Important Scientific Names Flashcards by Abby Soriano

Q

Cowpea aphid/black bean aphid

A

Aphis craccivora

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Banana aphid

A

Pentalonia nigronervosa

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Melon aphid, cotton aphid

A

Aphis gossypii

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Coconut scale insect

A

Aspidiotus destructor

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Rice green leafhopper (2)

A

Nephotettix virescens

N. nigropictus

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Rice brown planthopper

A

Nilaparvata lugens

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Striped mealybug

A

Ferrisia virgata

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Rice bug

A

Leptocorisa oratorius

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Banana flower thrips

A

Thrips florum

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Melon thrips

A

Thrips palmi

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Rhinoceros beetle/coconut black beetle

A

Oryctes rhinoceros

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Asiatic palm weevil

A

Rhynchoporus ferrugineus

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Rice weevil

A

Sitophilus oryzae

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Corn weevil

A

Sitophilus zeamais

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Sweet potato weevil

A

Cylas formicarius formicarius

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Yellow squash beetle

A

Aulacophora similis

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June beetle/toy beetle

A

Leucopholis irrorata

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Banana corm weevil

A

Cosmopolites sordidus

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Citrus green locust

A

Melicodes tenebrosa tenebrosa

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Long-horned grasshoppers

A

Mecopoda elongata

Phaneroptera furcifera

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Mole cricket

A

Gryllotalpa fossor

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Diamondback moth

A

Plutella xylostella

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Corn borer

A

Ostrinia furnacalis

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

A

Helicoverpa armigera

Gabi sphinx moth

Hippotion celerio

Eggplant fruit and shoot borer

Leucinodes orbonalis

Oriental fruitfly

Dacus dorsalis

Beanfly

Ophiomyia phaseoli

Red fire ant

Solenopsis geminata

American cockroach

Periplaneta americana

Tiger mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Common house mosquito

Culex spp.

Malaria mosquito

Anopheles flavirostris

Common housefly

Musca domestica

Cat flea

Ctenocephalides felis

Human head louse

Pediculus humanus capitis

Human body louse

P. humanus corpus

Pubic louse

Pthirus pubis

Bedbug

Cimex lectularius

Silkworm (beneficial)

Bombyx mori

European honeybee

Apis mellifera

German cockroach

Blatella germanica

Goliath beetle

Goliathus goliathus

Asian tiger mosquito

Aedes albopictus

Dog flea

Ctenocephalides canis

Flea beetles

Psylloides spp.

Red spider mites

Tetramychus kanzawai

Mango fruitfly

Bactrocera philippinensis

Corn aphid

Rhopalosiphum maidis

Oriental cockroach

Blatta orientalis

Bedbug

Cimex hemipterus

Locust in Manila

Locusta migratoria manilensis

Banana leafroller

Erionata thrax (Linnaeus)

Banana flower thrips

Thrips hawaiiensis

Leaf miner or coconut leaf beetle

Brontispa longissima

Weaver ant or Hantik

Oecophylla smaragdina