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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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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sow thistle aphid | Hyperomyzus lactucae (Linnaeus) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Linnaeus) | Hyperomyzus | lactucae | ||
soybean aphid | Aphis glycines Matsumura | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Matsumura | Aphis | glycines | ||
spirea aphid | Aphis spiraecola Patch | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Patch | Aphis | spiraecola | ||
spotted alfalfa aphid | Therioaphis trifolii forma maculata (Buckton) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Buckton) | Therioaphis | trifolii forma maculata | ||
spruce aphid | Elatobium abietinum (Walker) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Walker) | Elatobium | abietinum | ||
strawberry aphid | Chaetosiphon fragaefolii (Cockerell) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Cockerell) | Chaetosiphon | fragaefolii | ||
strawberry root aphid | Aphis forbesi Weed | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Weed | Aphis | forbesi | ||
sugarbeet root aphid | Pemphigus populivenae Fitch | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Fitch | Pemphigus | populivenae | ||
sugarcane aphid | Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Zehntner) | Melanaphis | sacchari | ||
sweetclover aphid | Therioaphis riehmi (Börner) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Börner) | Therioaphis | riehmi | ||
thistle aphid | Brachycaudus cardui (Linnaeus) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Linnaeus) | Brachycaudus | cardui | ||
tobacco aphid | Myzus persicae ssp. nicotianae Blackman | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Blackman | Myzus | persicae ssp. nicotianae | ||
tulip bulb aphid | Dysaphis tulipae (Boyer de Fonscolombe) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Boyer de Fonscolombe) | Dysaphis | tulipae | ||
tuliptree aphid | Illinoia liriodendri (Monell) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Monell) | Illinoia | liriodendri | ||
turnip aphid | Lipaphis pseudobrassicae (Davis) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Davis) | Lipaphis | pseudobrassicae | ||
viburnum aphid | Aphis viburniphila Patch | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Patch | Aphis | viburniphila | ||
violet aphid | Neotoxoptera violae (Pergande) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Pergande) | Neotoxoptera | violae | ||
walnut aphid | Chromaphis juglandicola (Kaltenbach) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Kaltenbach) | Chromaphis | juglandicola | ||
waterlily aphid | Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae (Linnaeus) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Linnaeus) | Rhopalosiphum | nymphaeae | ||
western lily aphid | Ericaphis scoliopi (Essig) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Essig) | Ericaphis | scoliopi | ||
western wheat aphid | Diuraphis tritici (Gillette) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Gillette) | Diuraphis | tritici | ||
white pine aphid | Cinara strobi (Fitch) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Fitch) | Cinara | strobi | ||
woolly alder aphid | Prociphilus tessellatus (Fitch) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Fitch) | Prociphilus | tessellatus | ||
woolly apple aphid | Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Hausmann) | Eriosoma | lanigerum | ||
woolly elm aphid | Eriosoma americanum (Riley) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Riley) | Eriosoma | americanum |