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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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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corn leaf aphid | Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Fitch) | Rhopalosiphum | maidis | ||
corn root aphid* | Protaphis middletoni (Thomas) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Thomas) | Protaphis | middletoni | *Also called erigeron root aphid. | 2020-02-04 12:00 |
cotton aphid* | Aphis gossypii Glover | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Glover | Aphis | gossypii | *Also called melon aphid | |
cowpea aphid | Aphis craccivora Koch | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Koch | Aphis | craccivora | ||
crapemyrtle aphid | Sarucallis kahawaluokalani (Kirkaldy) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Kirkaldy) | Sarucallis | kahawaluokalani | ||
crescentmarked lily aphid | Neomyzus circumflexus (Buckton) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Buckton) | Neomyzus | circumflexus | 2020-02-04 12:00 | |
currant aphid | Cryptomyzus ribis (Linnaeus) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Linnaeus) | Cryptomyzus | ribis | ||
elm cockscombgall aphid | Colopha ulmicola (Fitch) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Fitch) | Colopha | ulmicola | ||
elm leaf aphid | Tinocallis ulmifolii (Monell) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Monell) | Tinocallis | ulmifolii | ||
English grain aphid | Sitobion avenae (Fabricius) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Fabricius) | Sitobion | avenae | ||
erigeron root aphid* | Protaphis middletoni (Thomas) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Thomas) | Protaphis | middletoni | *Also called corn root aphid. | 2020-02-04 12:00 |
fern aphid | Idiopterus nephrelepidis Davis | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Davis | Idiopterus | nephrelepidis | ||
filbert aphid | Myzocallis coryli (Goeze) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Goeze) | Myzocallis | coryli | ||
foxglove aphid | Aulacorthum solani (Kaltenbach) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Kaltenbach) | Aulacorthum | solani | ||
fringed orchid aphid | Cerataphis orchidearum (Westwood) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Westwood) | Cerataphis | orchidearum | ||
giant bark aphid | Longistigma caryae (Harris) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Harris) | Longistigma | caryae | ||
goldenglow aphid | Uroleucon rudbeckiae (Fitch) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Fitch) | Uroleucon | rudbeckiae | ||
gooseberry witchbroom aphid | Nasonovia houghtonensis (Troop) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Troop) | Nasonovia | houghtonensis | 2020-02-04 12:00 | |
grapevine aphid | Aphis illinoisensis Shimer | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Shimer | Aphis | illinoisensis | ||
green peach aphid | Myzus persicae (Sulzer) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Sulzer) | Myzus | persicae | ||
green spruce aphid | Cinara fornacula Hottes | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Hottes | Cinara | fornacula | ||
hop aphid | Phorodon humuli (Schrank) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Schrank) | Phorodon | humuli | ||
ivy aphid | Aphis hederae Kaltenbach | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Kaltenbach | Aphis | hederae | ||
larch aphid | Cinara laricis (Hartig) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Hartig) | Cinara | laricis | ||
lettuce root aphid | Pemphigus bursarius (Linnaeus) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Linnaeus) | Pemphigus | bursarius |