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Common Names
Scientific names are either underlined or Unfortunately, the uniqueness of scientific
italicized. See Table 1 for examples of scientific names does not happen when we give
names that should be familiar to you!
insects their common names used by
Table 1. most people. For example, you probably

Musca domestica House fly refer to the pretty butterfly that feeds
Periplaneta americana American cockroach on milkweed as the monarch butterfly
Blattella germanica German cockroach (the common name) rather than Danaus
Vespula germanica German Yellowjacket plexippus (scientific name). Familiar
Reticulitermes flavipes Eastern subterranean termite insects, especially serious pests, usually
Ctenocephalides felis Cat flea have a generally accepted and widely used

Scientific names are often descriptive. common name. Unfortunately, common
However, since the binomial name is created as names can also be regional and vary
a Latin phrase, you might have to know a little from place to place. What Floridians call
Latin (or a little Greek) to decipher the meaning. a “waterbug” (nickname for American
(that’s why the scientific name can be called cockroach) may not be the same as an
the “Latin name”). Example: “musc” is Latin for Iowan’s “waterbug.”
fly, and “domestica” means what it sounds like; Additionally, the millions of insects that
‘domestic’ means “around the house.” are small and seldom encountered are

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