List of vulnerable insects

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

In July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 608 vulnerable insect species.[1] Of all evaluated insect species, 10% 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.

## Contents

* 1 Coleoptera
* 1.1 Dytiscids
* 1.2 Longhorn beetles
* 1.3 Scarabaeids
* 1.4 Other beetle species
* 2 Diptera
* 3 Hymenoptera
* 3.1 Ants
* 3.2 Colletids
* 3.3 Melittids
* 3.4 Apids
* 3.5 Megachilids
* 4 Lepidoptera
* 4.1 Lasiocampids
* 4.2 Swallowtail butterflies
* 4.3 Lycaenids
* 4.4 Nymphalids
* 4.5 Skippers
* 4.6 Pierids
* 5 Mantodea
* 6 Notoptera
* 7 Odonata
* 7.1 Chlorogomphids
* 7.2 Chlorocyphids
* 7.3 Platycnemidids
* 7.4 Megapodagrionids
* 7.5 Gomphids
* 7.6 Coenagrionids
* 7.7 Aeshnids
* 7.8 Libellulids
* 7.9 Other Odonata species
* 8 Orthoptera
* 8.1 Crickets
* 8.2 Acridids
* 8.3 Stenopelmatids
* 8.4 Tettigoniids
* 8.5 Rhaphidophorids
* 8.6 Phaneropterids
* 8.7 Other Orthoptera species
* 9 Phasmatodea
* 10 Plecoptera
* 11 See also
* 12 References

## Coleoptera

There are 50 beetle species assessed as vulnerable.

### Dytiscids

### Longhorn beetles

### Scarabaeids

### Other beetle species

## Diptera

## Hymenoptera

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

### Ants

### Colletids

### Melittids

* Melitta hispanica
* Melitta kastiliensis

### 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

### Nymphalids

Species

Subspecies

### 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

### Chlorocyphids

### Platycnemidids

### Megapodagrionids

### Gomphids

Species

Subspecies

* Erpetogomphus lampropeltis lampropeltis

### Coenagrionids

Species

Subspecies

### Aeshnids

### Libellulids

### Other Odonata species

## Orthoptera

There are 137 species in the order Orthoptera assessed as vulnerable.

### Crickets

### Acridids

### Stenopelmatids

### Tettigoniids

### Rhaphidophorids

### Phaneropterids

### Other Orthoptera species

## Phasmatodea

* Peppermint stick insect (Megacrania batesii)

## Plecoptera

* Otway stonefly (Eusthenia nothofagi)
* Mount Kosciusko wingless stonefly (Leptoperla cacuminis)

## See also

* Lists of IUCN Red List vulnerable species
* List of least concern insects
* List of near threatened insects
* List of endangered insects
* List of critically endangered insects
* List of recently extinct insects
* List of data deficient insects

## References

1. ↑ "IUCN Red List version 2016.1". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. http://www.iucnredlist.org/. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
2. ↑ "Limitations of the Data". Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. http://www.iucnredlist.org/initiatives/mammals/description/limitations. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
3. ↑ "2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1)". Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. http://www.iucnredlist.org/static/categories_criteria_3_1. Retrieved 11 January 2016.

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