List of vulnerable insects

Extinct, since 1500: 58 species Extinct in the wild (EW): 1 species Critically endangered (CR): 176 species Endangered (EN): 305 species Vulnerable (VU): 565 species Near threatened (NT, LR/cd): 277 species Least concern (LC): 2,631 species Data deficient (DD): 1,560 speciesCircle frame.svg
  •   Extinct, since 1500: 58 species
  •   Extinct in the wild (EW): 1 species
  •   Critically endangered (CR): 176 species
  •   Endangered (EN): 305 species
  •   Vulnerable (VU): 565 species
  •   Near threatened (NT, LR/cd): 277 species
  •   Least concern (LC): 2,631 species
  •   Data deficient (DD): 1,560 species
Insect species (IUCN, 2015.4)
  • 5573 species have been evaluated
  • 4013 are fully assessed (excludes DD)
  • 2908 are not threatened at present (LC, NT, LR/cd)
  • 1046 are threatened (CR, EN, VU)
  • 59 to 100 are extinct or extinct in the wild (EX, EW, CR(PE), CR(PEW))
Vulnerable (VU) species are considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

As of February 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 565 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 face an even higher risk, and are listed separately even though they also meet the quantitative criteria for vulnerable species: List of endangered insects, List of critically endangered insects. The three categories combined are referred to as threatened species.

Additionally 1560 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. Where possible common names for taxa are given while links point to the scientific name used by the IUCN.

Flies

Plecoptera

Grylloblattaria

Orthoptera

There are 104 species in the order Orthoptera assessed as vulnerable.

Crickets

Acridids

Stenopelmatids

Tettigoniids

Rhaphidophorids

Phaneropterids

  • Mute winter katydid
  • Karoo winter katydid
  • Mauerberger's winter katydid
  • Cozia plump bush-cricket
  • Limnos plump bush-cricket
  • Long-tailed plump bush-cricket
  • Greek speckled bush-cricket
  • Andros bright bush-cricket
  • Kadiytsa bright bush-cricket
  • Shielded saw-tailed bush-cricket
  • East coast katydid

Other Orthoptera species

Hymenoptera

There are 155 species in the order Hymenoptera assessed as vulnerable.

Ants

Apids

Other Hymenoptera species

Lepidoptera

There are 128 species and ten subspecies in the order Lepidoptera assessed as vulnerable. Lepidoptera comprises moths and butterflies.

Swallowtail butterflies

Lycaenids

Nymphalids

Species

Subspecies

  • Danaus affinis jimiensis
  • Danaus melanippus keteus
  • Outcast crow
  • Euploea algea eleutho
  • Euploea algea schmeltzi
  • Euploea crameri albomaculata
  • Euploea mulciber elwesii
  • Euploea radamanthus schreiberi
  • Parantica weiskei thalassina
  • Sarangani tiger

Other Lepidoptera species

Beetles

There are 48 beetle species assessed as vulnerable.

Dytiscids

Longhorn beetles

Scarabaeids

Other beetle species

Odonata

There are 124 species and five subspecies in the order Odonata assessed as vulnerable. Odonata includes dragonflies and damselflies.

Chlorogomphids

  • Chlorogomphus brevistigma
  • Chlorogomphus gracilis
  • Chlorogomphus nakamurai
  • Chlorogomphus xanthoptera
  • Chloropetalia selysi
  • Watanabeopetalia uenoi

Megapodagrionids

Chlorocyphids

Platycnemidids

  • Calicnemia nipalica
  • Coeliccia exoleta
  • Coeliccia flavostriata
  • Coeliccia fraseri
  • Disparoneura apicalis
  • Yellow-fronted threadtail
  • Elattoneura pasquinii
  • Lieftinckia lairdi
  • Nososticta phoenissa
  • Nososticta plagioxantha
  • Risiocnemis pulchra
  • Ceres stream-damsel

Gomphids

Species

Subspecies

Coenagrionids

Species

Subspecies

  • Somalian bluet
  • Frey's damselfly
  • Blackline damselfly
  • Pseudagrion sublacteum mortoni

Aeshnids

  • Thylacine darner
  • Gynacantha bispina
  • Gynacantha constricta
  • Petaliaeschna flavipes
  • Yemen hawker
  • Planaeschna celia
  • Sarasaeschna niisatoi

Libellulids

Other Odonata species

See also

References

  1. ↑ "IUCN Red List version 2015.4". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 19 February 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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