Is a “butterfly” so called because it “flutters by”? Or is its name derived from butter? The first explanation – that people somehow transposed “flutter by” into “butter fly” – is charming and ...

This fly was named after the frequently golden-clad singer Beyonce Taxonomy is the foundation stone of science and the system we use to categorise our complex natural world. Around one million insect ...

It is difficult enough being an entomologist in South Africa, in which an insect may have a different name in each of the country’s 11 languages. But even within those languages, an insect’s name can ...

UNDER this titler the Council of the Royal Entomological Society of London has decided to issue, in parts as completed, a work designed to promote stability in the use of scientific nomenclature as ...

Scientists are asking for help to rename racist insects, as they seek to remove terms which are "inappropriate or offensive." The Entomological Society of America (ESA) announced in June the common ...

The largest organization of insect experts in the world is dropping its common names for two insects — the gypsy moth and gypsy ant — because it says the names are inappropriate and offensive. The ...

Taxonomy is the foundation stone of science and the system we use to categorise our complex natural world. Around one million insect species have been named and described to date. But there are an ...