Common Name Listing
Alphabetical Listing by Common Name:
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (R) (S) (T) (V) (W) (Y)
Note: Visit ‘SPIDERS’ under the (S) list for any particular spider you may be searching for.
- Acrobat Ant
- Allegheny Mound Ant
- Ambush Bugs
- American Cockroach
- American Dog Tick — see ‘TICKS‘
- Ants
- Aphids
- Apple Maggot
- Apple Mealybug
- Armyworms
- Asian Longhorned Beetle (invasive) (no confirmed sightings in Maine as yet)
- Asparagus Beetles (Common and Spotted)
- Assassin Bugs
- Aster Leafhopper
- Bald-faced Hornets
- Bark Beetles
- Bed Bugs
- Black-legged Tick – see ‘TICKS‘
- Black Flies
- Black Vine Weevil
- Blister Beetles
- Blow Flies (and Flesh Flies)
- Blueberry (specific to Maine low-bush blueberry) Insect Pests:
- Booklice
- Brown-banded Cockroach
- Brown-tail Moth / Caterpillar
- Cabbage Looper
- Cabbage Maggot
- Cabbageworm / Imported Cabbageworm
- Camel Crickets
- Carpenter Ants
- Carpet Beetles
- Cecropia Moth
- Centipedes
- Chinch Bugs
- Cicadas
- Click Beetles
- Clothes Moths
- Cluster Flies
- Cockroaches
- Codling Moth
- Colorado Potato Beetle
- Common Asparagus Beetle
- Common Stalk Borer
- Corn Earworm
- Corn Rootworm (Northern, Western & Southern)
- Cornfield Ant
- Crane Flies
- Crazy Ant
- Crickets
- Cucumber Beetle (Striped Cucumber Beetle)
- Cutworms
- Deer Flies
- Deer Tick – see ‘TICKS‘
- Diamondback Moth
- Dobsonflies
- Dog Tick – see ‘TICKS‘
- Dragonflies
- Drain Flies (also called Moth Flies)
- Dust Mites
- Earwigs
- Eastern Tent Caterpillars
- Elm Sawfly (Univ. of Missouri)
- Emerald Ash Borer (invasive) — Detected in 2009 in western NY (Cattaraugus County) (Press Release) — Maine Forest Service reminder: Don’t transport firewood!
- European Apple Sawfly (Cornell)
- European Chafer (Purdue) – see also html (Cornell)
- European Corn Borer – see also pdf (UMaine Extension Potato IPM Program)
- European Pine Sawfly (Ohio State)
- European Red Ants (invasive) – see also the UMaine site that’s all about this ant!
- European Red Mite (Univ. of Kentucky) — see also html || pdf (Univ. of California)
- Eyed Click Beetle (Eyed Elater)
- Fall Armyworm
- False Honey Ant (Univ. of Minnesota Extension)
- Field Crickets
- Firebrats (and Silverfish) (Univ. of Minnesota Extension)
- Fishflies (Wikipedia)
- Flea beetles– see also html (Univ. NH and Univ. of Vermont)
- Fleas
- Flesh Flies (and Blow Flies)
- Flour Beetles
- Flying Ants (Colorado State Univ. )
- Forest Tent Caterpillars
- Fruit Flies (Iowa State Univ.) – see also Spotted-wing Drosophila (Invasive) (University of New Hampshire)
- Fungus Gnats (Ohio State)
- Head Lice– see also School IPM Action Plan for Head Lice
- Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (invasive) (USDA Forest Service) This pest is now established from northeastern Georgia to southeastern Maine and as far west as eastern Kentucky and Tennessee.
- Hornets: Baldfaced Hornets (Iowa State Univ) see also Hornets / Wasps / Yellowjackets (Univ. of Kentucky) En Español
- Horntails (Cornell)
- Hornworms (Kansas State)
- Horse Flies (Texas A&M) – see also html (Ohio State)
- Horsehair Worm (Iowa State Univ.)
- House Centipede
- House Crickets (most often in basements)
- House Flies (Univ. of Florida) – see also listing for Cluster Flies.
- Hover Flies / Syrphid Flies (eduwebs.org)
- Hummingbird Clearwing Moths (or Hummingbird Hawk-moths) (USGS)
- Imported Cabbageworm
- Inchworms (also called Loopers or Geometers) (USGS)
- Indian Mealmoth (Penn State)
- Japanese Beetles — see also our VIDEO: How to Get Rid of Japanese Beetles
- Katydids (BugGuide.net)
- Lacewings (Wikipedia)
- Lady Bugs (Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle) (USDA) and Lady Beetles in Homes (Cornell); Ladybugs / Ladybird Beetles [pdf] (Univ. of Kentucky)
- Larder Beetles
- Larger Yellow Ants and Pavement Ants (Univ. of Minnesota Extension)
- Leafhoppers — see also Aster Leafhopper (Univ. of Minnesota)
- Leafminers (Univ. of Florida)
- Lesser Mealworms
- Lily Leaf Beetles — see also html (UMass) and html (Univ. of Rhode Island)
- Little Black Ant (Wikipedia)
- Longhorned Beetles (and Roundheaded Borers) (Iowa State Univ.) — see also listing for Asian Longhorned Beetle
- Loopers (also called Inchworms or Geometers) (USGS)
- Luna Moth (USGS)
- Masked Hunter (Univ. of Minnesota)
- Mayflies (Texas A&M)
- Mealworms– see also html (Univ. of Guelph)
- Mealybugs (Washington State Univ.)
- Metallic Wood-Boring Beetles (Univ. of Minnesota Extension)
- Mexican Bean Beetles (Univ. of Florida)
- Millipedes– see also pdf (Univ. of Maryland / UMD Cooperative Extension)
- Mites (Dust Mites) (Spider Mites) (Parasitic Mites of Humans)
- Mosquitoes(Maine Forest Service)
- Insect Repellents (UMaine Extension)
- Mosquito Biology (UMaine Extension)
- Mosquito Management (UMaine Extension)
- West Nile Virus (CDC)
- Moth Flies (also called Drain Flies)
- Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle (USDA)
- Northern Corn Rootworm (includes Western & Southern also) (Univ. of Illinois)
- Oblique-banded Leafroller (Cornell)
- Odorous House Ant (Univ. of Minnesota Extension)
- Onion Maggots
- Onion Thrips (Cornell)
- Pavement Ants (Univ. of Minnesota Extension)
- Pennsylvania Wood Roach
- Pharaoh Ant (Univ. of Minnesota Extension)
- Pine Sawyer Beetle / Spotted Pine Sawyer Beetle / Whitespotted Sawyer Beetle (Massachusetts Introduced Pests Outreach Project)
- Plum Curculio (Univ. of Kentucky)
- Polyphemus Moth (Virginia)
- Potato Aphids
- Powderpost Beetles
- Praying Mantids (Univ. of Arizona)
- Pseudoscorpions (BugGuide.net)
- Raspberry Insect Pests (Univ. of Minnesota Extension)
- Raspberry Cane Borer
- Raspberry Cane Maggot
- Raspberry Crown Borer
- Raspberry Fruitworm (Ohio State)
- Red-banded Leafroller (Cornell)
- Redheaded Flea Beetle (Univ. of Wisconsin – Madison)
- Roaches / Cockroaches
- Rose Chafer (Univ. of Minnesota Extension)
- Rose Leafhopper (Univ. of Washington)
- Round-headed Apple Tree Borer
- Rove Beetles (Iowa State Univ.)
- Sap Beetles (Univ. of Minnesota Extension)
- Scorpionflies (Texas A&M)
- Seed Corn Maggot (Univ. of Minnesota Extension)
- Silverfish (and Firebrats) (Univ. of Minnesota Extension)
- Slug Caterpillars (USGS)
- Slugs
- Sod Webworm (Penn State)
- Southern Corn Rootworm (includes Western & Northern also) (Univ. of Illinois)
- Sowbugs and Pillbugs [pdf] (Univ. of Maryland / UMD Cooperative Extension)
- SPIDERS — see also our spider page that is part of our ‘Frequent Specimens’ list, as well as a nice List of Spiders that Penn State has.
- Spider Mites– see also html (ME Forest Service)
- Spotted Pine Sawyer Beetle / Pine Sawyer Beetle / Whitespotted Sawyer Beetle (Massachusetts Introduced Pests Outreach Project)
- Spotted Asparagus Beetle
- Spotted-wing Drosophila (invasive) (University of New Hampshire)
- Springtails: html (Univ. of Arizona) and html (Wikipedia)
- Squash Bug
- Squash Vine Borer (Ohio State and Penn State)
- Stalk Borer / Common Stalk Borer
- Stink Bugs
- Stoneflies (Univ. of Arizona)
- Strawberry Rootworm (bottom of the page) — see also html (Univ. of Illinois Extension)
- Strawberry Root Weevil — see also html [pdf] (Oregon State Univ.)
- Striped Cucumber Beetle
- Syrphid Flies (also called Hover Flies or Flower Flies) (eduwebs.org)
- Tachina (Tachinid) Flies (Wikipedia)
- Tarnished Plant Bug [Cornell: pdf] — see also Canada (Government of Ontario) Fact Sheet: English or Français
- Tent Caterpillars — see also html (Univ. of Missouri)
- Termites – Very rare in Maine; mostly occur only in pocket areas in some southern and coastal locations.
- Thief Ant (Univ. of Minnesota Extension)
- Thrips
- TICKS – Ticks are sometimes found indoors after hitching a ride on you or a family pet.– see also the Maine Medical Center’s Ticks in Maine page for Lyme disease information, tips and photos. Also, the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention has a page entitled Ticks and Lyme Disease.
- American Dog Tick (Univ. of Iowa)
- Deer Tick (also called Black-legged Tick) (Ixodes scapularis) (Univ. of Rhode Island)
- Want to see the American Dog Tick side-by-side with the Deer or Black-legged Tick? (non-engorged) (engorged)
- Lyme Disease rash photos
- Tiger Beetles (Wikipedia); (Common genus: Cicindela) (USGS: species listing for Maine)
- Toe-Biter (also called Giant Water Bug) (Texas A&M)
- Tussock Caterpillars
- Two-Spotted Spider Mite
- Viburnum Leaf Beetle (Cornell)
- Water Boatmen (Texas A&M)
- Water Scavenger Beetles (Texas A&M)
- Water Scorpions (Texas A&M)
- Water Striders (Texas A&M)
- West Nile Virus (CDC)
- Western Conifer Seed Bugs (Penn State) NOTE: This insect is often mistaken by homeowners in Maine for either the Asian Longhorned Beetle, or for an Assassin Bug (Ohio State Univ.) If the insect has a long, straw-like mouth part (referred to as a beak), then it’s not a beetle, but rather, what entomologists call a “true bug” in the order Hemiptera.
- Western Corn Rootworm (includes Northern and Southern also) (University of Illinois)
- Whiteflies (University of Missouri) — see also html (Univ. of Guelph — Ontario, Canada)
- White Grubs:
- html [in vegetables]
- html (University of Illinois) and html [pdf] (Penn State) [in turf / home lawns]
- Asiatic Garden Beetle grubs: html (Univ. of Vermont) and html (Purdue)
- European Chafer grubs: [pdf] (Cornell) and html (Purdue)
- Japanese Beetle grubs (Ohio State)
- May and June Beetle grubs (genus Phyllophaga) (Texas A&M) Photo Link — see also [pdf] (scroll to 2nd page once you are there) (Univ. of Maryland)
- White Pine Weevil
- Whitespotted Sawyer Beetle / Pine Sawyer Beetle / Spotted Pine Sawyer Beetle (Massachusetts Introduced Pests Outreach Project)
- Wireworms — see also pdf (UMaine’s Potato IPM Program)
- Woodchuck Tick
- Wood Roach
- Woollybear Caterpillars (U. of Missouri Extension): Banded Woollybear and Yellow Woollybear
- Yellowjackets / Hornets / Wasps (Univ. of Kentucky) En Español