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

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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

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