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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sunflower maggot | Strauzia longipennis (Wiedemann) | DIPTERA | Tephritidae | (Wiedemann) | Strauzia | longipennis | 2023-11-29 12:00 | |
| sunflower midge | Contarinia schulzi Gagné | DIPTERA | Cecidomyiidae | Gagné | Contarinia | schulzi | ||
| sunflower moth | Homoeosoma electellum (Hulst) | LEPIDOPTERA | Pyralidae | (Hulst) | Homoeosoma | electellum | ||
| sunflower root weevil | Baris strenua (LeConte) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (LeConte) | Baris | strenua | ||
| sunflower seed midge | Neolasioptera murtfeldtiana (Felt) | DIPTERA | Cecidomyiidae | (Felt) | Neolasioptera | murtfeldtiana | ||
| sunflower spittlebug | Clastoptera xanthocephala Germar | HEMIPTERA | Cercopidae | Germar | Clastoptera | xanthocephala | ||
| sunflower stem weevil | Cylindrocopturus adspersus (LeConte) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (LeConte) | Cylindrocopturus | adspersus | ||
| Surinam cockroach | Pycnoscelus surinamensis (Linnaeus) | BLATTODEA | Blaberidae | (Linnaeus) | Pycnoscelus | surinamensis | ||
| Swaine jack pine sawfly | Neodiprion swainei Middleton | HYMENOPTERA | Diprionidae | Middleton | Neodiprion | swainei | ||
| swallow bug | Oeciacus vicarius Horvath | HEMIPTERA | Cimicidae | Horvath | Oeciacus | vicarius | ||
| Swede midge | Contarinia nasturtii Kieffer | DIPTERA | Cecidomyiidae | Kieffer | Contarinia | nasturtii | ||
| sweetclover aphid | Therioaphis riehmi (Börner) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Börner) | Therioaphis | riehmi | ||
| sweetclover root borer | Walshia miscecolorella (Chambers) | LEPIDOPTERA | Cosmopterigidae | (Chambers) | Walshia | miscecolorella | ||
| sweetclover weevil | Sitona cylindricollis (Förster) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (Förster) | Sitona | cylindricollis | ||
| sweetfern leaf casebearer | Acrobasis comptoniella Hulst | LEPIDOPTERA | Pyralidae | Hulst | Acrobasis | comptoniella | ||
| sweetpotato flea beetle | Chaetocnema confinis Crotch | COLEOPTERA | Chrysomelidae | Crotch | Chaetocnema | confinis | ||
| sweetpotato hornworm | Agrius cingulata (Fabricius) | LEPIDOPTERA | Sphingidae | (Fabricius) | Agrius | cingulata | ||
| sweetpotato leaf beetle | Typophorus nigritus viridicyaneus (Crotch) | COLEOPTERA | Chrysomelidae | (Crotch) | Typophorus | nigritus viridicyaneus | ||
| sweetpotato leafminer | Bedellia orchilella Walsingham | LEPIDOPTERA | Bedellidae | Walsingham | Bedellia | orchilella | ||
| sweetpotato leafroller | Lygropia tripunctata (Fabricius) | LEPIDOPTERA | Crambidae | (Fabricius) | Lygropia | tripunctata | ||
| sweetpotato vine borer | Omphisa anastomosalis (Guenée) | LEPIDOPTERA | Crambidae | (Guenée) | Omphisa | anastomosalis | ||
| sweetpotato weevil | Cylas formicarius elegantulus (Summers) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (Summers) | Cylas | formicarius elegantulus | ||
| sweetpotato whitefly | Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) | HEMIPTERA | Aleyrodidae | (Gennadius) | Bemisia | tabaci | ||
| sycamore lace bug | Corythucha ciliata (Say) | HEMIPTERA | Tingidae | (Say) | Corythucha | ciliata | ||
| sycamore leaf beetle | Neochlamisus platani (Brown) | COLEOPTERA | Chrysomelidae | (Brown) | Neochlamisus | platani |