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. toto slot
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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apple aphid | Aphis pomi De Geer | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | De Geer | Aphis | pomi | ||
| apple grain aphid | Rhopalosiphum oxyacanthae (Schrank) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Schrank) | Rhopalosiphum | oxyacanthae | ||
| araucaria aphid | Neophyllaphis araucariae Takahashi | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Takahashi | Neophyllaphis | araucariae | ||
| asparagus aphid | Brachycorynella asparagi (Mordvilko) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Mordvilko) | Brachycorynella | asparagi | ||
| balsam twig aphid | Mindarus pinicola (Thomas) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Thomas) | Mindarus | pinicola | 2020-02-04 12:00 | |
| banana aphid | Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Coquerel | Pentalonia | nigronervosa | ||
| banyan aphid | Reticulaphis fici (Takahashi) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Takahashi) | Reticulaphis | fici | 2020-02-04 12:00 | |
| bean aphid | Aphis fabae Scopoli | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Scopoli | Aphis | fabae | ||
| beech blight aphid | Grylloprociphilus imbricator (Fitch) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Fitch) | Grylloprociphilus | imbricator | ||
| bird cherry-oat aphid | Rhopalosiphum padi (Linnaeus) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Linnaeus) | Rhopalosiphum | padi | ||
| black cherry aphid | Myzus cerasi (Fabricius) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Fabricius) | Myzus | cerasi | ||
| black citrus aphid | Aphis aurantii Boyer de Fonscolombe | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Boyer de Fonscolombe | Aphis | aurantii | 2020-02-04 12:00 | |
| black peach aphid | Brachycaudus persicae (Passerini) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Passerini) | Brachycaudus | persicae | ||
| black pecan aphid | Melanocallis caryaefoliae (Davis) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Davis) | Melanocallis | caryaefoliae | ||
| blackmargined aphid | Monellia caryella (Fitch) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Fitch) | Monellia | caryella | ||
| boxelder aphid | Periphyllus negundinis (Thomas) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Thomas) | Periphyllus | negundinis | ||
| brown citrus aphid | Aphis citricidus (Kirkaldy) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Kirkaldy) | Aphis | citricidus | 2020-02-04 12:00 | |
| buckthorn aphid | Aphis nasturtii Kaltenbach | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Kaltenbach | Aphis | nasturtii | ||
| cabbage aphid | Brevicoryne brassicae (Linnaeus) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Linnaeus) | Brevicoryne | brassicae | ||
| caragana aphid | Acyrthosiphon caraganae (Cholodkovsky) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Cholodkovsky) | Acyrthosiphon | caraganae | ||
| Carolina conifer aphid | Cinara atlantica (Wilson) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Wilson) | Cinara | atlantica | ||
| celery aphid | Semiaphis heraclei Takahashi | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Takahashi) | Semiaphis | heraclei | 2020-02-04 12:00 | |
| chrysanthemum aphid | Macrosiphoniella sanborni (Gillette) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Gillette) | Macrosiphoniella | sanborni | ||
| clover aphid | Nearctaphis bakeri (Cowen) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Cowen) | Nearctaphis | bakeri | ||
| clover aphid parasite | Aphelinus lapisligni Howard | HYMENOPTERA | Aphelinidae | Howard | Aphelinus | lapisligni | 2023-11-13 12:00 |