List of endangered insects

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1 extinct in the wild insect species (0.02%)195 critically endangered insect species (3.3%)343 endangered insect species (5.7%)608 vulnerable insect species (10%)301 near threatened insect species (5.0%)2843 least concern insect species (47%)1702 data deficient insect species (28%)Circle frame.svg
Insect species (IUCN, 2016.1)
  • 5993 extant species have been evaluated
  • 4291 of those are fully assessed[a]
  • 3144 are not threatened at present[b]
  • 1146 to 2848 are threatened[c]
  • 59 to 105 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
    • 58 extinct (EX) species[d]
    • 1 extinct in the wild (EW)
    • 46 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
    • 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]

  1. ^ excludes data deficient evaluations.
  2. ^ NT, LR/cd, LC.
  3. ^ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
  4. ^ Chart omits extinct (EX) species
Endangered (EN) species are considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

As of July 2017, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 343 endangered insect species.[1] 5.7% of all evaluated insect species are listed as endangered. The IUCN also lists 21 insect subspecies as endangered.

No subpopulations of insects have been evaluated by the IUCN.

For a species to be considered endangered by the IUCN it must meet certain quantitative criteria which are designed to classify taxa facing "a very high risk of extinction". An even higher risk is faced by critically endangered species, which meet the quantitative criteria for endangered species. Critically endangered insects are listed separately. There are 538 insect species which are endangered or critically endangered.

Additionally 1702 insect species (28% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient, meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status. As these species typically have small distributions and/or populations, they are intrinsically likely to be threatened, according to the IUCN.[2] While the category of data deficient indicates that no assessment of extinction risk has been made for the taxa, the IUCN notes that it may be appropriate to give them "the same degree of attention as threatened taxa, at least until their status can be assessed."[3]

This is a complete list of endangered insect species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN.

Blattodea[]

Orthoptera[]

There are 91 species and two subspecies in the order Orthoptera assessed as endangered.

Lentulids[]

Tetrigids[]

Euschmidtiids[]

  • (Chromomastax jagoi)
  • (Euschmidtia fitzgeraldi)
  • (Euschmidtia tangana)

Mogoplistids[]

Pamphagids[]

  • (Glyphanus obtusus)
  • (Kurtharzia sulcata)
  • (Orchamus gracilis)
  • (Orchamus kaltenbachi)
  • (Paranocarodes chopardi)
  • (Prionotropis hystrix)
  • (Prionotropis willemsorum)
  • (Purpuraria erna)
  • (Purpuraria magna)

Crickets[]

Species

Subspecies

Acridids[]

  • (Acanthoxia aculeus)
  • (Acteana alazonica)
  • (Afrophlaeoba euthynota)
  • (Afrophlaeoba longicornis)
  • (Afrophlaeoba nguru)
  • (Aresceutica morogorica)
  • (Aresceutica subnuda)
  • (Chorthippus ferdinandi)
  • (Chorthippus relicticus)
  • (Dociostaurus minutus)
  • (Enoplotettix gardineri)
  • (Eupropacris pompalis)
  • Uvinza grasshopper (Hadrolecocatantops uvinza)
  • (Liladownsia fraile)
  • (Ochrilidia nuragica)
  • (Oropodisma chelmosi)
  • (Oropodisma karavica)
  • (Oropodisma parnassica)
  • (Oropodisma tymphrestosi)
  • (Peripodisma tymphii)
  • (Rammeihippus dinaricus)
  • (Sphingonotus guanchus)
  • (Sphingonotus nodulosus)
  • (Stenobothrus clavatus)
  • Zayante band-winged grasshopper (Trimerotropis infantilis)
  • Santa Monica Mountains grasshopper (Trimerotropis occidentaloides)
  • Lompoc grasshopper (Trimerotropis occulens)

Tettigoniids[]

  • Brown false shieldback (Aroegas fuscus)
  • (Bradyporus macrogaster)
  • (Bucephaloptera cypria)
  • (Calliphona alluaudi)
  • (Calliphona gomerensis)
  • (Calliphona palmensis)
  • (Conocephalus basutoanus)
  • (Conocephalus vaginalis)
  • (Eupholidoptera astyla)
  • (Eupholidoptera spinigera)
  • Kawanaphila pachomai
  • (Parnassiana chelmos)
  • (Parnassiana tymphiensis)
  • (Parnassiana tymphrestos)
  • (Peringueyella rentzi)
  • (Pholidoptera lucasi)
  • Psacadonotus insulanus
  • (Rhacocleis buchichii)
  • Seychelles predatory bush-cricket (Seselphisis visenda)
  • (Thoracistus jambila)
  • (Thoracistus semeniphagus)
  • (Thoracistus thyraeus)
  • Throscodectes xederoides
  • Throscodectes xiphos
  • (Zeuneriana marmorata)

Phaneropterids[]

Species

  • (Brinckiella arboricola)
  • (Isophya mavromoustakisi)
  • (Poecilimon gracilioides)
  • (Poecilimon paros)
  • (Poecilimon pindos)
  • (Poecilimon soulion)

Subspecies

Hymenoptera[]

Lepidoptera[]

Lepidoptera comprises moths and butterflies. There are 51 species in the order Lepidoptera assessed as endangered.

Swallowtail butterflies[]

Lycaenids[]

Nymphalids[]

  • Comoro friar (Amauris comorana)
  • (Arethusana aksouali)
  • Biak dark crow (Euploea albicosta)
  • Murphy's crow (Euploea caespes)
  • Seychelles crow (Euploea mitra)
  • Biak threespot crow (Euploea tripunctata)
  • (Hipparchia christenseni)
  • Ponza grayling (Hipparchia sbordonii)
  • Hewitson's small tree-nymph (Ideopsis hewitsonii)
  • (Lasiommata meadewaldoi)
  • (Maniola halicarnassus)
  • Kuekenthal's yellow tiger (Parantica kuekenthali)
  • Biak tiger (Parantica marcia)
  • Milagros' tiger (Parantica milagros)
  • Father Schoenig's chocolate (Parantica schoenigi)
  • Bonthain tiger (Parantica sulewattan)
  • Timor yellow tiger (Parantica timorica)
  • Madeiran speckled wood (Pararge xiphia)
  • Pseudochazara amymone
  • Pseudochazara euxina
  • Schneider's surprise (Tiradelphe schneideri)

Other Lepidoptera species[]

Beetles[]

There are 72 beetle species assessed as endangered.

Dytiscids[]

Stag beetles[]

Geotrupids[]

Longhorn beetles[]

Scarabaeids[]

Other beetle species[]

Odonata[]

Odonata includes dragonflies and damselflies. There are 97 species and 19 subspecies in the order Odonata assessed as endangered.

Platystictids[]

Platycnemidids[]

Species

Subspecies

Megapodagrionids[]

Gomphids[]

Species

Subspecies

Calopterygids[]

Species

Subspecies

Coenagrionids[]

Species

Subspecies

Aeshnids[]

Species

Subspecies

Libellulids[]

Species

Subspecies

Other Odonata[]

Species

Subspecies

  • (Cordulegaster helladica buchholzi)

Other insect species[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "IUCN Red List version 2016.1". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Limitations of the Data". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ^ "2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 11 January 2016.


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