Biology:List of least concern insects

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As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 2843 least concern insect species.[1] 47% of all evaluated insect species are listed as least concern. The IUCN also lists 12 insect subspecies as least concern.

No subpopulations of insects have been evaluated by the IUCN.

This is a complete list of least concern insect species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN.

Earwigs

  • Spirolabia browni

Blattodea

Phasmatodea species

Termites

  • Nasutitermes maheensis
  • Neotermes laticollis

Orthoptera

There are 184 species and six subspecies in the order Orthoptera assessed as least concern.

Crickets

Acridids

Tettigoniids

Species

Subspecies

  • Clonia wahlbergi wahlbergi
  • Lesser reed katydid (Pseudorhynchus pungens meridionalis)

Rhaphidophorids

Phaneropterids

Species

Subspecies


Other Orthoptera species

Hymenoptera

There are 106 species in the order Hymenoptera assessed as least concern.

Ants

Colletids

Melittids

Apids

Halictids

Andrenids

Megachilids

Mantises

Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera comprises moths and butterflies. There are 420 species and one subspecies in the order Lepidoptera assessed as least concern.

Swallowtail butterflies

Lycaenids

Nymphalids

Skippers

Species

Subspecies

  • Oreisplanus munionga larana

Pierids

Riodinids

Beetles

There are 423 beetle species assessed as least concern.

Geotrupids

Longhorn beetles

Click beetles

Eucnemids

Scarabaeids

Other beetle species

Odonata

Odonata includes dragonflies and damselflies. There are 1690 species and five subspecies in the order Odonata assessed as least concern.

Platystictids

Chlorogomphids

Argiolestids

Perilestids

Chlorocyphids

Platycnemidids

Species

Subspecies

  • Platycnemis pennipes nitidula

Synlestids

Megapodagrionids

Gomphids

Cordulegastrids

Corduliids

Calopterygids

Coenagrionids

Species

Subspecies

  • Pele damselfly (Megalagrion amaurodytum peles)

Euphaeids

Synthemistids

Macromiids

Lestids

Aeshnids

Libellulids

Species

Subspecies


Polythorids

Other Odonata species

See also

References

  1. "IUCN Red List version 2016.1". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). http://www.iucnredlist.org/. Retrieved 4 July 2016.