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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina mantid | Stagmomantis carolina (Johannson) | MANTODEA | Mantidae | (Johannson) | Stagmomantis | carolina | ||
| casemaking clothes moth | Tinea pellionella Linnaeus | LEPIDOPTERA | Tineidae | Linnaeus | Tinea | pellionella | ||
| catalpa sphinx | Ceratomia catalpae (Boisduval) | LEPIDOPTERA | Sphingidae | (Boisduval) | Ceratomia | catalpae | ||
| cattle biting louse | Bovicola bovis (Linnaeus) | PSOCODEA | Trichodectidae | (Linnaeus) | Bovicola | bovis | ||
| chainspotted geometer | Cingilia catenaria (Drury) | LEPIDOPTERA | Geometridae | (Drury) | Cingilia | catenaria | ||
| chinch bug | Blissus leucopterus leucopterus (Say) | HEMIPTERA | Blissidae | (Say) | Blissus | leucopterus leucopterus | ||
| Chinese dryinid | Pseudogonatopus hospes Perkins | HYMENOPTERA | Dryinidae | Perkins | Pseudogonatopus | hospes | ||
| Chinese mantid | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis Saussure | MANTODEA | Mantidae | Saussure | Tenodera | aridifolia sinensis | ||
| Chinese obscure scale | Parlatoreopsis chinensis (Marlatt) | HEMIPTERA | Diaspididae | (Marlatt) | Parlatoreopsis | chinensis | ||
| Chinese rose beetle | Adoretus sinicus Burmeister | COLEOPTERA | Scarabaeidae | Burmeister | Adoretus | sinicus | ||
| chrysanthemum leafminer | Chromatomyia syngenesiae Hardy | DIPTERA | Agromyzidae | Hardy | Chromatomyia | syngenesiae | ||
| cinereous cockroach | Nauphoeta cinerea (Olivier) | BLATTODEA | Blaberidae | (Olivier) | Nauphoeta | cinerea | ||
| cinnabar moth | Tyria jacobaeae (Linnaeus) | LEPIDOPTERA | Erebidae | (Linnaeus) | Tyria | jacobaeae | ||
| clearwinged grasshopper | Camnula pellucida (Scudder) | ORTHOPTERA | Acrididae | (Scudder) | Camnula | pellucida | ||
| cloudywinged whitefly | Dialeurodes citrifolii (Morgan) | HEMIPTERA | Aleyrodidae | (Morgan) | Dialeurodes | citrifolii | ||
| cochineal insect | Dactylopius coccus Costa | HEMIPTERA | Dactylopiidae | Costa | Dactylopius | coccus | ||
| coconut leafminer | Agonoxena argaula Meyrick | LEPIDOPTERA | Agonoxenidae | Meyrick | Agonoxena | argaula | ||
| codling moth | Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus) | LEPIDOPTERA | Tortricidae | (Linnaeus) | Cydia | pomonella | ||
| Columbia Basin wireworm | Limonius subauratus LeConte | COLEOPTERA | Elateridae | LeConte | Limonius | subauratus | ||
| columbine borer | Papaipema leucostigma (Harris) | LEPIDOPTERA | Noctuidae | (Harris) | Papaipema | leucostigma | ||
| Comanche lacewing | Chrysoperla comanche (Banks) | NEUROPTERA | Chrysopidae | (Banks) | Chrysoperla | comanche | ||
| common green lacewing | Chrysoperla plorabunda (Fitch) | NEUROPTERA | Chrysopidae | (Fitch) | Chrysoperla | plorabunda | ||
| confusing bumble bee | Bombus perplexus (Cresson) | HYMENOPTERA | Apidae | (Cresson) | Bombus | perplexus | ||
| corn blotch leafminer | Agromyza parvicornis Loew | DIPTERA | Agromyzidae | Loew | Agromyza | parvicornis | ||
| cosmopolitan grain psocid | Lachesilla pedicularia (Linnaeus) | PSOCODEA | Lachesillidae | (Linnaeus) | Lachesilla | pedicularia |