vespa

Inherited from Old Catalan vespa, from Latin vespa.


cabra

Inherited from Latin capra, from caper, from Proto-Indo-European *kápros. Compare Occitan cabra, French chèvre.

European spider crab
European spider crab


mosca

Inherited from Old Catalan mosca, from Latin musca, from a Proto-Indo-European root *mus-, *mu-, *mew-.


poll

Inherited from Old Catalan pooll~peoll, from Late Latin pēduculus.


buc

From Frankish *būk (“belly”), from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, stomach”). Compare Spanish buque (“vessel”) and Italian buco (“hole”).


paloma

Inherited from Vulgar Latin palumba, from Latin palumbus, palumbēs (“wood pigeon”).

Macrolepiota procera
Macrolepiota procera#Translingual

a parasol mushroom, especially the highly edible Macrolepiota procera


roja

a bark beetle of the genus Hylesinus, the larva of which feed on the wood of the olive tree


grill

Inherited from Old Catalan grill, from Latin gryllus (compare Occitan gril, Spanish grillo), probably from Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos).


faune

grayling (butterfly of the genus Hipparchia)


monarca

Borrowed from Late Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης (monárkhēs), variant of μόναρχος (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”).

Danaus plexippus
Danaus plexippus#Translingual


escarabat

escarabats (plural)
escaravat (alternative)
escarbat (alternative)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *scarafaius, from Latin scarabaeus. The final -t may represent back-formation from a plural form *escaravaigs pronounced with a final -ts. Doublet of escarabeu, a learned borrowing.


viró

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *variōnem, from varus (“pimple”).


formiga

Inherited from Latin formīca (compare Occitan formiga, French fourmi, Spanish hormiga), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *morwi-.


arna

Unknown origin, but possibly cognate to Basque arr (“worm, insect”). Cognate to Occitan arna and Sardinian arna.


papallona

papallones (plural)
babaiana (alternative)
papaió (alternative)
papalló (alternative)

Feminine version of papalló, from Latin pāpiliō. Compare French papillon.


puça

Inherited from Old Catalan puça~pulça, probably back-formed from pulces, the plural of pulç, from Latin pūlicem. Compare Occitan piuse, French puce.


cigala

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin cicāla, from Latin cicāda.


llémena

Most likely simply from Late Latin lendina, variant of lendinem, from Classical Latin lendem.
The unexpected /m/ (instead of */n/, the usual outcome of Latin /-nd-/) may be due to analogy with another word- or simply dissimilation from the following /n/.

Hydnum repandum
Hydnum repandum#Translingual

a hedgehog mushroom (Hydnum repandum), so named from having bodies with the appearance of a nit instead of gills on the underside of the fruiting body to disperse the spores


papalló

Inherited from Latin pāpiliōnem. Doublet of pavelló.

(Balearic, dated) Alternative form of papallona (“butterfly”)


papaió

(Balearic, dialectal) Alternative form of papallona (“butterfly”)


palometa

From paloma + -eta (“diminutive suffix”).


eruga

Inherited from Latin ērūca, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer(s)-uk-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰers- (“to bristle”). Compare Occitan eruga, Sardinian ruga.

der

caterpillar (a vehicle with caterpillar tracks)


cigarrer

A weevil which rolls itself up in the leaf of the plant it is preying on.


formiguer

ca-adj

formiguer (feminine formiguera, masculine plural formiguers, feminine plural formigueres)

formiguera (feminine)
formiguers (masculine plural)
formigueres (feminine plural)

From formiga + -er, possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *formīcārium, from Latin formīca. Compare Portuguese formigueiro, Spanish hormiguero, Italian formicaio, Romanian furnicar.


formiguer

anthill (only for ants, not for termites)

a name given to various species in the family Thamnophilidae, the antshrikes


mosquit

Borrowed from Spanish mosquito (“small fly”), from mosca (“fly”), + diminutive suffix -ito, from Latin musca.


cuc de seda

[ˈkuɡ də ˈsɛ.ðə]

[ˈkuɡ də ˈsə.ðə]


libèl·lula

Borrowed from New Latin lībellula, diminutive of lībella (“builder's level”).


senyoreta

Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis)


llagosta

Inherited from Old Catalan lagosta, from Vulgar Latin lacusta, alteration of Latin locusta, of uncertain origin.


parot

From pare (“father”) + -ot (“augmentative ending”).


quera

Inherited from Vulgar Latin caria, from Latin cariēs (“decay”).


corc

Deverbal of corcar or back-formation from corcoll.

worm (name given to the larvae of various beetles and butterflies which live in and consume wood, grains, fruits, etc.)


argentada

A fritillary of the genus Argynnis, especially the silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia).


saltamartí

Verb-object compound, composed of salta (“to leap”) + Martí (“Martin”).


xinxa

Borrowed from Mozarabic *činče, itself from Latin cīmicem (cf. Spanish chinche). The Catalan singular xinxa is a back-formation from the plural xinxes. Displaced Old Catalan címeu, which was directly inherited from Latin.


panerola

paneroles (plural)
panderola (alternative)


cadell

Inherited from Latin catellus. Compare Occitan cadèl and cadèu, French chiot (Old French chael), Italian catello, Romanian cățel.

L'home explica en el vídeo que fent senderisme per la muntanya es va trobar una ossa i dos cadells.

2016 October 28, “Un home sobreviu a l'atac d'una ossa i mostra les ferides”, in El Periódico:

The man explains in the video that while hiking in the mountain, he found a bear and her two cubs.

European mole cricket
European mole cricket

European mole cricket (Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa)

(in the plural) spiny cocklebur (Xanthium spinosum)

(historical) a member of one of the two factions into which Catalan nobility were divided during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. They were opposed by the nyerros


sabater

ca-noun

sabater m (plural sabaters, feminine sabatera)


sabater

ca-adj

sabater (feminine sabatera, masculine plural sabaters, feminine plural sabateres)

sabatera (feminine)
sabaters (masculine plural)
sabateres (feminine plural)

He fet una partida sabatera.


moscarda

hornet robberfly (Asilus crabroniformis)


teixidor

ca-noun

teixidor m (plural teixidors, feminine teixidora)


lluerna

Inherited from Old Catalan [Term?], from Latin lucerna. Compare Occitan lusèrna.

skylight (a window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling)


ric-ric

(by extension) cricket (an insect in the order Orthoptera)


pugó

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pūlicōnem, from Latin pūlicem (“flea”). Compare Spanish pulgón, Portuguese pulgão.


caparreta

cochineal (insect in the family Coccidae)


tàvec

Alternation of earlier tave from Latin tabanus.


somereta

katydid, bush cricket (a member of the subfamily Bradyporinae)


escarabat de cuina

escarabat de cuina m (plural escarabats de cuina)

Blattella germanica
Blattella germanica#Translingual


pregadeu

From prega (“prays”) + Déu (“God”). As the name of a piece of furniture, a calque of French prie-Dieu.


corcoll

Inherited from Latin curculiō (“weevil”). The connection to "back of the neck" is obscure and this may represent a different root entirely.


papaorelles

Verb-object compound, composed of papa (“to swallow”) + orelles (“ears”).


espiadimonis

Verb-object compound, composed of espia (“to spy”) + dimonis (“demons”).


escorpí d'aigua

ca-noun

escorpí d'aigua m (plural escorpins d'aigua)

water scorpion (insect in the family Nepidae)


jaumet

From the given name Jaumet, diminutive of Jaume (“James”).


lladella

From Vulgar Latin *blatella, variant of *blattula, diminutive of blatta (“moth”). The initial consonant was apparently influenced by latus (“wide”).


llimonera

Gonepteryx rhamni
Wikispecies:Gonepteryx rhamni


safranera

clouded yellow (butterfly of the genus Colias)


diabló de les castanyes

diabló de les castanyes m (plural diablons de les castanyes)


diabló de l'avellaner

diabló de l'avellaner m (plural diablons de l'avellaner)


papallona zebrada

papallona zebrada f (plural papallones zebrades)

From papallona (“butterfly”) + zebrada, feminine form of zebrat (“zebra-striped”).

Iphiclides podalirius
Wikispecies:Iphiclides podalirius

scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)


llagosta verda

llagosta verda f (plural llagostes verdes)

great green bush cricket (Tettigonia viridissima)


llagosta pelegrina

llagosta pelegrina f (plural llagostes pelegrines)

From llagosta (“locust”) + pelegrina, feminine form of pelegrí (“pilgrim”).


mosquitam

(collective) a swarm of mosquitos, gnats


banyarriquer

From banya (“horn”) + riquer, perhaps related to querar (“eat away at”).


reveixí

reveixins (plural)
reveixinc (alternative)

Crematogaster scutellaris, a species of ant which forms nests in deadwood


escanyapolls

Verb-object compound, composed of escanya (“to choke, to strangle”) + polls (“lice”).

ca-verb-obj

Lucanus cervus
Lucanus cervus#Translingual


llantió elegant

ca-noun

llantió elegant m (plural llantions elegants)


saballonera

blue bottle fly (Calliphora vicina or Calliphora vomitoria)


pugó negre

[puˈɣo ˈnɛ.ɣɾə]

[puˈɣo ˈnə.ɣɾə]


vironera

vironeres (plural)
mosca vironera (alternative)


mosca verda

greenbottle (any of various species of blowfly in the genus Lucilia)


carablanc

ca-adj

carablanc (feminine carablanca, masculine plural carablancs, feminine plural carablanques)

carablanca (feminine)
carablancs (masculine plural)
carablanques (feminine plural)


carablanc d'escudet

ca-noun

carablanc d'escudet m (plural carablancs d'escudet)

large white-faced darter (Leucorrhinia pectoralis)


pixaví muntanyenc

pixaví muntanyenc m (plural pixavins muntanyencs)


cuqueta de riera

cuqueta de riera f (plural cuquetes de riera)


estiracabells

[əsˌti.ɾə.kəˈβɛʎs]

Verb-object compound, composed of estira (“to pull, to stretch”) + cabellsos (“hair”).

ca-verb-obj

a dragonfly, especially the hairy dragonfly (Brachytron pratense)


espectre clar

ca-noun

espectre clar m (plural espectres clars)


escarabat rinoceront

escarabat rinoceront m (plural escarabats rinoceront)


blanqueta

Erysiphe betae, a form of powdery mildew


faune ziga-zaga

faune ziga-zaga m (plural faunes ziga-zaga)


ferrer camanegre

ferrer camanegre m (plural ferrers camanegres)

large red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)


ferrer cama-roig

ferrer cama-roig m (plural ferrers cama-roigs)

small red damselfly (Ceriagrion tenellum)


vespa asiàtica gegant

vespa asiàtica gegant f (plural vespes asiàtiques gegants)


mosca del vinagre

mosca del vinagre f (plural mosques del vinagre)

Drosophila melanogaster
Drosophila melanogaster#Translingual


mosca de l'api

mosca de l'api f (plural mosques de l'api)


bufaforats

Verb-object compound, composed of bufa (“to blow, to inflate”) + forats (“holes”).

ca-verb-obj

hummingbird hawkmoth
hummingbird hawkmoth


paó de nit xinés

ca-noun

paó de nit xinés m (plural paons de nit xinés)


papallona de seda

papallona de seda f (plural papallones de seda)

silkmoth (the imago phase of a silkworm)


nimfa boscana

nimfa boscana f (plural nimfes boscanes)


puça humana

Pulex irritans
Pulex irritans#Translingual


cleòpatra

Cleopatra butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra)


puça de l'olivera

puça de l'olivera f (plural puces de l'olivera)

Euphyllura olivina, a psyllid native to the Mediterranean Basin which preys on olive trees.


cotonet

From cotó (“cotton”) + -et, from the cottony appearance of affected plants.

The citrus mealybug (Planococcus citri), an agricultural pest.


mosca blanca

mosca blanca f (plural mosques blanques)


mosca blanca cotonosa

mosca blanca cotonosa f (plural mosques blanques cotonoses)

woolly whitefly (Aleurothrixus floccosus)


mosca blanca de la col

mosca blanca de la col f (plural mosques blanques de la col)


mosca blanca del tabac

mosca blanca del tabac f (plural mosques blanques del tabac)


mosca blanca dels hivernacles

mosca blanca dels hivernacles f (plural mosques blanques dels hivernacles)

mosques blanques dels hivernacles (plural)

glasshouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariarum)


cotonet de l'olivera

cotonet de l'olivera m (plural cotonets de l'olivera)


xinxa assassina

xinxa assassina f (plural xinxes assassines)


hemípter

ca-adj

hemípter (feminine hemíptera, masculine plural hemípters, feminine plural hemípteres)

hemíptera (feminine)
hemípters (masculine plural)
hemípteres (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from New Latin hemipterus (“half-winged”).


faune lleonat

ca-noun

faune lleonat m (plural faunes lleonats)


safranera de l'alfals

safranera de l'alfals f (plural safraneres de l'alfals)


vellutada del salze

vellutada del salze f (plural vellutades del salze)


alacrà d'aigua

alacrà d'aigua m (plural alacrans d'aigua)

water scorpion (insect in the family Nepidae)


aliacrà d'aigua

aliacrà d'aigua m (plural aliacrans d'aigua)