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. slot thailand

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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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
araucaria mealybug Acanthococcus araucariae (Maskell) HEMIPTERA Eriococcidae (Maskell) Acanthococcus araucariae
hibiscus erineum mite Aceria hibisci (Nalepa) ACARI Eriophyidae (Nalepa) Aceria hibisci
spiraling whitefly Aleurodicus dispersus Russell HEMIPTERA Aleyrodidae Russell Aleurodicus dispersus
anthurium whitefly Aleurotulus anthuricola Nakahara HEMIPTERA Aleyrodidae Nakahara Aleurotulus anthuricola
sweet potato delphacid Aloha ipomoeae Kirkaldy HEMIPTERA Delphacidae Kirkaldy Aloha ipomoeae
sugarcane leafmining beetle Aphanisticus cochinchinae seminulum Obenberger COLEOPTERA Buprestidae Obenberger Aphanisticus conchinchinae seminulum
western pygmy blue Brephidium exilis (Boisduval) LEPIDOPTERA Lycaenidae (Boisduval) Brephidium exilis
angraecum scale Conchaspis angraeci Cockerell HEMIPTERA Conchaspididae Cockerell Conchaspis angraeci
banana rind thrips Elixothrips brevisetis (Bagnall) THYSANOPTERA Thripidae (Bagnall) Elixothrips brevisetis
pomegranate leafcurl mite Eriophyes granati (Canestrini & Massalono) ACARI Eriophyidae (Canestrini & Massalono) Eriophyes granati
two-spotted cricket Gryllus bimaculatus DeGeer ORTHOPTERA Gryllidae DeGeer Gryllus bimaculatus
flyspeck scale Gymnaspis aechmeae Newstead HEMIPTERA Diaspididae Newstead Gymnaspis aechmeae
leucaena psyllid Heteropsylla cubana Crawford HEMIPTERA Psyllidae Crawford Heteropsylla cubana
sugarcane lace bug Leptodictya tabida (Herrich-Schaeffer) HEMIPTERA Tingidae (Herrich-Schaeffer) Leptodictya tabida
Blackburn's sphinx moth Manduca blackburni (Butler) LEPIDOPTERA Sphingidae (Butler) Manduca blackburni
podocarpus aphid Neophyllaphis podocarpi Takahashi HEMIPTERA Aphididae Takahashi Neophyllaphis podocarpi
wekiu bug Nysius wekiuicola Ashlock & Gange HEMIPTERA Lygaeidae Ashlock & Gagne Nysius wekiuicola
guava moth Ophiusa disjungens (Walker) LEPIDOPTERA Noctuidae (Walker) Ophiusa disjungens
croton whitefly Orchamoplatus mammaeferus (Quaintance & Baker) HEMIPTERA Aleyrodidae (Quaintance & Baker) Orchamoplatus mammaeferus
taro root aphid Patchiella reaumuri (Kaltenbach) HEMIPTERA Aphididae (Kaltenbach) Patchiella reaumuri
dendrobium mealybug Pseudococcus dendrobiorum Williams HEMIPTERA Pseudococcidae Williams Pseudococcus dendrobiorum
banana mealybug Pseudococcus elisae Borchsenius HEMIPTERA Pseudococcidae Borchsenius Pseudococcus elisae
torpedo bug Siphanta acuta (Walker) HEMIPTERA Flatidae (Walker) Siphanta acuta
yam hawk moth Theretra nessus (Drury) LEPIDOPTERA Sphingidae (Drury) Theretra nessus
melon thrips Thrips palmi Karny THYSANOPTERA Thripidae Karny Thrips palmi