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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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
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