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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cotton leafminer | Stigmella gossypii (Forbes & Leonard) | LEPIDOPTERA | Nepticulidae | (Forbes & Leonard) | Stigmella | gossypii | ||
| cotton stainer | Dysdercus suturellus (Herrich-Schäffer) | HEMIPTERA | Pyrrhocoridae | (Herrich-Schäffer) | Dysdercus | suturellus | ||
| crinkled flannel moth | Lagoa crispata (Packard) | LEPIDOPTERA | Megalopygidae | (Packard) | Lagoa | crispata | ||
| Dehli Sands flower-loving fly | Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis Cazier | DIPTERA | Apioceridae | Cazier | Rhaphiomidas | terminatus abdominalis | ||
| depluming mite | Neocnemidocoptes gallinae (Railliet) | ACARI | Sarcoptidae | (Railliet) | Neocnemidocoptes | gallinae | ||
| devastating grasshopper | Melanoplus devastator Scudder | ORTHOPTERA | Acrididae | Scudder | Melanoplus | devastator | ||
| dingy cutworm | Feltia jaculifera (Guenée) | LEPIDOPTERA | Noctuidae | (Guenée) | Feltia | jaculifera | ||
| dog biting louse | Trichodectes canis (De Geer) | PSOCODEA | Trichodectidae | (De Geer) | Trichodectes | canis | ||
| dog sucking louse | Linognathus setosus (Olfers) | PSOCODEA | Linognathidae | (Olfers) | Linognathus | setosus | ||
| dusky stink bug | Euschistus tristigmus (Say) | HEMIPTERA | Pentatomidae | (Say) | Euschistus | tristigmus | ||
| eastern fivespined ips | Ips grandicollis (Eichhoff) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (Eichhoff) | Ips | grandicollis | ||
| eastern pine looper | Lambdina pellucidaria (Grote & Robinson) | LEPIDOPTERA | Geometridae | (Grote & Robinson) | Lambdina | pellucidaria | ||
| eastern pine seedworm | Cydia toreuta (Grote) | LEPIDOPTERA | Tortricidae | (Grote) | Cydia | toreuta | ||
| eastern pine shoot borer | Eucosma gloriola Heinrich | LEPIDOPTERA | Tortricidae | Heinrich | Eucosma | gloriola | ||
| eastern pine weevil | Pissodes nemorensis Germar | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | Germar | Pissodes | nemorensis | ||
| eggplant leafminer | Tildenia inconspicuella (Murtfeldt) | LEPIDOPTERA | Gelechiidae | (Murtfeldt) | Tildenia | inconspicuella | ||
| elm leafminer | Fenusa ulmi Sundeval | HYMENOPTERA | Tenthredinidae | Sundeval | Fenusa | ulmi | ||
| elm sphinx | Ceratomia amyntor (Geyer) | LEPIDOPTERA | Sphingidae | (Geyer) | Ceratomia | amyntor | ||
| emarginate ips | Ips emarginatus (LeConte) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (LeConte) | Ips | emarginatus | ||
| English grain aphid | Sitobion avenae (Fabricius) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Fabricius) | Sitobion | avenae | ||
| ermine moth | Yponomeuta padella (Linnaeus) | LEPIDOPTERA | Yponomeutidae | (Linnaeus) | Yponomeuta | padella | ||
| Eurasian pine adelgid | Pineus pini (Goeze) | HEMIPTERA | Adelgidae | (Goeze) | Pineus | pini | 2020-02-04 12:00 | |
| European alder leafminer | Fenusa dohrnii (Tischbein) | HYMENOPTERA | Tenthredinidae | (Tischbein) | Fenusa | dohrnii | ||
| European grain moth | Nemapogon granella (Linnaeus) | LEPIDOPTERA | Tineidae | (Linnaeus) | Nemapogon | granella | ||
| European pine sawfly | Neodiprion sertifer (Geoffroy) | HYMENOPTERA | Diprionidae | (Geoffroy) | Neodiprion | sertifer |