Important Scientific Names Flashcards

1
Q

Cowpea aphid/black bean aphid

A

Aphis craccivora

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2
Q

Banana aphid

A

Pentalonia nigronervosa

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3
Q

Melon aphid, cotton aphid

A

Aphis gossypii

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4
Q

Coconut scale insect

A

Aspidiotus destructor

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5
Q

Rice green leafhopper (2)

A

Nephotettix virescens

N. nigropictus

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6
Q

Rice brown planthopper

A

Nilaparvata lugens

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7
Q

Striped mealybug

A

Ferrisia virgata

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8
Q

Rice bug

A

Leptocorisa oratorius

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9
Q

Banana flower thrips

A

Thrips florum

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10
Q

Melon thrips

A

Thrips palmi

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11
Q

Rhinoceros beetle/coconut black beetle

A

Oryctes rhinoceros

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12
Q

Asiatic palm weevil

A

Rhynchoporus ferrugineus

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13
Q

Rice weevil

A

Sitophilus oryzae

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14
Q

Corn weevil

A

Sitophilus zeamais

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15
Q

Sweet potato weevil

A

Cylas formicarius formicarius

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16
Q

Yellow squash beetle

A

Aulacophora similis

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17
Q

June beetle/toy beetle

A

Leucopholis irrorata

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18
Q

Banana corm weevil

A

Cosmopolites sordidus

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19
Q

Citrus green locust

A

Melicodes tenebrosa tenebrosa

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20
Q

Long-horned grasshoppers

A

Mecopoda elongata

Phaneroptera furcifera

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21
Q

Mole cricket

A

Gryllotalpa fossor

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22
Q

Diamondback moth

A

Plutella xylostella

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23
Q

Corn borer

A

Ostrinia furnacalis

24
Q

Corn earworm, tobacco budworm, sorghum headworm, cotton bollworm, tomato fruitworm, bean pod borer (Phytophagous)

A

Helicoverpa armigera

25
Q

Gabi sphinx moth

A

Hippotion celerio

26
Q

Eggplant fruit and shoot borer

A

Leucinodes orbonalis

27
Q

Oriental fruitfly

A

Dacus dorsalis

28
Q

Beanfly

A

Ophiomyia phaseoli

29
Q

Red fire ant

A

Solenopsis geminata

30
Q

American cockroach

A

Periplaneta americana

31
Q

Tiger mosquito

A

Aedes aegypti

32
Q

Common house mosquito

A

Culex spp.

33
Q

Malaria mosquito

A

Anopheles flavirostris

34
Q

Common housefly

A

Musca domestica

35
Q

Cat flea

A

Ctenocephalides felis

36
Q

Human head louse

A

Pediculus humanus capitis

37
Q

Human body louse

A

P. humanus corpus

38
Q

Pubic louse

A

Pthirus pubis

39
Q

Bedbug

A

Cimex lectularius

40
Q

Silkworm (beneficial)

A

Bombyx mori

41
Q

European honeybee

A

Apis mellifera

42
Q

German cockroach

A

Blatella germanica

43
Q

Goliath beetle

A

Goliathus goliathus

44
Q

Asian tiger mosquito

A

Aedes albopictus

45
Q

Dog flea

A

Ctenocephalides canis

46
Q

Flea beetles

A

Psylloides spp.

47
Q

Red spider mites

A

Tetramychus kanzawai

48
Q

Mango fruitfly

A

Bactrocera philippinensis

49
Q

Corn aphid

A

Rhopalosiphum maidis

50
Q

Oriental cockroach

A

Blatta orientalis

51
Q

Bedbug

A

Cimex hemipterus

52
Q

Locust in Manila

A

Locusta migratoria manilensis

53
Q

Banana leafroller

A

Erionata thrax (Linnaeus)

54
Q

Banana flower thrips

A

Thrips hawaiiensis

55
Q

Leaf miner or coconut leaf beetle

A

Brontispa longissima

56
Q

Weaver ant or Hantik

A

Oecophylla smaragdina