title: List of near threatened insects
text: # List of near threatened insects
  
  * 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
  * 5993 extant species have been evaluated
  * 4291 of those are fully assessed
  * 3144 are not threatened at present
  * 1146 to 2848 are threatened
  * 59 to 105 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
     * 58 extinct (EX) species
     * 1 extinct in the wild (EW)
     * 46 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
     * 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]
  
  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
  