The Common Names Committee of the Society maintains and periodically updates a list of common names of insects.  The objects of the committee are:

• To receive and assist in the preparation of proposals of common names in both French and English for insects and other related arthropods.
• To seek the assistance of the Committee on French Names of Insects in Canada and the Quebec Society for the Protection of Plants or the Entomological Society of Quebec in the proposal of French names.
• To foster the recognition and use of approved English and French common names in Canada.

Please note the latest version of the common insect names list (2006) below is under revision. The committee is in the process of verifying the correctness of the scientific names on the list. To date, we thank the following people for assistance with this endeavour: P. Bouchard, T. Galloway, H. Goulet, B. Heming, V. Marshall, E. Mockford.

Common Names List (2006) (pdf)

Recommendations for the selection of English Common Names (pdf)

Form for Request of an Insect Common Name (pdf)