List of near threatened insects



In July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 301 near threatened insect species. Of all evaluated insect species, 5.0% are listed as near threatened. No subpopulations of insects have been evaluated by the IUCN.

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