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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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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banana aphid | Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Coquerel | Pentalonia | nigronervosa | ||
banana root borer | Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (Germar) | Cosmopolites | sordidus | ||
banana skipper | Erionota thrax (Linnaeus) | LEPIDOPTERA | Hesperiidae | (Linnaeus) | Erionota | thrax | ||
banded alder borer | Rosalia funebris Motschulsky | COLEOPTERA | Cerambycidae | Motschulsky | Rosalia | funebris | ||
banded ash clearwing | Podosesia aureocincta Purrington & Nielsen | LEPIDOPTERA | Sesiidae | Purrington & Nielsen | Podosesia | aureocincta | ||
banded cucumber beetle | Diabrotica balteata LeConte | COLEOPTERA | Chrysomelidae | LeConte | Diabrotica | balteata | ||
banded elm bark beetle | Scolytus schevyrewi Semenov | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | Semenov | Scolytus | schevyrewi | ||
banded greenhouse thrips | Hercinothrips femoralis (O.M. Reuter) | THYSANOPTERA | Thripidae | (O.M. Reuter) | Hercinothrips | femoralis | ||
banded hickory borer | Knulliana cincta (Drury) | COLEOPTERA | Cerambycidae | (Drury) | Knulliana | cincta | ||
banded sunflower moth | Cochylis hospes Walsingham | LEPIDOPTERA | Tortricidae | Walsingham | Cochylis | hospes | ||
banded wood snail | Cepaea nemoralis (Linnaeus) | STYLOMMATOPHORA | Helicidae | (Linnaeus) | Cepaea | nemoralis | ||
banded woollybear | Pyrrharctia isabella (J.E. Smith) | LEPIDOPTERA | Erebidae | (J.E. Smith) | Pyrrharctia | isabella | ||
bandedwinged whitefly | Trialeurodes abutiloneus (Haldeman) | HEMIPTERA | Aleyrodidae | (Haldeman) | Trialeurodes | abutiloneus | ||
Banks grass mite | Oligonychus pratensis (Banks) | ACARI | Tetranychidae | (Banks) | Oligonychus | pratensis | ||
banyan aphid | Reticulaphis fici (Takahashi) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Takahashi) | Reticulaphis | fici | 2020-02-04 12:00 | |
Barber brown lacewing | Sympherobius barberi (Banks) | NEUROPTERA | Hemerobiidae | (Banks) | Sympherobius | barberi | ||
barberpole caterpillar | Mimoschinia rufofascialis (Stephens) | LEPIDOPTERA | Crambidae | (Stephens) | Mimoschinia | rufofascialis | ||
barley jointworm | Tetramesa hordei (Harris) | HYMENOPTERA | Eurytomidae | (Harris) | Tetramesa | hordei | ||
barnacle scale | Ceroplastes cirripediformis Comstock | HEMIPTERA | Coccidae | Comstock | Ceroplastes | cirripediformis | ||
basswood lace bug | Gargaphia tiliae (Walsh) | HEMIPTERA | Tingidae | (Walsh) | Gargaphia | tiliae | ||
basswood leafminer | Baliosus nervosus (Panzer) | COLEOPTERA | Chrysomelidae | (Panzer) | Baliosus | nervosus | ||
basswood leafroller | Pantographa limata (Grote & Robinson) | LEPIDOPTERA | Crambidae | (Grote & Robinson) | Pantographa | limata | ||
basswood thrips | Neohydatothrips tiliae Hood | THYSANOPTERA | Thripidae | Hood | Neohydatothrips | tiliae | ||
beachgrass scale | Acanthococcus carolinae (Williams) | HEMIPTERA | Eriococcidae | (Williams) | Acanthococcus | carolinae | ||
bean aphid | Aphis fabae Scopoli | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Scopoli | Aphis | fabae |