List of near threatened insects
In July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 301 near threatened insect species.[1] Of all evaluated insect species, 5.0% are listed as near threatened. No subpopulations of insects have been evaluated by the IUCN.
- Extinct in the wild (EW): 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
Insect species (IUCN, 2016.1)
- 5993 extant species have been evaluated
- 4291 of those are fully assessed[lower-alpha 1]
- 3144 are not threatened at present[lower-alpha 2]
- 1146 to 2848 are threatened[lower-alpha 3]
- 59 to 105 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
- 58 extinct (EX) species[lower-alpha 4]
- 1 extinct in the wild (EW)
- 46 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
- 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]
- excludes data deficient evaluations.
- NT, LR/cd, LC.
- Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
- Chart omits extinct (EX) species
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Near threatened (NT) species do not currently qualify for critically endangered (CR), endangered (EN) or vulnerable (VU) statuses, but are likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or are already close to qualifying.
This is a complete list of near threatened insect species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN.
Hemiptera
- Cassini periodical cicada (Magicicada cassini)
- Decim periodical cicada (Magicicada septendecim)
- Decula periodical cicada (Magicicada septendecula)
Orthoptera
- Southern Sardinian cricket (Acroneuroptila puddui)
- Northern Sardinian cricket (Acroneuroptila sardoa)
- Gomera stick grasshopper (Acrostira bellamyi)
- Gran Canaria stick grasshopper (Acrostira tamarani)
- Tenerife short-winged bush-cricket (Ariagona margaritae)
- Splendid rock grasshopper (Arminda canariensis)
- Tenerife laurel bush-cricket (Canariola willemsei)
- Plump-headed grasshopper (Chorthippus crassiceps)
- Parnon grasshopper (Chorthippus parnon)
- Nymph-like grasshopper (Chorthippus pulloides)
- Giglio cave cricket (Dolichopoda aegilion)
- Larissa cave-cricket (Dolichopoda annae)
- Koutouki cave-cricket (Dolichopoda insignis)
- Kiriaki cave-cricket (Dolichopoda kiriakii)
- Cretan cave-cricket (Dolichopoda paraskevi)
- Corfu cave-cricket (Dolichopoda steriotisi)
- Ionian marbled bush-cricket (Eupholidoptera cephalonica)
- Uvarov's marbled bush-cricket (Eupholidoptera uvarovi)
- Cyprian tonged bush-cricket (Exodrymadusa inornata)
- Heldreich's stone grasshopper (Glyphotmethis heldreichi)
- Canarian crevice-cricket (Gryllomorpha canariensis)
- White-horned Italian grasshopper (Italohippus albicornis)
- Calabrian speckled bush-cricket (Leptophyes calabra)
- Greek speckled bush-cricket (Leptophyes lisae)
- California ground cricket (Neonemobius eurynotus)
- Parnassos glandular cricket (Ovaliptila krueperi)
- Sporades glandular cricket (Ovaliptila wettsteini)
- Jablanica bright bush-cricket (Poecilimon jablanicensis)
- Andros bright bush-cricket (Poecilimon klausgerhardi)
- Maquis bush-cricket (Rhacocleis silvestrii)
- Werner's bush-cricket (Rhacocleis werneri)
- Spanistic desert grasshopper (Spaniacris deserticola)
- Black-headed Jerusalem cricket (Stenopelmatus nigrocapitatus)
- Zoia's cave-cricket (Troglophilus zoiai)
- Aegean desert grasshopper (Xerohippus solerii)
Hymenoptera
- Bombus digressus
- Bombus diligens
- Bombus mendax
- Bombus mucidus
- Colletes creticus
- Colletes cyprius
- Colletes halophilus
- Epeolus cruciger
- Eucera gracilipes
- Formica aquilonia
- Formica lugubris
- Formica polyctena
- Formica pratensis
- Red wood ant (Formica rufa)
- Formica uralensis
- Hylaeus crassanus
- Hylaeus friesei
- Lasioglossum minutulum
- Lasioglossum sabulosum
- Lasioglossum setulosum
- Nomada argentata
- Nomada armata
- Nomada baccata
- Nomada cretensis
- Nomada errans
- Antennal-waving wasp (Tachysphex pechumani)
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera comprises moths and butterflies. There are 62 species in the order Lepidoptera assessed as near threatened.
Swallowtail butterflies
- False Apollo (Archon apollinus)
- Short-horned baronia (Baronia brevicornis)
- Graphium mendana
- Japanese luehdorfia (Luehdorfia japonica)
- Chimaera birdwing (Ornithoptera chimaera)
- Papilio benguetanus
- Papilio grosesmithi
- Papilio himeros
- Papilio manlius
- Papilio maraho
- Kilimanjaro swallowtail (Papilio sjoestedti)
- Parides burchellanus
- Kaiserihind (Teinopalpus imperialis)
- Borneo birdwing (Troides andromache)
Lycaenids
- Lequeux's buff (Baliochila lequeuxi)
- Drakensberg copper (Chrysoritis oreas)
- Iolaus aphnaeoides
- Wineland blue (Lepidochrysops bacchus)
- Large copper (Lycaena dispar)
- Large blue (Phengaris arion)
- Greater large blue (Phengaris arionides)
- Dusky large blue (Phengaris nausithous)
- Scarce large blue (Phengaris teleius)
- Alpine zephyr blue (Plebejus trappi)
- Poecilmitis aureus
- Atlas blue (Polyommatus atlanticus)
- Beautiful blue (Polyommatus guezelmavi)
- Higgins's anomalous blue (Polyommatus nephohiptamenos)
- Mother-of-pearl blue (Polyommatus nivescens)
- Panoptes blue (Pseudophilotes panoptes)
- Thestor brachycerus
- Odd-spot blue (Turanana taygetica)
Nymphalids
- Lesser false fritillary (Anetia briarea)
- Salvin's anetia (Anetia cubana)
- Jaeger's anetia (Anetia jaegeri)
- False fritillary (Anetia pantheratus)
- False ringlet (Coenonympha oedippus)
- Vaucher's heath (Coenonympha vaucheri)
- Jamaican monarch (Danaus cleophile)
- White speck ringlet (Erebia claudina)
- Erebia epistgyne (Erebia epistygne)
- Yellow-banded ringlet (Erebia flavofasciata)
- Schaus's crow (Euploea blossomae)
- Javan crow (Euploea gamelia)
- Sumatran crow (Euploea martinii)
- Swainson's crow (Euploea swainson)
- Tobler's crow (Euploea tobleri)
- Woodland grayling (Hipparchia fagi)
- Eolian grayling (Hipparchia leighebi)
- Ceylon tree nymph (Idea iasonia)
- Malabar tree-nymph (Idea malabarica)
- Chios meadow brown (Maniola chia)
- Principe sailer (Neptis larseni)
- Zinken's tiger (Parantica albata)
- Nilgiri tiger (Parantica nilgiriensis)
- Javan tiger (Parantica pseudomelaneus)
- Ceylon tiger (Parantica taprobana)
- Sumatran chocolate tiger (Parantica tityoides)
- Magpie (Protoploea apatela)
Other Lepidoptera species
- Mountain clouded yellow (Colias phicomone)
- Small chimney-sweep grass moth (Helenoscoparia nigritalis)
- Wandering skipper (Panoquina errans)
Beetles
There are 56 beetle species assessed as near threatened.
Geotrupids
- Ceratophyus hoffmannseggi
- Lethrus fallax
- Thorectes albarracinus
- Thorectes lusitanicus
- Thorectes marginatus
Click beetles
- Cardinal click beetle (Ampedus cardinalis)
- Ampedus carinthiacus
- Ampedus coenobita
- Ampedus corsicus
- Brachygonus meraculus
- Crepidophorus mutilatus
- Reitterelater bouyoni
Scarabaeids
- Alocoderus carinifrons
- Ammoecius lusitanicus
- Anomius crovettii
- Anomius peyerimhoffi
- Anonychonitis freyi
- Ateuchetus cicatricosus
- Cryptocanthon foveatus
- Cryptocanthon genieri
- Euorodalus boiteli
- Genieridium medinae
- Gymnopleurus sturmi
- Gyronotus dispar
- Gyronotus mulanjensis
- Heptaulacus brancoi
- Holocephalus sculptus
- Macroderes endroedyi
- Macroderes undulatus
- Mimonthophagus limbibasis
- Ontherus grandis
- Ontherus irinus
- Onthophagus merdarius
- Oxysternon pteroderum
- Pedaria cambeforti
- Phanaeus achilles
- Scarabaeus bornemizzai
- Scybalocanthon darlingtoni
Other beetle species
- Agathidium pulchellum
- Blabinotus spinicollis
- Blue ground beetle (Carabus intricatus)
- Ceruchus chrysomelinus
- Colophon izardi
- Cucujus cinnaberinus
- Daisy-plant fungus weevil (Homoeodera compositarum)
- Hylis simonae
- Microrhagus pyrenaeus
- Osmoderma barnabita
- Hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita)
- Pseudotriphyllus suturalis
- Purpuricenus nicocles
- Ropalopus insubricus
- Stephanopachys brunneus
- Trichius orientalis
- Xyletinus tremulicola
- Xylophilus testaceus
Odonata
Odonata includes dragonflies and damselflies. There are 119 species in the order Odonata assessed as near threatened.
Chlorocyphids
- Chlorocypha bamptoni
- Angola jewel (Chlorocypha crocea)
- Indocypha vittata
- Libellago stictica
- Tanganyika jewel (Platycypha pinheyi)
- Rhinocypha xanthe
- Yellow-sided jewel (Stenocypha jacksoni)
- Bow-faced jewel (Stenocypha molindica)
Platycnemidids
- Allocnemis abbotti
- Katanga yellowwing (Allocnemis mitwabae)
- Elattoneura atkinsoni
- Idiocnemis adelbertensis
- Melanoneura bilineata
- Gambia riverjack (Mesocnemis dupuyi)
- Nososticta irene
- Phylloneura westermanni
- Platycnemis agrioides
- Risiocnemis serrata
Gomphids
- Acrogomphus malayanus
- Anormogomphus kiritshenkoi
- Asiagomphus amamiensis
- Asiagomphus personatus
- Diminutive clubtail (Gomphus diminutus)
- Twin-striped clubtail (Gomphus geminatus)
- Pronged clubtail (Gomphus graslinii)
- Hodges' clubtail (Gomphus hodgesi)
- Heliogomphus kelantanensis
- Heliogomphus promelas
- Wall's grappletail (Heliogomphus walli)
- Ictinogomphus acutus
- Megalogomphus hannyngtoni
- Merogomphus martini
- Neurogomphus pallidus
- Faded pincertail (Onychogomphus costae)
- Onychogomphus treadawayi
- Acuminate snaketail (Ophiogomphus acuminatus)
- Appalachian snaketail (Ophiogomphus incurvatus)
- Cataract hooktail (Paragomphus cataractae)
- Brook hooktail (Paragomphus henryi)
- Sinai hooktail (Paragomphus sinaiticus)
- Belle's sanddragon (Progomphus bellei)
- Progomphus kimminsi
- Stylurus nagoyanus
- Stylurus oculatus
Cordulegastrids
- Sombre goldenring (Cordulegaster bidentata)
- Balkan goldenring (Cordulegaster heros)
- Atlas goldenring (Cordulegaster princeps)
- Italian goldenring (Cordulegaster trinacriae)
- Neallogaster ornata
Corduliids
- Pilbara emerald (Hemicordulia koomina)
- Hemicordulia mindana
- Procordulia karnyi
- Calvert's emerald (Somatochlora calverti)
- Hine's emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana)
- Ozark emerald (Somatochlora ozarkensis)
Calopterygids
- Atrocalopteryx atrocyana
- Calopteryx coomani
- Sapho infumosa
- Vestalis anacolosa
- Vestalis luctuosa
Coenagrionids
- Papyrus wisp (Agriocnemis palaeforma)
- Andinagrion garrisoni
- Archibasis rebeccae
- Argia rosseri
- Forest azuret (Azuragrion buchholzi)
- Socotra bluet (Azuragrion granti)
- Southern damselfly (Coenagrion mercuriale)
- Syrian bluet (Coenagrion syriacum)
- Scarlet bluet (Enallagma pictum)
- Pine barrens bluet (Enallagma recurvatum)
- Ischnura aralensis
- Dumont's bluetail (Ischnura intermedia)
- Nigrohamatum damselfly (Megalagrion nigrohamatum)
- Kauai bog damselfly (Megalagrion paludicola)
- Mortonagrion arthuri
- Four-spot midget (Mortonagrion hirosei)
- Everglades sprite (Nehalennia pallidula)
- Pygmy damselfly (Nehalennia speciosa)
- Protallagma hoffmanni
- Protoneura macintyrei
- Katanga sprite (Pseudagrion symoensii)
Aeshnids
- Allopetalia reticulosa
- Swamp emperor (Anax bangweuluensis)
- Terrestrial evening darner (Antipodophlebia asthenes)
- Green-striped darner (Dromaeschna forcipata)
- Oligoaeschna platyura
- Oligoaeschna poeciloptera
- Planaeschna intersedens
Libellulids
- Forestwatcher (Huonia melvillens)
- Indothemis carnatica
- Libellula mariae
- Red chaser (Libellula pontica)
- Nyungwe junglewatcher (Neodythemis nyungwe)
- Trithemis aequalis
- Trithemis brydeni
Other Odonata species
- Tiny flatwing (Argiolestes pusillissimus)
- Alpine redspot (Austropetalia victoria)
- Chlorogomphus auratus
- Drepanosticta brownelli
- Drepanosticta fontinalis
- Drepanosticta krios
- Queen malachite (Ecchlorolestes nylephtha)
- Relict Himalayan dragonfly (Epiophlebia laidlawi)
- Pilbara pin (Eurysticta coolawanyah)
- Coomalie pin (Eurysticta coomalie)
- Ivory-faced flatwing (Heteragrion eboratum)
- Idionyx optata
- Indolestes bellax
- Indolestes indicus
- Macromia callisto
- Mountain river cruiser (Macromia margarita)
- Orange-spotted emerald (Oxygastra curtisii)
- Coastal petaltail (Petalura litorea)
- Philogenia helena
- Phyllomacromia funicularioides
- Rhinagrion elopurae
- Horned bannerwing (Stenocora percornuta)
- Tasmanian spotwing (Synthemiopsis gomphomacromioides)
- Teinopodagrion vallenatum
See also
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.
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