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.
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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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 |
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broadhorned flour beetle | Gnatocerus cornutus (Fabricius) | COLEOPTERA | Tenebrionidae | (Fabricius) | Gnatocerus | cornutus | ||
broadnosed grain weevil | Caulophilus oryzae (Gyllenhal) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (Gyllenhal) | Caulophilus | oryzae | ||
broadwinged katydid | Microcentrum rhombifolium (Saussure) | ORTHOPTERA | Tettigoniidae | (Saussure) | Microcentrum | rhombifolium | ||
bromegrass seed midge | Contarinia bromicola (Marikovskij & Agafonova) | DIPTERA | Cecidomyiidae | (Marikovskij & Agafonova) | Contarinia | bromicola | ||
bronze appletree weevil | Magdalis aenescens LeConte | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | LeConte | Magdalis | aenescens | ||
bronze birch borer | Agrilus anxius Gory | COLEOPTERA | Buprestidae | Gory | Agrilus | anxius | ||
bronze leaf beetle | Diachus auratus (Fabricius) | COLEOPTERA | Chrysomelidae | (Fabricius) | Diachus | auratus | ||
bronze poplar borer | Agrilus liragus Barter & Brown | COLEOPTERA | Buprestidae | Barter & Brown | Agrilus | liragus | ||
bronzed cutworm | Nephelodes minians Guenée | LEPIDOPTERA | Noctuidae | Guenée | Nephelodes | minians | ||
brown chicken louse | Goniodes dissimilis Denny | PHTHIRAPTERA | Philopteridae | Denny | Goniodes | dissimilis | ||
brown citrus aphid | Aphis citricidus (Kirkaldy) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Kirkaldy) | Aphis | citricidus | 2020-02-04 12:00 | |
brown cockroach | Periplaneta brunnea Burmeister | BLATTODEA | Blattidae | Burmeister | Periplaneta | brunnea | ||
brown cotton leafworm | Tarache dacia (Druce) | LEPIDOPTERA | Noctuidae | (Druce) | Tarache | dacia | ||
brown dog tick | Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille) | ACARI | Ixodidae | (Latreille) | Rhipicephalus | sanguineus | ||
brown dung beetle | Digitonthophagus gazella (Fabricius) | COLEOPTERA | Scarabaeidae | (Fabricius) | Digitonthophagus | gazella | ||
brown flour mite | Gohieria fusca (Oudemans) | ACARI | Glycyphagidae | (Oudemans) | Gohieria | fusca | ||
brown garden snail | Cornu aspersum Müller | STYLOMMATOPHORA | Helicidae | Müller | Cornu | aspersum | ||
brown house moth | Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Stainton) | LEPIDOPTERA | Oecophoridae | (Stainton) | Hofmannophila | pseudospretella | ||
brown marmorated stink bug | Halyomorpha halys (Stål) | HEMIPTERA | Pentatomidae | (Stål) | Halyomorpha | halys | ||
brown mite | Bryobia rubrioculus (Scheuten) | ACARI | Tetranychidae | (Scheuten) | Bryobia | rubrioculus | ||
brown pineapple scale | Melanaspis bromiliae (Leonardi) | HEMIPTERA | Diaspididae | (Leonardi) | Melanaspis | bromiliae | ||
brown recluse spider | Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch & Mulaik | ARANEAE | Sicariidae | Gertsch & Mulaik | Loxosceles | reclusa | ||
brown saltmarsh mosquito | Aedes cantator (Coquillett) | DIPTERA | Culicidae | (Coquillett) | Aedes | cantator | ||
brown soft scale | Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus | HEMIPTERA | Coccidae | Linnaeus | Coccus | hesperidum | ||
brown speckled leafhopper | Paraphlepsius irroratus (Say) | HEMIPTERA | Cicadellidae | (Say) | Paraphlepsius | irroratus |