Here’s a useful list of insect names in English. Check them out!
el chinche – bedbug
el escarabajo – beetle
el escorpión – scorpion
el grillo – cricket
el gusano – worm
el saltamontes – grasshopper
el zancudo/el mosquito – mosquito
la abeja (reina) – (queen) bee
la araña – spider
la cucaracha – cockroach
la garrapata – tick
la hormiga – ant
la langosta – locust
la libélula – dragonfly
la mariposa – butterfly
la mariquita – ladybug
la mosca – fly
la oruga – caterpillar
la polilla – moth
la pulga – flea
la termita – termite
Do you know of more insects in Spanish? Write us and share this information with us!
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I love this site. It is always so helpful and informative. I actually stumbled on the Malay version of BYKI when I was brushing my rusty Malay up for a trip, and that’s how I found this site.
It’s great to see such quality. I am building a Spanish site too, but it is more about my experiences and my learning processes.