The following new insect common names were recently approved by the ESA Committee on Common Names and are being submitted to the ESA membership for comment. Please submit any comments to the ESA Committee on Common Names by emailing pubs@entsoc.org.
To access the proposal, click on the hyperlinked common name below.
Proposed common name: avian vampire fly
Scientific name: Philornis downsi (Dodge & Aitken)
Order: Diptera
Family: Muscidae
Deadline for comments: February 20, 2026