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I request that the Insect Common Names Committee of the Entomological Society of Canada (ESC) adopt, choose or modify a common name for the following insect:
Latin Name
Order
Family
Distribution
Main hosts
Current English Name
Current French Name
Suggested English Name
Suggested French Name
A common name should be simple, short, and should refer to characteristic or notable features of the insect, its habits, or habitat. Honoraria are of little communicative value. Direct translations from Latin Names may or may not be of value, since these are often based on some obscure characteristic of the adult.
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