List of vulnerable 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
Vulnerable (VU) species are considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

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[]

Colletids[]

Melittids[]

Apids[]

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[]

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[]

Mantodea[]

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[]

Platycnemidids[]

  • Disparoneura apicalis
  • (Elattoneura dorsalis)
  • Elattoneura pasquinii
  • Ceres stream-damsel (Spesbona angusta)

Megapodagrionids[]

Gomphids[]

Species

Subspecies

Coenagrionids[]

Species

Subspecies

  • (Azuragrion somalicum amitinum)
  • (Coenagrion hylas freyi)
  • (Megalagrion nigrohamatum nigrolineatum)

Aeshnids[]

  • Thylacine darner (Acanthaeschna victoria)
  • Yemen hawker (Pinheyschna yemenensis)

Libellulids[]

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[]

Acridids[]

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[]

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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