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Scientific Name List

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Species	Taxonomy	Host	Image
	Class: Order: Family:
Aedes albopictus Asian Tiger mosquito	Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Culicidae	None
Agonoscelis puberula African Cluster Bug	Class: Insecta Order: Hemiptera Family: Pentatomidae	Thyme, flax, coffee tree, and the invasive weed horehound.
Agrilus planipennis Emerald Ash Borer	Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Buprestidae	Ash trees (Fraxinus)
Agrilus prionurus Soapberry Borer	Class: Hexapoda Order: Coleoptera Family: Buprestidae	Western Soapberry (Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii)
Anoplophora glabripennis Asian longhorned beetle	Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Cerambycidae	Most hardwood trees.
Athysanus argentarius Silver Leafhopper	Class: Insecta Order: Hemiptera Family: Cicadellidae	Tall grasses including lawns and hayfields
Aulacaspis yasumatsui Cycad Aulacaspis Scale	Class: Insecta Order: Hemiptera Family: Diaspididae	Sago Palms
Balclutha rubrostriata Invasive Red-streaked Leafhopper	Class: Insecta Order: Hemiptera Family: Cicadellidae	Grasses and sugar cane
Blatta lateralis Turkestan Cockroach	Class: Insecta Order: Blattaria Family: Blattidae	None