochamus marmorator Kirby COLEOPTERA Cerambycidae Kirby Monochamus marmorator
balsam gall midge Paradiplosis tumifex Gagné DIPTERA Cecidomyiidae Gagné Paradiplosis tumifex
balsam shootboring sawfly Pleroneura brunneicornis Rohwer HYMENOPTERA Xyelidae Rohwer Pleroneura brunneicornis
balsam twig aphid Mindarus pinicola (Thomas) HEMIPTERA Aphididae (Thomas) Mindarus pinicola 2020-02-04 12:00
balsam woolly adelgid Adelges piceae (Ratzeburg) HEMIPTERA Adelgidae (Ratzeburg) Adelges piceae
bamboo borer Chlorophorus annularis (Fabricius) COLEOPTERA Cerambycidae (Fabricius) Chlorophorus annularis
bamboo mealybug Chaetococcus bambusae (Maskell) HEMIPTERA Pseudococcidae (Maskell) Chaetococcus bambusae
bamboo powderpost beetle Dinoderus minutus (Fabricius) COLEOPTERA Bostrichidae (Fabricius) Dinoderus minutus
bamboo spider mite Schizotetranychus celarius (Banks) ACARI Tetranychidae (Banks) Schizotetranychus celarius