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. slot thailand
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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sheep biting louse | Bovicola ovis (Schrank) | PSOCODEA | Trichodectidae | (Schrank) | Bovicola | ovis | ||
| sheep bot fly | Oestrus ovis Linnaeus | DIPTERA | Oestridae | Linnaeus | Oestrus | ovis | ||
| sheep follicle mite | Demodex ovis Railliet | ACARI | Demodicidae | Railliet | Demodex | ovis | ||
| sheep ked | Melophagus ovinus (Linnaeus) | DIPTERA | Hippoboscidae | (Linnaeus) | Melophagus | ovinus | ||
| sheep scab mite | Psoroptes ovis (Hering) | ACARI | Psoroptidae | (Hering) | Psoroptes | ovis | ||
| shieldbacked pine seed bug | Tetyra bipunctata (Herrich-Schäffer) | HEMIPTERA | Scutelleridae | (Herrich-Schäffer) | Tetyra | bipunctata | ||
| shortleaf pine cone borer | Eucosma cocana Kearfott | LEPIDOPTERA | Tortricidae | Kearfott | Eucosma | cocana | ||
| shortnosed cattle louse | Haematopinus eurysternus (Nitzsch) | PSOCODEA | Haematopinidae | (Nitzsch) | Haematopinus | eurysternus | ||
| shortwinged mole cricket | Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus (Scudder) | ORTHOPTERA | Gryllotalpidae | (Scudder) | Neoscapteriscus | abbreviatus | ||
| shothole borer | Scolytus rugulosus (Müller) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (Müller) | Scolytus | rugulosus | ||
| Sigmoid fungus beetle | Cryptophagus varus Woodroffe & Coombs | COLEOPTERA | Cryptophagidae | Woodroffe & Coombs | Cryptophagus | varus | ||
| silkworm | Bombyx mori (Linnaeus) | LEPIDOPTERA | Bombycidae | (Linnaeus) | Bombyx | mori | ||
| silky ant | Formica fusca Linnaeus | HYMENOPTERA | Formicidae | Linnaeus | Formica | fusca | ||
| silky cane weevil | Metamasius hemipterus sericeus (Olivier) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (Olivier) | Metamasius | hemipterus sericeus | ||
| silver fir beetle | Pseudohylesinus sericeus (Mannerheim) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (Mannerheim) | Pseudohylesinus | sericeus | ||
| silverfish | Lepisma saccharina Linnaeus | THYSANURA | Lepismatidae | Linnaeus | Lepisma | saccharina | ||
| silverspotted skipper | Epargyreus clarus (Cramer) | LEPIDOPTERA | Hesperiidae | (Cramer) | Epargyreus | clarus | ||
| silverspotted tiger moth | Lophocampa argentata (Packard) | LEPIDOPTERA | Erebidae | (Packard) | Lophocampa | argentata | ||
| sinuate lady beetle | Hippodamia sinuata Mulsant | COLEOPTERA | Coccinellidae | Mulsant | Hippodamia | sinuata | ||
| sinuate peartree borer | Agrilus sinuatus (Oliver) | COLEOPTERA | Buprestidae | (Oliver) | Agrilus | sinuatus | ||
| Sitka spruce weevil* | Pissodes strobi (Peck) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (Peck) | Pissodes | strobi | *Also called Englemann spruce weevil and white pine weevil | |
| sixspined ips | Ips calligraphus (Germar) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (Germar) | Ips | calligraphus | ||
| sixspotted mite | Eotetranychus sexmaculatus (Riley) | ACARI | Tetranychidae | (Riley) | Eotetranychus | sexmaculatus | ||
| sixspotted thrips | Scolothrips sexmaculatus (Pergande) | THYSANOPTERA | Thripidae | (Pergande) | Scolothrips | sexmaculatus | ||
| slash pine flower thrips | Gnophothrips fuscus (Morgan) | THYSANOPTERA | Phlaeothripidae | (Morgan) | Gnophothrips | fuscus |