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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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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apple grain aphid | Rhopalosiphum oxyacanthae (Schrank) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Schrank) | Rhopalosiphum | oxyacanthae | ||
apple leafhopper | Empoasca maligna (Walsh) | HEMIPTERA | Cicadellidae | (Walsh) | Empoasca | maligna | ||
apple maggot | Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh) | DIPTERA | Tephritidae | (Walsh) | Rhagoletis | pomonella | 2023-11-29 12:00 | |
apple mealybug | Phenacoccus aceris (Signoret) | HEMIPTERA | Pseudococcidae | (Signoret) | Phenacoccus | aceris | ||
apple red bug | Lygidea mendax Reuter | HEMIPTERA | Miridae | Reuter | Lygidea | mendax | ||
apple rust mite | Aculus schlechtendali (Nalepa) | ACARI | Eriophyidae | (Nalepa) | Aculus | schlechtendali | ||
apple seed chalcid | Torymus varians (Walker) | HYMENOPTERA | Torymidae | (Walker) | Torymus | varians | ||
apple sucker | Cacopsylla mali (Schmidberger) | HEMIPTERA | Psyllidae | (Schmidberger) | Cacopsylla | mali | ||
tropical nut borer | Hypothenemus obscurus (Fabricius) | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | (Fabricius) | Hypothenemus | obscurus | ||
apple twig borer | Amphicerus bicaudatus (Say) | COLEOPTERA | Bostrichidae | (Say) | Amphicerus | bicaudatus | ||
apple-and-thorn skeletonizer | Choreutis pariana (Clerck) | LEPIDOPTERA | Choreutidae | (Clerck) | Choreutis | pariana | ||
appleleaf skeletonizer | Psorosina hammondi (Riley) | LEPIDOPTERA | Pyralidae | (Riley) | Psorosina | hammondi | ||
appleleaf trumpet miner | Tischeria malifoliella Clemens | LEPIDOPTERA | Tischeriidae | Clemens | Tischeria | malifoliella | ||
araucaria aphid | Neophyllaphis araucariae Takahashi | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Takahashi | Neophyllaphis | araucariae | ||
arborvitae leafminer | Argyresthia thuiella (Packard) | LEPIDOPTERA | Argyresthiidae | (Packard) | Argyresthia | thuiella | ||
arborvitae weevil | Phyllobius intrusus Kono | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | Kono | Phyllobius | intrusus | ||
Argentine ant | Linepithema humile (Mayr) | HYMENOPTERA | Formicidae | (Mayr) | Linepithema | humile | ||
argus tortoise beetle | Chelymorpha cassidea (Fabricius) | COLEOPTERA | Chrysomelidae | (Fabricius) | Chelymorpha | cassidea | ||
Arizona fivespined ips | Ips lecontei Swaine | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | Swaine | Ips | lecontei | ||
army cutworm | Euxoa auxiliaris (Grote) | LEPIDOPTERA | Noctuidae | (Grote) | Euxoa | auxiliaris | ||
armyworm | Mythimna unipuncta (Haworth) | LEPIDOPTERA | Noctuidae | (Haworth) | Mythimna | unipuncta | ||
arroyo willow stem-galling sawfly | Euura lasiolepis Smith | HYMENOPTERA | Tenthredinidae | Smith | Euura | lasiolepis | ||
artichoke plume moth | Platyptilia carduidactyla (Riley) | LEPIDOPTERA | Pterophoridae | (Riley) | Platyptilia | carduidactyla | ||
ash borer* | Podosesia syringae (Harris) | LEPIDOPTERA | Sesiidae | (Harris) | Podosesia | syringae | *Also called lilac borer | |
ash plant bug | Tropidosteptes amoenus Reuter | HEMIPTERA | Miridae | Reuter | Tropidosteptes | amoenus |