Insect Identification - Scientific Names of Insects

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Scientific Names of Insects

Below is a listing of several main insects by name and by scientific name. These scientific names, usually derived from Latin, are put together from words that represent what the insect is or what it can do.

Typical Name	Scientific Name
Spur-Throated Grasshoppers	Melanoplus bivittatus
Carolina Locust	Dissostiera carolina
Field Crickets	Gryllus texensis
Snowy Tree Cricket	Oecanthus fultoni
Buffalo Treehoppers	Stictocephala bisonia
True Katydid	Pterophylla camellifolia
Praying Mantis	Mantis religiosa
Luna Moth	Actias luna
European Cabbage Butterfly	Artogeia rapae
Spring Azure	Celastrina ladon
Large Wood Nymph	Cercyonis pegala
Silver-Spotted Skipper	Epargyyreus clarus
Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta
Least Skipperling	Ancyloxypha numitor
Tiger Swallowtail	Pterourus glaucus
Monarch	Danaus plexippus
Apantesis Tiger Moth	Apantesis phalerata
Sheep Moth	Hemileuca eglanterina
Underwing Moths	Catocala relicta
Hummingbird Clearwing	Hemaris thysbe
Woolly Bear Caterpillar	Pyrrharctia isabella
Black Widow Spider	Latrodectus mactans
Black and Yellow Argiope	Argiope aurantia
Wolf Spider	Family lycosidae
American House Spider	Achaearanea tepidariorum
Grass Spider	Agelenopsis aperta

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