List of vulnerable insects
- : 1 species
- Critically endangered (CR): 195 species
- Endangered (EN): 343 species
- Vulnerable (VU): 608 species
- Near threatened (NT, LR/cd): 301 species
- Least concern (LC): 2,843 species
- Data deficient (DD): 1,702 species
As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 608 vulnerable insect species.[1] 10% of all evaluated insect species are listed as vulnerable. The IUCN also lists 15 insect subspecies as vulnerable.
No subpopulations of insects have been evaluated by the IUCN.
For a species to be assessed as vulnerable to extinction the best available evidence must meet quantitative criteria set by the IUCN designed to reflect "a high risk of extinction in the wild". Endangered and critically endangered species also meet the quantitative criteria of vulnerable species, and are listed separately. See: List of endangered insects, List of critically endangered insects. Vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered species are collectively referred to as threatened species by the IUCN.
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 vulnerable insect species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN.
Coleoptera[]
There are 50 beetle species assessed as vulnerable.
Dytiscids[]
Longhorn beetles[]
- Cerambyx longicorn (Cerambyx cerdo)
- Macrodontia cervicornis
- Morimus funereus
- Rosalia longicorn (Rosalia alpina)
Scarabaeids[]
- Ciervo scarab beetle (Aegialia concinna)
- Crescent dune scarab beetle (Aegialia crescenta)
- Giuliani's dune scarab beetle (Pseudocotalpa giulianii)
Other beetle species[]
- Carabus olympiae
- Cobblestone tiger beetle (Cicindela marginipennis)
- Globose dune beetle (Coelus globosus)
- San Joaquin dune beetle (Coelus gracilis)
- Colophon cameroni
- Colophon neli
- Colophon stokoei
- Colophon westwoodi
- Blind cave beetle (Glacicavicola bathysciodes)
- Melasis fermini
- Frigate Island giant tenebrionid beetle (Polposipus herculeanus)
- Gammon's riffle beetle (Stenelmis gammoni)
Diptera[]
- Belkin's dune tabanid fly (Brennania belkini)
- Tasmanian torrent midge (Edwardsina tasmaniensis)
- (Scaptomyza horaeoptera)
Hymenoptera[]
There are 155 species in the order Hymenoptera assessed as vulnerable.
Ants[]
- Acanthomyops latipes
- Acanthomyops murphii
- Anergates atratulus
- Anoplolepis nuptialis
- Antichthonidris bidentatus
- Aphaenogaster bidentatus
- Camponotus universitatis
- Cardiocondyla zoserka
- Cataglyphis hannae
- Chalepoxenus brunneus
- Chalepoxenus kutteri
- Chalepoxenus muellerianus
- Chalepoxenus spinosus
- Chalepoxenus tarbinskii
- Chalepoxenus tauricus
- Chalepoxenus tramieri
- Chalepoxenus zabelini
- Crematogaster atilanica
- Crematogaster pilosa
- Doronomyrmex goesswaldi
- Doronomyrmex kutteri
- Doronomyrmex pacis
- Doronomyrmex pocahontas
- Dorymyrmex insanus
- Epimyrma adlerzi
- Epimyrma africana
- Epimyrma algeriana
- Epimyrma bernardi
- Epimyrma corsica
- Epimyrma goridaghini
- Epimyrma kraussei
- Ravoux's slavemaker ant (Epimyrma ravouxi)
- Epimyrma stumperi
- Epimyrma tamarae
- Epimyrma zaleskyi
- Formica dirksi
- Formica talbotae
- Formicoxenus chamberlini
- Formicoxenus nitidulus
- Formicoxenus provancheri
- Formicoxenus quebecensis
- Formicoxenus sibiricus
- Harpagoxenus canadensis
- Harpagoxenus sublaevis
- Harpagoxenus zaisanicus
- Kyidris media
- Kyidris yaleogyna
- Lasius reginae
- Leptothorax buschingeri
- Leptothorax duloticus
- Leptothorax faberi
- Leptothorax minutissimus
- Manica parasitica
- Megalomyrmex symmetochus
- Monomorium effractor
- Monomorium hospitum
- Monomorium inquilinum
- Monomorium noualhieri
- Monomorium pergandei
- Monomorium santschii
- Monomorium talbotae
- Myrmecia inquilina
- Myrmica bibikoffi
- Myrmica colax
- Myrmica faniensis
- Myrmica hirsuta
- Myrmica lampra
- Myrmica laurae
- Myrmica lemasnei
- Myrmica myrmicoxena
- Myrmica winterae
- Myrmoxenus gordiagini
- Oxyepoecus bruchi
- Oxyepoecus daguerrei
- Oxyepoecus inquilinus
- Pheidole acutidens
- Pheidole argentina
- Pheidole elecebra
- Pheidole inquilina
- Pheidole lanuginosa
- Pheidole microgyna
- Pheidole neokohli
- Pheidole oculata
- Pheidole parasitica
- Pheidole symbiotica
- Plagiolepis ampeloni
- Plagiolepis grassei
- Plagiolepis regis
- Pogonomyrmex anergismus
- Pogonomyrmex colei
- Polyergus breviceps
- Polyergus lucidus
- Polyergus nigerrimus
- Polyergus samurai
- Protomognathus americanus
- Pseudoatta argentina
- Pseudomyrmex leptosus
- Rhoptromyrmex mayri
- Rhoptromyrmex schmitzi
- Rossomyrmex minuchae
- Rossomyrmex proformicarum
- Serrastruma inquilina
- Solenopsis daguerrei
- Solenopsis solenopsidis
- Strongylognathus afer
- Strongylognathus alboini
- Strongylognathus alpinus
- Strongylognathus arnoldii
- Strongylognathus caeciliae
- Strongylognathus cecconii
- Strongylognathus chelifer
- Strongylognathus christophi
- Strongylognathus dalmaticus
- Strongylognathus destefanii
- Strongylognathus emeryi
- Strongylognathus foreli
- Strongylognathus huberi
- Strongylognathus insularis
- Strongylognathus italicus
- Strongylognathus karawajewi (Strongylognathus karawajevi)
- Strongylognathus kervillei
- Strongylognathus koreanus
- Strongylognathus kratochvili (Strongylognathus kratochvilli)
- Strongylognathus minutus
- Strongylognathus palaestinensis
- Strongylognathus pisarskii
- Strongylognathus rehbinderi
- Strongylognathus ruzskyi
- Strongylognathus silvestrii
- Strumigenys xenos
- Teleutomyrmex kutteri
- Teleutomyrmex schneideri
- Tetramorium microgyna
- Tetramorium parasiticum
Colletids[]
Melittids[]
Apids[]
- Bombus alpinus
- Obscure bumble bee (Bombus caliginosus)
- Yellow bumblebee (Bombus fervidus)
- Bombus medius
- Bombus mexicanus
- Morrison bumble bee (Bombus morrisoni)
- Western bumblebee (Bombus occidentalis)
- American bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus)
- Yellow-banded bumblebee (Bombus terricola)
Megachilids[]
- Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto)
Lepidoptera[]
Lepidoptera comprises moths and butterflies. There are 128 species and ten subspecies in the order Lepidoptera assessed as vulnerable.
Lasiocampids[]
- Small lappet moth (Phyllodesma ilicifolia)
Swallowtail butterflies[]
- Atrophaneura atropos
- Atrophaneura luchti
- Atrophaneura schadenbergi
- Zetides swallowtail (Battus zetides)
- Ludlow's Bhutan swallowtail (Bhutanitis ludlowi)
- Yellow kite swallowtail (Eurytides iphitas)
- Andamans swordtail (Graphium epaminondas)
- Graphium idaeoides
- Meek's graphium (Graphium meeki)
- Graphium megaera
- Graphium procles
- Graphium stresemanni
- Obi Island birdwing (Ornithoptera aesacus)
- Rothschild's birdwing (Ornithoptera rothschildi)
- Papilio carolinensis
- Papilio esperanza
- Jordan's swallowtail (Papilio jordani)
- Cream-banded swallowtail (Papilio leucotaenia)
- Papilio mangoura
- Papilio neumoegeni
- Papilio osmana
- Papillon la pature (Papilio phorbanta)
- Fluminense swallowtail (Parides ascanius)
- Apollo (Parnassius apollo)
- Parnassius autocrator
- Jamaican kite (Protographium marcellinus)
- Talaud black birdwing (Troides dohertyi)
- Buru opalescent birdwing (Troides prattorum)
- Caucasian festoon (Zerynthia caucasica)
Lycaenids[]
- Alaena margaritacea
- Aloeides caledoni
- Aloeides carolynnae
- Aloeides dentatis
- Aloeides kaplani
- Aloeides lutescens
- Aloeides merces
- Aloeides pringlei
- Aloeides rossouwi
- Aslauga australis
- Capys penningtoni
- Cyanophrys bertha
- Erikssonia acraeina
- White spotted sapphire (Iolaus lulua)
- Lepidochrysops balli
- Lepidochrysops jefferyi
- Lepidochrysops littoralis
- Lepidochrysops loewensteini
- Lepidochrysops oosthuizeni
- Lepidochrysops outeniqua
- Lepidochrysops pephredo
- Lepidochrysops poseidon
- Lepidochrysops pringlei
- Lepidochrysops swanepoeli
- Lepidochrysops titei
- Lepidochrysops victori
- Lepidochrysops wykehami
- Tiassale liptena (Liptena tiassale)
- Hermes copper (Lycaena hermes)
- (Lycaena ottomana)
- Orachrysops ariadne
- Phasis pringlei
- Poecilmitis adonis
- Azure opal (Poecilmitis azurius)
- Poecilmitis balli
- Poecilmitis daphne
- Poecilmitis endymion
- Poecilmitis henningi
- Poecilmitis hyperion
- Poecilmitis irene
- Poecilmitis kaplani
- Tsomo River copper (Poecilmitis lyncurium)
- Poecilmitis lyndseyae
- Poecilmitis orientalis
- Poecilmitis penningtoni
- Poecilmitis pyramus
- Poecilmitis stepheni
- Poecilmitis trimeni
- Poecilmitis wykehami
- Higgin's anomalous blue (Polyommatus galloi)
- Sierra Nevada blue (Polyommatus golgus)
- (Polyommatus iphicarmon)
- (Polyommatus lycius)
- (Satyrium jebelia)
- Avalon hairstreak (Strymon avalona)
- Thestor compassbergae
- Thestor dryburghi
- Kaplan's Thestor (Thestor kaplani)
- Thestor pringlei
- Thestor rossouwi
- Thestor stepheni
- Thestor strutti
- Thestor swanepoeli
- Thestor tempe
- Thestor yildizae
Nymphalids[]
Species
- Madagascan friar (Amauris nossima)
- Mauritian friar (Amauris phoedon)
- Uncompahgre fritillary (Boloria acrocnema)
- Balkan heath (Coenonympha orientalis)
- Raetzer's ringlet (Erebia christi)
- Sudeten ringlet (Erebia sudetica)
- Andaman crow (Euploea andamanensis)
- Cordelia's crow (Euploea cordelia)
- Mascarene crow (Euploea euphon)
- Spartan crow (Euploea lacon)
- Magou (Euploea magou)
- Nicobar crow (Euploea scherzeri)
- (Hipparchia bacchus)
- (Hipparchia tilosi)
- Electra's tree-nymph (Idea electra)
- Bedford-Russell's tree-nymph (Idea tambusisiana)
- Ideopsis oberthurii
- New Ireland yellow tiger (Parantica clinias)
- D'Abrera's tiger (Parantica dabrerai)
- Dannatt's tiger (Parantica dannatti)
- Angled tiger (Parantica garamantis)
- Sumbawa tiger (Parantica philo)
- Felder's tiger (Parantica phyle)
- Toxopeus' yellow tiger (Parantica toxopei)
- Flores tiger (Parantica wegneri)
- Dils' grayling (Pseudochazara orestes)
- Crow tiger (Tirumala euploeomorpha)
Subspecies
- (Euploea algea abjecta)
- (Tirumala choaspes tumanana)
Skippers[]
- Dakota Skipper (Hesperia dacotae)
- Cinquefoil skipper (Pyrgus cirsii)
Pierids[]
- (Gonepteryx cleobule)
- Atewa dotted border (Mylothris atewa)
- (Pieris segonzaci)
Mantodea[]
- Delicate dwarf mantis (Ameles gracilis)
- Fringed dwarf mantis (Ameles limbata)
- (Pseudoyersinia subaptera)
Notoptera[]
- Mount St Helens' grylloblattid (Grylloblatta chirurgica)
Odonata[]
Odonata includes dragonflies and damselflies. There are 129 species and five subspecies in the order Odonata assessed as vulnerable.
Chlorogomphids[]
- Chlorogomphus xanthoptera
Chlorocyphids[]
- (Africocypha centripunctata)
- (Africocypha lacuselephantum)
- Albertine jewel (Chlorocypha schmidti)
- Tanzania jewel (Platycypha auripes)
- Rhinocypha latimacula
- (Stenocypha hasta)
Platycnemidids[]
- Disparoneura apicalis
- (Elattoneura dorsalis)
- Elattoneura pasquinii
- Ceres stream-damsel (Spesbona angusta)
Megapodagrionids[]
- Heteragrion flavovittatum
- Cuban hypolestes (Hypolestes trinitatis)
- Zoe waterfall damsel (Paraphlebia zoe)
- Philosina alba
- Little wood elf (Sciotropis cyclanthorum)
Gomphids[]
Species
- Top end dragon (Antipodogomphus dentosus)
- Cape thorntail (Ceratogomphus triceraticus)
- Crenigomphus abyssinicus
- Crenigomphus denticulatus
- Cyclogomphus gynostylus
- Gomphus lucasii
- Tennessee clubtail (Gomphus sandrius)
- (Gomphus westfalli)
- Kakadu vicetail (Hemigomphus magela)
- Macrogomphus lankanensis
- Nepogomphoides stuhlmanni
- Dark pincertail (Onychogomphus assimilis)
- (Onychogomphus flexuosus)
- Levant pincertail (Onychogomphus macrodon)
- Pegtail (Perigomphus pallidistylus)
- Yellow-sided clubtail (Stylurus potulentus)
- Townes's clubtail (Stylurus townesi)
Subspecies
Coenagrionids[]
Species
- Chimanimani bluet (Africallagma cuneistigma)
- (Agriocnemis angustirami)
- (Argia sabino)
- (Ceriagrion citrinum)
- Turkish red damsel (Ceriagrion georgifreyi)
- Cretan bluet (Coenagrion intermedium)
- East coast giant (Coryphagrion grandis)
- Cuban bluet (Enallagma truncatum)
- Ethiopian bluetail (Ischnura abyssinica)
- San Francisco forktail (Ischnura gemina)
- Mecistogaster asticta
- Oahu damselfly (Megalagrion oahuense)
- Oceanic Hawaiian damselfly (Megalagrion oceanicum)
- Pacific Hawaiian damselfly (Megalagrion pacificum)
- Orangeblack Hawaiian damselfly (Megalagrion xanthomelas)
- Pseudagrion bicoerulans
- Pseudagrion guichardi
- Pseudagrion kaffinum
- Harlequin sprite (Pseudagrion newtoni)
- Vumba sprite (Pseudagrion vumbaense)
- Indian Ocean fineliner (Teinobasis alluaudi)
Subspecies
- (Azuragrion somalicum amitinum)
- (Coenagrion hylas freyi)
- (Megalagrion nigrohamatum nigrolineatum)
Aeshnids[]
- Thylacine darner (Acanthaeschna victoria)
- Yemen hawker (Pinheyschna yemenensis)
Libellulids[]
- Atoconeura aethiopica
- Dark-winged groundling (Brachythemis fuscopalliata)
- Purple skimmer (Libellula jesseana)
- Mangrove skimmer (Orthetrum poecilops)
Other Odonata species[]
- Elegant malachite (Chlorolestes elegans)
- Cora lugubris
- Say's spiketail (Cordulegaster sayi)
- Marbled malachite (Ecchlorolestes peringueyi)
- Guatemalan rubyspot (Hetaerina rudis)
- Rock narrow-wing (Lithosticta macra)
- Splendid cruiser (Macromia splendens)
- (Nubiolestes diotima)
- (Pentaphlebia stahli)
- Peaked redspot (Phyllopetalia excrescens)
- Platysticta deccanensis
- Protosticta sanguinostigma
- Bulgarian emerald (Somatochlora borisi)
- Texas emerald (Somatochlora margarita)
- Yellow presba (Syncordulia gracilis)
- (Syncordulia venator)
- Green-banded sparklewing (Umma declivium)
- Angola sparklewing (Umma femina)
- (Umma purpurea)
- Ringed boghaunter (Williamsonia lintneri)
Orthoptera[]
There are 137 species in the order Orthoptera assessed as vulnerable.
Crickets[]
- Howarth's cave cricket (Caconemobius howarthi)
- Schauinsland's bush cricket (Caconemobius schauinslandi)
- Kaumana cave cricket (Caconemobius varius)
- (Hymenoptila lanzarotensis)
- (Ovaliptila kinzelbachi)
- (Ovaliptila nana)
- (Thaumatogryllus cavicola)
- (Thaumatogryllus variegatus)
Acridids[]
- (Acrida bara)
- (Acridoderes uvarovi)
- Idaho point-headed grasshopper (Acrolophitus pulchellus)
- (Acrotylus apicalis)
- (Afrophlaeoba usambarica)
- Michigan bog grasshopper (Appalachia arcana)
- (Aulacobothrus popovi)
- (Cardeniopsis regalis)
- Siskiyou Chloealtis grasshopper (Chloealtis aspasma)
- White-tipped grasshopper (Chorthippus acroleucus)
- (Chromochokwea fitzgeraldi)
- (Chrysochraon beybienkoi)
- (Eozubovskya banatica)
- (Eupropacris uniformis)
- Eximacris superbum
- Three-spotted forest grasshopper (Heteracris trimaculata)
- (Italohippus modestus)
- (Ixalidium sjostedti)
- (Ixalidium transiens)
- Long-winged mountain grasshopper (Miramella irena)
- Romanian mountain grasshopper (Odontopodisma montana)
- Red-legged mountain grasshopper (Odontopodisma rubripes)
- (Oropodisma erymanthosi)
- (Oropodisma kyllinii)
- (Oropodisma macedonica)
- (Oropodisma taygetosi)
- (Rammeihippus turcicus)
- (Sphingonotus almeriense)
- (Sphingonotus picteti)
- (Sphingonotus rugosus)
- Eurasian toothed grasshopper (Stenobothrus eurasius)
Stenopelmatids[]
- Kelso Jerusalem cricket (Ammopelmatus kelsoensis)
- Port Conception Jerusalem cricket (Ammopelmatus muwu)
- Poor knights weta (Deinacrida fallai)
- Wetapunga (Deinacrida heteracantha)
- Stephens Island weta (Deinacrida rugosa)
- Coachella Valley Jerusalem cricket (Stenopelmatus cahuilaensis)
- Navajo Jerusalem cricket (Stenopelmatus navajo)
Tettigoniids[]
- Richtersveld katydid (Africariola longicauda)
- Marakele delicate katydid (Amyttacta marakelensis)
- (Anadrymadusa brevipennis)
- Dilated false shieldback (Aroegas dilatatus)
- Flat-necked shieldback (Arytropteris basalis)
- Austrosaga spinifer
- Sierra Nevadan saddle bush-cricket (Baetica ustulata)
- Nihoa conehead katydid (Banza nihoa)
- Big pine key conehead katydid (Belocephalus micanopy)
- Keys short-winged conehead katydid (Belocephalus sleighti)
- (Calliphona koenigi)
- (Canariola nubigena)
- (Clonia lalandei)
- (Clonia uvarovi)
- (Conocephalus peringueyi)
- (Conocephalus zlobini)
- Remote conehead katydid (Euconocephalus remotus)
- (Eupholidoptera annamariae)
- (Eupholidoptera cretica)
- (Eupholidoptera forcipata)
- (Eupholidoptera gemellata)
- (Eupholidoptera giuliae)
- (Eupholidoptera icariensis)
- (Eupholidoptera jacquelinae)
- (Eupholidoptera latens)
- (Eupholidoptera leucasi)
- (Eupholidoptera mariannae)
- (Eupholidoptera pallipes)
- Hemisaga lucifer
- Hemisaga vepreculae
- Metrioptera domogledi
- Southern barbed-wire bush-cricket (Onconotus servillei)
- Pachysaga munggai
- (Paracilacris lateralis)
- (Paracilacris mordax)
- (Parnassiana coracis)
- (Parnassiana dirphys)
- (Parnassiana fusca)
- (Parnassiana parnon)
- (Parnassiana tenuis)
- Phasmodes jeeba
- Psacadonotus seriatus
- (Rhacocleis crypta)
- (Rhacocleis derrai)
- (Rhacocleis distinguenda)
- (Rhacocleis ferdinandi)
- (Rhacocleis lithoscirtetes)
- Common predatory bush-cricket (Saga pedo)
- (Thoracistus aureoportalis)
- (Thoracistus viridicrus)
- Windbalea viride
- Zaprochilus ninae
Rhaphidophorids[]
- Arizona giant sand treader cricket (Daihinibaenetes arizonensis)
- (Dolichopoda calidnae)
- (Dolichopoda cassagnaui)
- (Dolichopoda dalensi)
- (Dolichopoda gasparoi)
- (Dolichopoda giulianae)
- (Dolichopoda graeca)
- (Dolichopoda ithakii)
- (Dolichopoda kalithea)
- (Dolichopoda matsakisi)
- (Dolichopoda naxia)
- (Dolichopoda pavesii)
- (Dolichopoda petrochilosi)
- (Dolichopoda thasosensis)
- Kelso giant sand treader cricket (Macrobaenetes kelsoensis)
- Coachelia giant sand treader cricket (Macrobaenetes valgum)
- Pristoceuthophilus sp. nov.
- Tasmanoplectron isolatum
- Tanner's black camel cricket (Utabaenetes tanneri)
Phaneropterids[]
- (Brinckiella aptera)
- (Brinckiella karooensis)
- (Brinckiella mauerbergerorum)
- Cozia plump bush-cricket (Isophya harzi)
- (Isophya longicaudata)
- (Poecilimon athos)
- (Poecilimon ikariensis)
- (Poecilimon istanbul)
- (Poecilimon pechevi)
- (Polysarcus scutatus)
- East coast katydid (Pomatonota dregii)
Other Orthoptera species[]
- (Cycloptiloides canariensis)
- Keys scaly cricket (Cycloptilum irregularis)
- Pinaleno monkey grasshopper (Eumorsea pinaleno)
- (Orchamus raulinii)
- Desert monkey grasshopper (Psychomastax deserticola)
- Sierra pygmy grasshopper (Tetrix sierrana)
Phasmatodea[]
- Peppermint stick insect (Megacrania batesii)
Plecoptera[]
- Otway stonefly (Eusthenia nothofagi)
- Mount Kosciusko wingless stonefly (Leptoperla cacuminis)
See also[]
- Lists of IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- List of least concern insects
- List of near threatened insects
- List of endangered insects
- List of critically endangered insects
- List of recently extinct insects
- List of data deficient insects
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Limitations of the Data". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "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.
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Lists of animals by conservation status
- Lists of insects
- Insects by conservation status