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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sapwood timberworm | Elateroides lugubris (Say) | COLEOPTERA | Lymexylidae | (Say) | Hylecoetus | lugubris | ||
| Saratoga spittlebug | Aphrophora saratogensis (Fitch) | HEMIPTERA | Cercopidae | (Fitch) | Aphrophora | saratogensis | ||
| satin moth | Leucoma salicis (Linnaeus) | LEPIDOPTERA | Erebidae | (Linnaeus) | Leucoma | salicis | ||
| Saunders embiid | Oligotoma saundersii (Westwood) | EMBIIDINA | Oligotomidae | (Westwood) | Oligotoma | saundersii | ||
| sawtoothed grain beetle | Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Linnaeus) | COLEOPTERA | Silvanidae | (Linnaeus) | Oryzaephilus | surinamensis | ||
| Say blister beetle | Lytta sayi (LeConte) | COLEOPTERA | Meloidae | (LeConte) | Lytta | sayi | ||
| Say stink bug | Chlorochroa sayi (Stål) | HEMIPTERA | Pentatomidae | (Stål) | Chlorochroa | sayi | ||
| scab mite | Psoroptes equi (Raspail) | ACARI | Psoroptidae | (Raspail) | Psoroptes | equi | ||
| scaly grain mite | Suidasia nesbitti Hughes | ACARI | Acaridae | Hughes | Suidasia | nesbitti | ||
| scalyleg mite | Knemidokoptes mutans (Robin & Lanquetin) | ACARI | Sarcoptidae | (Robin & Lanquetin) | Knemidokoptes | mutans | ||
| scarlet oak sawfly | Caliroa quercuscoccineae (Dyar) | HYMENOPTERA | Tenthredinidae | (Dyar) | Caliroa | quercuscoccineae | ||
| Schaus swallowtail | Papilio aristodemus ponceanus Schaus | LEPIDOPTERA | Papilionidae | Schaus | Papilio | aristodemus ponceanus | ||
| Schoene spider mite | Tetranychus schoenei McGregor | ACARI | Tetranychidae | McGregor | Tetranychus | schoenei | ||
| screwworm | Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) | DIPTERA | Calliphoridae | (Coquerel) | Cochliomyia | hominivorax | ||
| sculptured pine borer | Chalcophora angulicollis (LeConte) | COLEOPTERA | Buprestidae | (LeConte) | Chalcophora | angulicollis | ||
| scurfy scale | Chionaspis furfura (Fitch) | HEMIPTERA | Diaspididae | (Fitch) | Chionaspis | furfura | ||
| secondary screwworm | Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius) | DIPTERA | Calliphoridae | (Fabricius) | Cochliomyia | macellaria | ||
| seedcorn beetle | Stenolophus lecontei (Chaudoir) | COLEOPTERA | Carabidae | (Chaudoir) | Stenolophus | lecontei | ||
| seedcorn maggot | Delia platura (Meigen) | DIPTERA | Anthomyiidae | (Meigen) | Delia | platura | ||
| sequoia pitch moth | Synanthedon sequoiae (Hy. Edwards) | LEPIDOPTERA | Sesiidae | (Hy. Edwards) | Synanthedon | sequoiae | ||
| serpentine leafminer | Liriomyza brassicae (Riley) | DIPTERA | Agromyzidae | (Riley) | Liriomyza | brassicae | ||
| sesbania clown weevil | Eudiagogus pulcher Fahraeus | COLEOPTERA | Curculionidae | Fåhraeus | Eudiagogus | pulcher | ||
| sevenspotted lady beetle | Coccinella septempunctata Linnaeus | COLEOPTERA | Coccinellidae | Linnaeus | Coccinella | septempunctata | ||
| shaft louse | Menopon gallinae (Linnaeus) | PSOCODEA | Menoponidae | (Linnaeus) | Menopon | gallinae | ||
| shallot aphid | Myzus ascalonicus Doncaster | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Doncaster | Myzus | ascalonicus |