User:Pengo/Latin/Top 1000

These are the 1000 most common species epithets.

These are the species epithets, also known as specific names, ordered by the number of binominal names (within the Catalogue of Life) in which they are found. They have all been added to Wiktionary now!

Top 1000

0: gracilis (2140)

gracilis 2140
elegans 1833
bicolor 1643
similis 1492
minor 1478
simplex 1392
australis 1388
orientalis 1344
affinis 1337
pallida 1237
intermedia 1168
obscura 1147
occidentalis 1051
minuta 1043
nigra 990
insularis 963
maculata 957
japonica 934
elongata 924
montana 921
robusta 899
unicolor 894
grandis 892
fasciata 882
major 850
tenuis 840
indica 838
apicalis 819
viridis 766
mirabilis 763
brasiliensis 751
capensis 745
insignis 743
fusca 720
punctata 711
mexicana 706
variabilis 696
ornata 681
pusilla 679
borealis 676
minutus 673
longipes 671
flava 668
monticola 668
elongatus 667
rufescens 658
parva 654
brunnea 652
minima 643
africana 632
nana 629
fallax 628
meridionalis 627
modesta 625
variegata 625
marginata 621
pulchra 621
sinensis 620
californica 616
longicornis 606
reticulata 605
montanus 600
tristis 599
flavescens 598
tibialis 598
brevis 597
niger 592
intermedius 582
pacifica 580
humilis 578
spinosa 578
dubia 575
maculatus 571
striata 567
pubescens 566
inermis 562
lateralis 562
obscurus 561
chinensis 556
lineata 552
uniformis 550
rufipes 548
robustus 539
dispar 538
flavipes 538
nitida 534
nigrescens 527
pulchella 526
fasciatus 518
grisea 513
pallidus 510
hirsuta 507
tricolor 503
basalis 496
americana 489
alba 485
ornatus 483
laevis 479
ferruginea 477
variegatus 476

100: confusa (475)

confusa 475
humeralis 469
indicus 467
punctatus 461
pilosa 460
dentata 458
parvula 458
splendens 458
mexicanus 457
chilensis 453
japonicus 453
decipiens 452
gigantea 450
concolor 447
vittata 447
brevicornis 444
dorsalis 444
picta 443
pygmaea 443
bakeri 442
singularis 442
formosana 440
nitens 438
rosea 437
nigricans 436
cinerea 435
truncata 434
rufa 428
fragilis 426
mollis 426
acuminata 425
pusillus 423
striatus 423
suturalis 423
distincta 421
nigripes 421
debilis 420
natalensis 416
madagascariensis 410
versicolor 408
anomala 405
discolor 402
triangularis 402
linearis 401
tuberculata 401
gigas 398
magna 398
lutea 396
speciosa 396
frontalis 395
parvus 395
interrupta 394
modestus 390
reducta 390
tuberculatus 389
carinata 388
exilis 388
lineatus 383
glabra 382
carinatus 381
philippinensis 380
yunnanensis 380
africanus 379
collaris 379
paradoxa 379
aberrans 378
alpina 378
aurea 378
brunneus 377
rubra 377
ochracea 375
spectabilis 375
canadensis 374
armata 372
spinosus 371
borneensis 370
parvulus 369
serrata 367
nitidus 365
obsoleta 365
atra 364
setosa 363
nobilis 361
bimaculata 360
pilosus 359
violacea 359
dubius 357
formosa 356
aurantiaca 355
fulva 355
virescens 355
pictus 354
peruviana 352
purpurea 352
cornuta 351
lugubris 350
nanus 349
rugosa 349
vulgaris 349
angusta 348

200: californicus (347)

californicus 347
abdominalis 346
ovalis 346
irregularis 345
villosa 345
brevipes 343
confluens 343
australiensis 342
simulans 342
bella 341
gracilipes 339
angulata 338
reticulatus 338
acuta 337
fuscus 337
caudata 336
exigua 336
magnifica 336
latifrons 335
longipennis 335
panamensis 335
vittatus 335
marginatus 334
scutellaris 334
canescens 333
albescens 331
inaequalis 331
sordida 331
longirostris 330
dissimilis 328
pumila 328
setosus 328
lanceolata 327
pygmaeus 327
radiata 326
assimilis 325
castanea 325
signata 322
crassipes 320
atlantica 319
neglecta 318
septentrionalis 318
crassa 315
pacificus 314
rugosus 314
griseus 313
maculipennis 313
armatus 312
ciliata 311
angustifolia 310
ovata 310
pallens 310
arcuata 308
concinna 308
minimus 307
furcata 306
inornata 306
undulata 305
annulata 304
centralis 304
ambigua 303
venusta 303
ater 302
lobata 302
subtilis 302
marginalis 301
nepalensis 301
americanus 300
cristata 300
femoralis 300
obtusa 300
pectinata 300
fuscipennis 299
sericea 299
alticola 298
falcata 298
grisescens 298
maxima 297
olivacea 297
attenuata 296
hirsutus 296
rostrata 296
suffusa 296
brevipennis 295
glauca 294
cinereus 293
clavata 291
fimbriata 288
filiformis 287
antarctica 286
argentea 286
nigriceps 286
texana 286
tomentosa 286
varians 286
virgata 285
angolensis 284
inconspicua 284
lucida 283
marmorata 283

300: rufus (283)

rufus 283
littoralis 282
ocellata 281
pallescens 281
difficilis 280
longicauda 280
nigricornis 280
polita 278
costaricensis 277
denticulata 277
grandiflora 277
incerta 276
obliqua 276
lata 274
latifolia 274
superba 274
cinerascens 273
costata 273
vicina 273
immaculata 272
pulcher 272
dentatus 271
analis 270
confusus 269
walkeri 268
persimilis 267
proxima 267
depressa 266
nebulosa 266
granulatus 265
micans 265
pallipes 265
testacea 265
costalis 264
siamensis 264
brevirostris 263
tenella 263
albida 262
asiatica 262
puncticollis 262
bifasciata 261
purpurascens 261
aequalis 260
crassicornis 260
latipennis 260
rigida 260
velutina 259
flavicornis 257
ruficornis 257
verrucosa 257
amabilis 256
limbata 256
rudis 255
pulchellus 254
albicans 253
longicollis 253
maculosa 253
alternans 252
maritima 252
splendida 252
compacta 251
divergens 251
amoena 250
coronata 250
laticeps 250
bimaculatus 249
cylindrica 249
hispida 249
palustris 249
caudatus 248
aculeata 246
arctica 245
gracile 244
muelleri 244
annulipes 243
floridana 243
papuana 243
aspera 241
bipunctata 241
latus 241
celebensis 240
dimidiata 240
javanica 240
sulcata 240
capitata 239
costatus 239
elliptica 239
mutabilis 239
hirta 238
perrieri 238
smithi 238
valida 238
vicinus 238
acuminatus 237
anceps 237
barbata 237
canariensis 237
ferrugineus 237
lutescens 237
nigripennis 237

400: ramosa (237)

ramosa 237
communis 236
emarginata 236
atrata 234
senegalensis 234
smithii 234
brunnescens 233
delicata 233
flavus 233
hamata 233
incisa 233
nebulosus 233
ruficollis 233
distinctus 232
marmoratus 232
parallela 232
globosa 231
magnus 231
opaca 231
parviflora 231
rufiventris 231
amazonica 230
crassus 230
cristatus 230
regalis 230
hyalina 229
sinuata 229
cuneata 228
hystrix 228
turneri 227
bilineata 226
cornutus 226
media 226
sulcatus 226
varia 226
decorata 225
inflata 225
jamaicensis 225
signatus 225
funebris 224
repens 223
serratus 223
oculata 222
truncatus 222
interruptus 221
alluaudi 220
infuscata 220
candida 219
sumatrana 219
tarsalis 219
nigriventris 218
sibirica 218
abbreviata 217
castaneus 217
cubensis 217
rubescens 217
bicornis 216
perplexa 216
propinqua 216
sinica 216
aurata 215
boliviana 215
edwardsi 215
hainanensis 215
notabilis 215
angustus 214
divisa 214
nivea 214
pellucida 214
stellata 213
alata 212
compressa 212
pectoralis 212
sanguinea 212
terminalis 212
campestris 211
eximia 211
metallica 211
nuda 211
acutus 210
fenestrata 210
guttata 210
flavipennis 209
lacustris 208
punctulata 208
annulatus 207
bidentata 207
divaricata 207
fulvus 207
fumosa 207
notata 207
thoracica 207
transversa 207
lepida 206
pauliani 206
arenicola 205
nigrifrons 205
princeps 205
clara 204
longifolia 204

500: mongolica (204)

mongolica 204
rupestris 204
vestitus 204
caucasica 203
depressus 203
digitata 203
hawaiiensis 203
conjuncta 202
granulata 202
mariae 202
venosa 202
venustus 202
cincta 201
politus 201
strandi 201
cingulata 200
constricta 200
morio 200
ocellatus 200
plana 200
pumilus 200
texanus 200
ventralis 200
bidens 199
boliviensis 199
erecta 199
fumipennis 199
proximus 199
varius 199
angustata 198
bifida 198
curvata 198
nevadensis 198
cuspidata 197
delicatula 197
amurensis 196
decora 196
quadrata 196
bifasciatus 195
laeta 195
luteus 195
mixta 195
pruinosa 195
carolinensis 194
irrorata 194
litoralis 194
varipes 194
distans 193
exiguus 193
flexuosa 193
marshalli 193
punctipennis 193
tridentata 193
albifrons 192
diffusa 192
paradoxus 192
taiwanensis 192
cordata 191
notatus 191
tonkinensis 191
angustifrons 190
formosanus 190
fusiformis 190
giganteus 190
glacialis 190
laevigata 190
ussuriensis 190
villosus 190
appendiculata 189
hilaris 189
martini 189
microphylla 189
squamosus 189
angulatus 188
cylindricus 188
testaceus 188
diversa 187
formosus 187
inornatus 187
albomaculata 186
antennata 186
guatemalensis 186
nigrita 186
oblonga 186
parallelus 186
scabra 186
schmidti 186
wilsoni 186
fuliginosa 185
lugens 185
pulcherrima 185
laticollis 184
ruficeps 184
straminea 184
werneri 184
beckeri 183
fulgens 183
macrophylla 183
nivalis 183
stricta 183

600: tessellatus (183)

tessellatus 183
vestita 183
bengalensis 182
coriacea 182
deserticola 182
oblongus 182
regularis 182
spinifera 182
undulatus 182
fulvipes 181
insolita 181
brevicollis 180
curta 180
floridensis 180
minuscula 180
tenera 180
crenulata 179
ferox 179
obtusus 179
producta 179
tridens 179
umbrosa 179
agilis 178
angustipennis 178
bidentatus 178
guineensis 178
ovatus 178
rossi 178
cinctus 177
cyanea 177
fasciculata 177
micrantha 177
minutissima 177
mucronata 177
simoni 177
sordidus 177
speciosus 177
tessellata 177
uncinata 177
arizonensis 176
bivittata 176
caeca 176
clavatus 176
elegantula 176
rotundata 176
asper 175
excavata 175
javana 175
lepidus 175
obesus 175
obscurata 175
oculatus 175
palmeri 175
trifasciata 175
arabica 174
bifurcata 174
confinis 174
dimidiatus 174
maculosus 174
nervosa 174
obliquus 174
fulvescens 173
intermedium 173
schoutedeni 173
annulicornis 172
arenaria 172
assamensis 172
moorei 172
sericeus 172
vernalis 172
alpinus 171
anomalus 171
caerulea 171
marina 171
robustum 171
spinipes 171
validus 171
browni 170
consimilis 170
incertus 170
quadrimaculata 170
tenebrosa 170
abnormis 169
attenuatus 169
echinata 169
fischeri 169
hispidus 169
tenuicornis 169
bilineatus 168
conica 168
neglectus 168
obesa 168
sikkimensis 168
vagans 168
fuscipes 167
pauciflora 167
procera 167
arcuatus 166
atratus 166
minutum 166

700: elongatum (165)

elongatum 165
gressitti 165
guianensis 165
guttatus 165
imperialis 165
scutellata 165
argentina 164
cognata 164
furcatus 164
gracillima 164
kaszabi 164
longulus 164
rostratus 164
rupicola 164
thoracicus 164
virens 164
bellus 163
concinnus 163
conspersa 163
conspicua 163
extensa 163
nasuta 163
tenuipes 163
verrucosus 163
amoenus 162
antennalis 162
flavida 162
geniculata 162
glandulosa 162
imitans 162
laxa 162
levis 162
spiralis 162
ambiguus 161
angustatus 161
brevicauda 161
coronatus 161
rotunda 161
sauteri 161
sumatrensis 161
tomentosus 161
zebra 161
secunda 160
bolivari 159
caerulescens 159
cana 159
constrictus 159
denticulatus 159
dimorpha 159
longiceps 159
longispina 159
rugicollis 159
williamsi 159
granulosa 158
opacus 158
paniculata 158
parvifolia 158
saxicola 158
strigosa 158
bispinosa 157
flaviventris 157
imitator 157
japonicum 157
limbatus 157
luteola 157
mediterranea 157
munda 157
persica 157
pinguis 157
rubripes 157
separata 157
soror 157
spicata 157
aethiops 156
axillaris 156
citrina 156
coloradensis 156
dilatata 156
flaviceps 156
fraterna 156
lurida 156
batesi 155
coccinea 155
johnsoni 155
laetus 155
nodosa 155
olivaceus 155
peruvianus 155
zonata 155
barbatus 154
columbiana 154
jordani 154
murina 154
nutans 154
auriculata 153
cephalotes 153
floridanus 153
helenae 153
obsoletus 153
perplexus 153

800: viridescens (153)

viridescens 153
autumnalis 152
breviceps 152
convexa 152
jacobsoni 152
ruber 152
simillima 152
utahensis 152
convergens 151
incana 151
mandibularis 151
nasutus 151
petiolata 151
abyssinica 150
congoensis 150
nigerrima 150
plicata 150
propinquus 150
pungens 150
sinuosa 150
teres 150
bipunctatus 149
crinita 149
festiva 149
gardneri 149
mira 149
multiflora 149
racemosa 149
recta 149
wheeleri 149
andina 148
argentata 148
curtus 148
fimbriatus 148
gibbosa 148
himalayensis 148
hispanica 148
longiseta 148
piceus 148
pini 148
rufipennis 148
sumatranus 148
terrestris 148
excelsa 147
eximius 147
jucunda 147
acutipennis 146
ampla 146
decoratus 146
fuscata 146
horrida 146
obovata 146
praecox 146
punctulatus 146
angularis 145
frigida 145
fuscescens 145
heterophylla 145
hookeri 145
intricata 145
mixtus 145
pictipennis 145
antarcticus 144
cuprea 144
fletcheri 144
glaber 144
lunata 144
milleri 144
plumosa 144
spinulosa 144
stenophylla 144
surinamensis 144
verticillata 144
wallacei 144
wrightii 144
aureus 143
excavatus 143
lucens 143
rufithorax 143
setigera 143
solitaria 143
subfasciatus 143
trilineata 143
wagneri 143
cognatus 142
hirtus 142
inflatus 142
lobatus 142
papuanus 142
patens 142
saxatilis 142
tuberosa 142
weberi 142
aenea 141
alpestris 141
approximata 141
atlanticus 141
flavifrons 141
horridus 141
integra 141

900: malaisei (141)

malaisei 141
microps 141
pauper 141
pumilio 141
rivularis 141
schultzei 141
taylori 141
albus 140
alternata 140
dives 140
erubescens 140
magnificus 140
maximus 140
obscurior 140
oregonensis 140
papuensis 140
plaumanni 140
trimaculata 140
caucasicus 139
jacksoni 139
macrocarpa 139
papillosa 139
penicillata 139
pringlei 139
albipes 138
beccarii 138
collina 138
excellens 138
excisa 138
expansa 138
hybrida 138
palpalis 138
rubiginosa 138
sibiricus 138
silvicola 138
typica 138
apiculata 137
carbonaria 137
diluta 137
evanescens 137
femorata 137
globosus 137
lanata 137
luctuosus 137
medius 137
nitidula 137
rubens 137
schwarzi 137
verticalis 137
adusta 136
bracteata 136
indistincta 136
luzonensis 136
rothschildi 136
sylvestris 136
tenuifolia 136
conferta 135
crenata 135
desertorum 135
evansi 135
granulosus 135
hastata 135
helleri 135
parkeri 135
riparia 135
scalaris 135
scandens 135
spinifer 135
tropica 135
albidus 134
aperta 134
banksi 134
bullata 134
cyaneus 134
freyi 134
montanum 134
patula 134
reflexa 134
butleri 133
calcaratus 133
championi 133
disjuncta 133
elata 133
falcatus 133
floribunda 133
aeneus 132
curvipes 132
duplicata 132
glabrata 132
incisus 132
nudus 132
orbicularis 132
peninsularis 132
pullus 132
sachalinensis 132
sparsus 132
aurora 131
claripennis 131
ingens 131
latipes 131

1000: oberthuri (131)

oberthuri 131
peregrinus 131
pusillum 131
quadrimaculatus 131
staudingeri 131
victoriae 131
zonatus 131

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Also: Top 100 unfilled — The top epithets which have not yet been added to Wiktionary.

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