Common Names Database
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.
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| English Common Name | French Common Name | Order | Genus | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| striped blister beetle | méloé rayé | Coleoptera | Epicauta | vittata |
| Canadian tiger swallowtail | Papillon tigré du Canada | Lepidoptera | Papilio | canadensis |
| lesser appleworm | Petit carpocapse de la pomme | Lepidoptera | Grapholita | prunivora |
| bog copper | Cuivré des tourbières | Lepidoptera | Lycaena | epixanthe |
| dorcas copper | Cuivré de la potentille | Lepidoptera | Lycaena | dorcas |