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. toto slot
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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| koa haole seed weevil | Araecerus levipennis Jordan | COLEOPTERA | Anthribidae | Jordan | Araecerus | levipennis | ||
| koa moth | Scotorythra paludicola (Butler) | LEPIDOPTERA | Geometridae | (Butler) | Scotorythra | paludicola | ||
| koa seedworm | Cryptophlebia illepida (Butler) | LEPIDOPTERA | Tortricidae | (Butler) | Cryptophlebia | illepida | ||
| kou leafworm | Ethmia nigroapicella (Saalm) | LEPIDOPTERA | Oecophoridae | (Saalm) | Ethmia | nigroapicella | ||
| Lange metalmark | Apodemia mormo langei Comstock | LEPIDOPTERA | Riodinidae | Comstock | Apodemia | mormo langei | ||
| lantana cerambycid | Plagiohammus spinipennis Thomson | COLEOPTERA | Cerambycidae | Thomson | Plagiohammus | spinipennis | ||
| lantana defoliator caterpillar | Hypena strigatus (Fabricius) | LEPIDOPTERA | Erebidae | (Fabricius) | Hypena | strigatus | ||
| lantana gall fly | Eutreta xanthochaeta Aldrich | DIPTERA | Tephritidae | Aldrich | Eutreta | xanthochaeta | 2023-11-29 12:00 | |
| lantana hispid | Uroplata girardi Pic | COLEOPTERA | Chrysomelidae | Pic | Uroplata | girardi | ||
| lantana lace bug | Teleonemia scrupulosa Stål | HEMIPTERA | Tingidae | Stål | Teleonemia | scrupulosa | ||
| lantana leaf beetle | Octotoma scabripennis Guérin-Méneville | COLEOPTERA | Chrysomelidae | Guérin-Méneville | Octotoma | scabripennis | ||
| lantana leafminer | Cremastobombycia lantanella Busck | LEPIDOPTERA | Gracillariidae | Busck | Cremastobombycia | lantanella | ||
| lantana leaftier | Salbia haemorrhoidalis Guenée | LEPIDOPTERA | Crambidae | Guenée | Salbia | haemorrhoidalis | ||
| lantana plume moth | Lantanophaga pusillidactyla (Walker) | LEPIDOPTERA | Pterophoridae | (Walker) | Lantanophaga | pusillidactyla | ||
| lantana seed fly | Ophiomyia lantanae (Froggatt) | DIPTERA | Agromyzidae | (Froggatt) | Ophiomyia | lantanae | ||
| lantana stick caterpillar | Neogalea sunia (Guenée) | LEPIDOPTERA | Noctuidae | (Guenée) | Neogalea | sunia | ||
| lappet moth | Phyllodesma americana (Harris) | LEPIDOPTERA | Lasiocampidae | (Harris) | Phyllodesma | americana | ||
| larch aphid | Cinara laricis (Hartig) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Hartig) | Cinara | laricis | ||
| larch casebearer | Coleophora laricella (Hübner) | LEPIDOPTERA | Coleophoridae | (Hübner) | Coleophora | laricella | ||
| larch sawfly | Pristiphora erichsonii (Hartig) | HYMENOPTERA | Tenthredinidae | (Hartig) | Pristiphora | erichsonii | ||
| larder beetle | Dermestes lardarius Linnaeus | COLEOPTERA | Dermestidae | Linnaeus | Dermestes | lardarius | ||
| large aspen tortrix | Choristoneura conflictana (Walker) | LEPIDOPTERA | Tortricidae | (Walker) | Choristoneura | conflictana | ||
| large bigeyed bug | Geocoris bullatus (Say) | HEMIPTERA | Geocoridae | (Say) | Geocoris | bullatus | ||
| pantropical huntsman spider | Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus) | ARANEAE | Sparassidae | (Linnaeus) | Heteropoda | venatoria | ||
| large chestnut weevil | Curculio caryatrypes (Boheman) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (Boheman) | Curculio | caryatrypes |