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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| oak sapling borer | Goes tesselatus (Haldeman) | COLEOPTERA | Cerambycidae | (Haldeman) | Goes | tesselatus | ||
| onespotted stink bug | Euschistus variolarius (Palisot de Beauvois) | HEMIPTERA | Pentatomidae | (Palisot de Beauvois) | Euschistus | variolarius | ||
| orange mint moth | Pyrausta orphisalis Walker | LEPIDOPTERA | Crambidae | Walker | Pyrausta | orphisalis | ||
| orange spiny whitefly | Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance) | HEMIPTERA | Aleyrodidae | (Quaintance) | Aleurocanthus | spiniferus | ||
| oriental stink bug | Plautia stali Scott | HEMIPTERA | Pentatomidae | Scott | Plautia | stali | ||
| oval guineapig louse | Gyropus ovalis Burmeister | PSOCODEA | Gyropidae | Burmeister | Gyropus | ovalis | ||
| Pacific kissing bug | Oncocephalus pacificus (Kirkaldy) | HEMIPTERA | Reduviidae | (Kirkaldy) | Oncocephalus | pacificus | ||
| painted beauty | Vanessa virginiensis (Drury) | LEPIDOPTERA | Nymphalidae | (Drury) | Vanessa | virginiensis | ||
| painted hickory borer | Megacyllene caryae (Gahan) | COLEOPTERA | Cerambycidae | (Gahan) | Megacyllene | caryae | ||
| painted lady | Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus) | LEPIDOPTERA | Nymphalidae | (Linnaeus) | Vanessa | cardui | ||
| painted leafhopper | Endria inimica (Say) | HEMIPTERA | Cicadellidae | (Say) | Endria | inimica | ||
| painted maple aphid | Drepanaphis acerifoliae (Thomas) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Thomas) | Drepanaphis | acerifoliae | ||
| pale leafcutting bee | Megachile concinna Smith | HYMENOPTERA | Megachilidae | Smith | Megachile | concinna | ||
| parasitic grain wasp | Cephalonomia waterstoni Gahan | HYMENOPTERA | Bethylidae | Gahan | Cephalonomia | waterstoni | ||
| pea leafminer | Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) | DIPTERA | Agromyzidae | (Blanchard) | Liriomyza | huidobrensis | ||
| pecan serpentine leafminer | Stigmella juglandifoliella (Clemens) | LEPIDOPTERA | Nepticulidae | (Clemens) | Stigmella | juglandifoliella | ||
| Philippine katydid | Phaneroptera furcifera Stål | ORTHOPTERA | Tettigoniidae | Stål | Phaneroptera | furcifera | ||
| pine bark adelgid | Pineus strobi (Hartig) | HEMIPTERA | Adelgidae | (Hartig) | Pineus | strobi | ||
| pine bud mite | Trisetacus pini (Nalepa) | ACARI | Phytopidae | (Nalepa) | Trisetacus | pini | ||
| pine butterfly | Neophasia menapia (Felder & Felder) | LEPIDOPTERA | Pieridae | (Felder & Felder) | Neophasia | menapia | ||
| pine candle moth | Exoteleia nepheos Freeman | LEPIDOPTERA | Gelechiidae | Freeman | Exoteleia | nepheos | ||
| pine chafer | Anomala oblivia Horn | COLEOPTERA | Scarabaeidae | Horn | Anomala | oblivia | ||
| pine colaspis | Colaspis pini Barber | COLEOPTERA | Chrysomelidae | Barber | Colaspis | pini | ||
| pine conelet bug | Pappus luridus (Reuter) | HEMIPTERA | Miridae | (Reuter) | Pappus | luridus | ||
| pine conelet looper | Nepytia semiclusaria (Walker) | LEPIDOPTERA | Geometridae | (Walker) | Nepytia | semiclusaria |