# 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