As of July 2016, the
International Union for Conservation of Nature
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natur ...
(IUCN) lists 1702
data deficient
A data deficient (DD) species is one which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as offering insufficient information for a proper assessment of conservation status to be made. This does not necessarily ...
insect
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs ...
species.
28% of all evaluated insect species are listed as data deficient.
No subpopulations of insects have been evaluated by the IUCN.
This is a complete list of data deficient insect species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN.
Blattodea
Blattodea is an order of insects that contains cockroaches and termites. Formerly, termites were considered a separate order, Isoptera, but genetic and molecular evidence suggests they evolved from within the cockroach lineage, cladistically m ...
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Orthoptera
Orthoptera () is an order of insects that comprises the grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets, including closely related insects, such as the bush crickets or katydids and wētā. The order is subdivided into two suborders: Caelifera – grass ...
There are 50 species in the order Orthoptera assessed as data deficient.
Acridids
Tettigoniids
Phaneropterids
Other Orthoptera species
Hymenoptera
There are 316 species in the order Hymenoptera assessed as data deficient.
Colletids
Melittids
Apids
Halictids
Andrenids
Megachilids
Mantises
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera comprises moths and butterflies. There are 87 species in the order Lepidoptera assessed as data deficient.
Pyralids
Swallowtail butterflies
Lycaenids
Nymphalids
Skippers
Other Lepidoptera species
Beetles
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, Elytron, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, wit ...
There are 377 beetle species assessed as data deficient.
Geotrupids
Longhorn beetles
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer tha ...
Click beetles
Elateridae or click beetles (or "typical click beetles" to distinguish them from the related families Cerophytidae and Eucnemidae, which are also capable of clicking) are a family of beetles. Other names include elaters, snapping beetles, s ...
Erotylids
Scarabaeids
Other beetle species
Odonata
Odonata is an order of flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies. Members of the group first appeared during the Triassic, though members of their total group, Odonatoptera, first appeared in Late Carboniferous.
The two co ...
Odonata includes dragonflies and damselflies. There are 868 species in the order Odonata assessed as data deficient.
Platystictids
Chlorogomphids
Argiolestids
Chlorocyphids
Isostictids
Platycnemidids
Megapodagrionids
Gomphids
Cordulegastrids
Corduliids
Calopterygids
Coenagrionids
Euphaeids
Macromiids
Lestids
Aeshnids
Libellulids
Polythorids
Other Odonata species
See also
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Lists of IUCN Red List data deficient species
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List of least concern insects
As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 2843 least concern insect species. 47% of all evaluated insect species are listed as least concern.
The IUCN also lists 12 insect subspecies as least concern.
No ...
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List of near threatened insects
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List of vulnerable insects
As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 608 vulnerable insect species. 10% of all evaluated insect species are listed as vulnerable.
The IUCN also lists 15 insect subspecies as vulnerable.
No subpopul ...
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List of endangered insects
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List of critically endangered insects
As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 195 critically endangered insect species, including 46 which are tagged as possibly extinct. Of all evaluated insect species, 3.2% are listed as critically endan ...
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List of recently extinct insects
References
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