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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin bumble bee | Bombus franklini Frison | HYMENOPTERA | Apidae | Frison | Bombus | franklini | ||
| Franklin bumble bee | Bombus franklini Frison | HYMENOPTERA | Apidae | Frison | Bombus | franklini | ||
| Hunt bumble bee | Bombus huntii Greene | HYMENOPTERA | Apidae | Greene | Bombus | huntii | ||
| black tail bumble bee | Bombus melanopygus Nylander | HYMENOPTERA | Apidae | Nylander | Bombus | melanopygus | ||
| fuzzy-horned bumble bee | Bombus mixtus Cresson | HYMENOPTERA | Apidae | Cresson | Bombus | mixtus | ||
| Morrison bumble bee | Bombus morrisoni Cresson | HYMENOPTERA | Apidae | Cresson | Bombus | morrisoni | ||
| Nevada bumble bee | Bombus nevadensis Cresson | HYMENOPTERA | Apidae | Cresson | Bombus | nevadensis | ||
| Sonoran bumble bee | Bombus pensylvanicus subsp. sonorus Say | HYMENOPTERA | Apidae | Say | Bombus | pensylvanicus subsp. sonorus | ||
| Sitka bumble bee | Bombus sitkensis Nylander | HYMENOPTERA | Apidae | Nylander | Bombus | sitkensis | ||
| forest bumble bee | Bombus sylvicola Kirby | HYMENOPTERA | Apidae | Kirby | Bombus | sylvicola | ||
| van Dyke bumble bee | Bombus vandykei Frison | HYMENOPTERA | Apidae | Frison | Bombus | vandykei | ||
| Vosnesensky bumble bee | Bombus vosnesenskii Radoszkowski | HYMENOPTERA | Apidae | Radoszkowski | Bombus | vosnesenskii |