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 If you see outdated taxonomic information in the ESA Common Names list, you can help by notifying the committee at pubs@entsoc.org.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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woolly pear aphid | Eriosoma pyricola Baker & Davidson | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Baker & Davidson | Eriosoma | pyricola | ||
yellow clover aphid | Therioaphis trifolii (Monell) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Monell) | Therioaphis | trifolii | ||
yellow pecan aphid | Monelliopsis pecanis Bissell | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Bissell | Monelliopsis | pecanis | ||
yellow rose aphid | Rhodobium porosum (Sanderson) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Sanderson) | Rhodobium | porosum | ||
yellow sugarcane aphid | Sipha flava (Forbes) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Forbes) | Sipha | flava | ||
blue alfalfa aphid | Acyrthosiphon kondoi Shinji | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Shinji | Acyrthosiphon | kondoi | ||
spiny grass aphid | Sipha elegans (del Guercio) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Del Guercio | Sipha | elegans | 2020-02-04 12:00 | |
podocarpus aphid | Neophyllaphis podocarpi Takahashi | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Takahashi | Neophyllaphis | podocarpi | ||
taro root aphid | Patchiella reaumuri (Kaltenbach) | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | (Kaltenbach) | Patchiella | reaumuri | ||
cannabis aphid | Phorodon cannabis | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Passerini | Phorodon | cannabis | ||
hedgehog grain aphid | Sipha maydis Passerini | HEMIPTERA | Aphididae | Passerini | Sipha | maydis | 2023-03-29 12:00 |