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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European pine shoot moth | Rhyacionia buoliana ([Denis & Schiffermüller]) | LEPIDOPTERA | Tortricidae | ([Denis & Schiffermüller]) | Rhyacionia | buoliana | ||
| false chinch bug | Nysius raphanus Howard | HEMIPTERA | Lygaeidae | Howard | Nysius | raphanus | ||
| Fijian ginger weevil | Elytroteinus subtruncatus (Fairmaire) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (Fairmaire) | Elytroteinus | subtruncatus | ||
| flat grain beetle | Cryptolestes pusillus (Schönherr) | COLEOPTERA | Laemophloeidae | (Schönherr) | Cryptolestes | pusillus | ||
| foreign grain beetle | Ahasverus advena (Waltl) | COLEOPTERA | Silvanidae | (Waltl) | Ahasverus | advena | ||
| fourlined plant bug | Poecilocapsus lineatus (Fabricius) | HEMIPTERA | Miridae | (Fabricius) | Poecilocapsus | lineatus | ||
| fringed orchid aphid | Cerataphis orchidearum (Westwood) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Westwood) | Cerataphis | orchidearum | ||
| gallmaking maple borer | Xylotrechus aceris Fisher | COLEOPTERA | Cerambycidae | Fisher | Xylotrechus | aceris | ||
| garden springtail | Bourletiella hortensis (Fitch) | COLLEMBOLA | Bourletiellidae | (Fitch) | Bourletiella | hortensis | ||
| ginger maggot | Eumerus figurans Walker | DIPTERA | Syrphidae | Walker | Eumerus | figurans | ||
| glassy-winged sharpshooter | Homalodisca vitripennis (Germar) | HEMIPTERA | Cicadellidae | (Germar) | Homalodisca | vitripennis | ||
| goat biting louse | Bovicola caprae (Gurlt) | PSOCODEA | Trichodectidae | (Gurlt) | Bovicola | caprae | ||
| goat sucking louse | Linognathus stenopsis (Burmeister) | PSOCODEA | Linognathidae | (Burmeister) | Linognathus | stenopsis | ||
| goldeneyed lacewing | Chrysopa oculata Say | NEUROPTERA | Chrysopidae | Say | Chrysopa | oculata | ||
| grain mite | Acarus siro Linnaeus | ACARI | Acaridae | Linnaeus | Acarus | siro | ||
| grain rust mite | Abacarus hystrix (Nalepa) | ACARI | Eriophyidae | (Nalepa) | Abacarus | hystrix | ||
| grain thrips | Limothrips cerealium (Haliday) | THYSANOPTERA | Thripidae | (Haliday) | Limothrips | cerealium | ||
| grape erineum mite | Colomerus vitis (Pagenstecher) | ACARI | Eriophyidae | (Pagenstecher) | Colomerus | vitis | ||
| grapevine aphid | Aphis illinoisensis Shimer | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Shimer | Aphis | illinoisensis | ||
| grapevine looper | Eulithis diversilineata (Hübner) | LEPIDOPTERA | Geometridae | (Hübner) | Eulithis | diversilineata | ||
| grass sheathminer | Cerodontha dorsalis (Loew) | DIPTERA | Agromyzidae | (Loew) | Cerodontha | dorsalis | ||
| gray pineapple mealybug | Dysmicoccus neobrevipes Beardsley | HEMIPTERA | Pseudococcidae | Beardsley | Dysmicoccus | neobrevipes | ||
| great ash sphinx | Sphinx chersis (Hübner) | LEPIDOPTERA | Sphingidae | (Hübner) | Sphinx | chersis | ||
| Great Basin wireworm | Ctenicera pruinina (Horn) | COLEOPTERA | Elateridae | (Horn) | Ctenicera | pruinina | ||
| green sphinx | Tinostoma smaragditis (Meyrick) | LEPIDOPTERA | Sphingidae | (Meyrick) | Tinostoma | smaragditis |