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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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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manzanita leafgall aphid | Tamalia coweni (Cockerell) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Cockerell) | Tamalia | coweni | ||
mealy plum aphid | Hyalopterus pruni (Geoffroy) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Geoffroy) | Hyalopterus | pruni | ||
melon aphid* | Aphis gossypii Glover | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Glover | Aphis | gossypii | *Also called cotton aphid | |
mint aphid | Ovatus crataegarius (Walker) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Walker) | Ovatus | crataegarius | ||
Norway maple aphid | Periphyllus lyropictus (Kessler) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Kessler) | Periphyllus | lyropictus | ||
oleander aphid | Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Boyer de Fonscolombe | Aphis | nerii | ||
onion aphid | Neotoxoptera formosana (Takahashi) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Takahashi) | Neotoxoptera | formosana | ||
orchid aphid | Sitobion luteum (Buckton) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Buckton) | Sitobion | luteum | ||
ornate aphid | Myzus ornatus Laing | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Laing | Myzus | ornatus | ||
painted maple aphid | Drepanaphis acerifoliae (Thomas) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Thomas) | Drepanaphis | acerifoliae | ||
pea aphid | Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Harris) | Acyrthosiphon | pisum | ||
poplar petiolegall aphid | Pemphigus populitransversus Riley | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Riley | Pemphigus | populitransversus | ||
poplar twig gall aphid | Pemphigus populiramulorum Riley | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Riley | Pemphigus | populiramulorum | ||
poplar vagabond aphid | Mordwilkoja vagabunda (Walsh) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Walsh) | Mordwilkoja | vagabunda | 2020-02-04 12:00 | |
potato aphid | Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Thomas) | Macrosiphum | euphorbiae | ||
privet aphid | Myzus ligustri (Mosley) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Mosley) | Myzus | ligustri | ||
purplespotted lily aphid | Macrosiphum lilii (Monell) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Monell) | Macrosiphum | lilii | ||
rice root aphid | Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale (Sasaki) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Sasaki) | Rhopalosiphum | rufiabdominale | ||
rose aphid | Macrosiphum rosae (Linnaeus) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Linnaeus) | Macrosiphum | rosae | ||
rosy apple aphid | Dysaphis plantaginea (Passerini) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Passerini) | Dysaphis | plantaginea | ||
Russian wheat aphid | Diuraphis noxia (Mordvilko) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Mordvilko) | Diuraphis | noxia | 2020-02-04 12:00 | |
rusty banded aphid | Dysaphis apiifolia (Theobald) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Theobald) | Dysaphis | apiifolia | ||
rusty plum aphid | Hysteroneura setariae (Thomas) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Thomas) | Hysteroneura | setariae | ||
shallot aphid | Myzus ascalonicus Doncaster | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Doncaster | Myzus | ascalonicus | ||
snowball aphid | Ceruraphis viburnicola (Gillette) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Gillette) | Ceruraphis | viburnicola | 2020-02-04 12:00 |