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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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
Hawaiian happy face spider Theridion grallator Simon ARANEAE Theridiidae Simon Theridion grallator
European cherry fruit fly Rhagoletis cerasi (L.) DIPTERA Tephritidae (L.) Rhagoletis cerasi 2023-11-29 12:00
northern red oak kermes Allokermes kingii HEMIPTERA Kermesidae (Cockerell) Allokermes kingii
pin oak kermes Allokermes galliformis HEMIPTERA Kermesidae (Riley) Allokermes galliformis
pubescent leaf kermes Nanokermes pubescens HEMIPTERA Kermesidae (Bogue) Nanokermes pubescens
West Indian drywood termite Cryptotermes brevis BLATTODEA Kalotermitidae (Walker) Cryptotermes brevis
bermudagrass stem maggot Atherigona reversura DIPTERA Muscidae Villenueve Atherigona reversura
great tree cricket Oecanthus major ORTHOPTERA Gryllidae Walker Oecanthus major
cannabis aphid Phorodon cannabis HEMIPTERA Aphididae Passerini Phorodon cannabis
Asian longhorned tick Haemaphysalis longicornis ACARI Ixodidae Neumann Haemaphysalis longicornis
slender twig ant Pseudomyrmex gracilis HYMENOPTERA Formicidae (Fabricius) Pseudomyrmex gracilis
Eurasian hemp borer Grapholita delineana LEPIDOPTERA Tortricidae (Walker) Grapholita delineana 2019-04-23 12:00
tattooed wasps Zagrammosoma spp. HYMENOPTERA Eulophidae (Ashmead) Zagrammosoma spp. 2019-04-23 12:00
Allard's tree cricket Oecanthus allardi ORTHOPTERA Gryllidae T. Walker and Gurney Oecanthus allardi 2019-04-23 12:00
Allard’s ground cricket Allonemobius allardi ORTHOPTERA Gryllidae (Alexander & Thomas 1959) Allonemobius allardi 2019-04-23 12:00
black salt marsh mosquito Aedes (Ochlerotatus) taeniorhynchus DIPTERA Culicidae (Wiedemann) Aedes (Ochlerotatus) taeniorhynchus 2019-04-23 12:00
yaupon psyllid Gyropsylla ilecis HEMIPTERA Aphalaridae (Ashmead) Gyropsylla ilecis 2019-07-16 12:00
elm seed bug Arocatus melanocephalus HEMIPTERA Lygaeidae (Fabricius) Arocatus melanocephalus 2019-09-13 12:00
soybean gall midge Resseliella maxima DIPTERA Cecidomyiidae Gagné Resseliella maxima 2019-09-13 12:00
white-mold gall midge Karshomyia caulicola Coquillett DIPTERA Cecidomyiidae Coquillett Karshomyia caulicola 2020-04-16 12:00
three-lined cockroach Luridiblatta (Phyllodromica) trivittata (Serville) BLATTODEA Ectobiidae (Serville) Luridiblatta (Phyllodromica) trivittata 2020-04-16 12:00
yellow poplar weevil Odontopus calceatus (Say) COLEOPTERA Curculionidae (Say) Odontopus calceatus 2020-04-16 12:00
flatheaded hackberry borer Agrilus macer (LeConte) COLEOPTERA Buprestidae (LeConte) Agrilus macer 2020-03-04 12:00
crypt gall wasp Bassettia pallida (Ashmead 1896) HYMENOPTERA Cynipidae (Ashmead 1896) Bassettia pallida
giant walkingstick Megaphasma denticrus (Stål) PHASMATODEA Diapheromeridae (Stål) Megaphasma denticrus