The following new insect common names were recently approved by the ESA Committee on Common Names and are being submitted to the ESA membership for comment. Please submit any comments to the ESA Committee on Common Names by emailing pubs@entsoc.org.
To access the proposal, click on the hyperlinked common name below.
Proposed common name: two-spot cotton leafhopper
Scientific name: Amrasca biguttula (Ishida)
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Cicadellidae
Deadline for comments: July 25, 2025
Proposed common name: rice billbug
Scientific name: Sphenophorus pertinax Olivier
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Deadline for comments: August 8, 2025