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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| longleaf pine seedworm | Cydia ingens (Heinrich) | LEPIDOPTERA | Tortricidae | (Heinrich) | Cydia | ingens | ||
| mahogany leafminer | Phyllocnistis meliacella Becker | LEPIDOPTERA | Gracillariidae | Becker | Phyllocnistis | meliacella | ||
| margined blister beetle | Epicauta funebris Horn | COLEOPTERA | Meloidae | Horn | Epicauta | funebris | ||
| Mediterranean pine engraver | Orthotomicus erosus (Wollaston) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (Wollaston) | Orthotomicus | erosus | ||
| merchant grain beetle | Oryzaephilus mercator (Fauvel) | COLEOPTERA | Silvanidae | (Fauvel) | Oryzaephilus | mercator | ||
| mining scale | Howardia biclavis (Comstock) | HEMIPTERA | Diaspididae | (Comstock) | Howardia | biclavis | ||
| mint aphid | Ovatus crataegarius (Walker) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Walker) | Ovatus | crataegarius | ||
| minute egg parasite | Trichogramma minutum Riley | HYMENOPTERA | Trichogrammatidae | Riley | Trichogramma | minutum | ||
| minute pirate bug | Orius tristicolor (White) | HEMIPTERA | Anthocoridae | (White) | Orius | tristicolor | ||
| Monterey pine cone beetle | Conophthorus radiatae Hopkins | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | Hopkins | Conophthorus | radiatae | ||
| Monterey pine resin midge | Cecidomyia resinicoloides Williams | DIPTERA | Cecidomyiidae | Williams | Cecidomyia | resinicoloides | ||
| Monterey pine weevil | Pissodes radiatae Hopkins | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | Hopkins | Pissodes | radiatae | ||
| morningglory leafminer | Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller) | LEPIDOPTERA | Bedellidae | (Zeller) | Bedellia | somnulentella | ||
| mountain leafhopper | Colladonus montanus (Van Duzee) | HEMIPTERA | Cicadellidae | (Van Duzee) | Colladonus | montanus | ||
| mountain pine beetle | Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | Hopkins | Dendroctonus | ponderosae | ||
| mountain pine coneworm | Dioryctria yatesi Mutuura & Munroe | LEPIDOPTERA | Pyralidae | Mutuura & Munroe | Dioryctria | yatesi | ||
| mountain-ash sawfly | Pristiphora geniculata (Hartig) | HYMENOPTERA | Tenthredinidae | (Hartig) | Pristiphora | geniculata | ||
| mourningcloak butterfly | Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus) | LEPIDOPTERA | Nymphalidae | (Linnaeus) | Nymphalis | antiopa | ||
| mullein thrips | Haplothrips verbasci (Osborn) | THYSANOPTERA | Phlaeothripidae | (Osborn) | Haplothrips | verbasci | ||
| Nantucket pine tip moth | Rhyacionia frustrana (Comstock) | LEPIDOPTERA | Tortricidae | (Comstock) | Rhyacionia | frustrana | ||
| narrownecked grain beetle | Omonadus floralis (Linnaeus) | COLEOPTERA | Anthicidae | (Linnaeus) | Omonadus | floralis | ||
| narrowwinged mantid | Tenodera augustipennis Saussure | MANTODEA | Mantidae | Saussure | Tenodera | augustipennis | ||
| native holly leafminer | Phytomyza ilicicola Loew | DIPTERA | Agromyzidae | Loew | Phytomyza | ilicicola | ||
| New Guinea sugarcane weevil | Rhabdoscelus obscurus (Boisduval) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (Boisduval) | Rhabdoscelus | obscurus | ||
| oak clearwing moth | Paranthrene asilipennis (Guérin-Méneville) | LEPIDOPTERA | Sesiidae | (Guérin-Méneville) | Paranthrene | asilipennis |