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1Insects

Conservation

Class
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Showing 204 species · Insects

Showing 204 species · Insects

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Least Concern

Red Mason Bee

Osmia bicornis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Violet Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa violacea

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum malachurum

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Tawny Mining Bee

Andrena fulva

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Cockchafer

Melolontha melolontha

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

German Wasp

Vespula germanica

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Sabre Wasp

Rhyssa persuasoria

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Tarantula Hawk Wasp

Pepsis grossa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Hornet

Vespa crabro

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Beautiful Demoiselle

Calopteryx virgo

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Spreadwing

Lestes sponsa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Spanish Fly

Lytta vesicatoria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Soldier Beetle

Cantharis rustica

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Rosalia Longicorn

Rosalia alpina

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Rose Chafer

Cetonia aurata

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Southern Green Shieldbug

Nezara viridula

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Iberian Scarce Swallowtail

Iphiclides feisthamelii

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Lesser Stag Beetle

Dorcus parallelipipedus

FrugivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Green Lacewing

Chrysoperla carnea

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Green Drake

Ephemera danica

DiurnalSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Great Diving Beetle

Dytiscus marginalis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Golden Ground Beetle

Carabus auratus

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Not Evaluated

Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus vespilloides

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Whirligig Beetle

Gyrinus natator

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Goliath Beetle

Goliathus goliatus

FrugivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Hercules Beetle

Dynastes hercules

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Sacred Scarab

Scarabaeus sacer

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

European Rhinoceros Beetle

Oryctes nasicornis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Titan Beetle

Titanus giganteus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Mammoth Wasp

Megascolia maculata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Humming-bird Hawk-moth

Macroglossum stellatarum

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Death's-head Hawk-moth

Acherontia atropos

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Carolina Sphinx

Manduca sexta

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Jersey Tiger

Euplagia quadripunctaria

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Great Red Sedge

Phryganea grandis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Field Cricket

Gryllus campestris

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Mole Cricket

Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Leaf-cutter Ant

Atta cephalotes

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Army Ant

Eciton burchellii

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Ant-lion

Myrmeleon formicarius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Giant Leaf Insect

Phyllium giganteum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Jungle Nymph

Heteropteryx dilatata

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Desert Locust

Schistocerca gregaria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Four-Spotted Chaser

Libellula quadrimaculata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Clubtail

Gomphus vulgatissimus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Golden-Ringed Dragonfly

Cordulegaster boltonii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Swallowtail

Papilio machaon

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Conehead Mantis

Empusa pennata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Praying Mantis

Mantis religiosa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Atlas Moth

Attacus atlas

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Owl Butterfly

Caligo eurilochus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Large White

Pieris brassicae

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Blue Morpho

Morpho peleides

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Peppered Moth

Biston betularia

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Garden Tiger

Arctia caja

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Two-spotted Lady Beetle

Adalia bipunctata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Bombylius major

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Great Peacock Moth

Saturnia pyri

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Pine Processionary

Thaumetopoea pityocampa

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Field Grasshopper

Chorthippus brunneus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Great Green Bush Cricket

Tettigonia viridissima

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Pale Giant Horsefly

Tabanus bovinus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Earwig

Forficula auricularia

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Agaonid Wasp

Blastophaga psenes

HerbivoreColonialInsect
Not Evaluated

Oak Eggar

Lasiocampa quercus

NocturnalSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Common Water-Boatman

Notonecta glauca

CarnivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Dung Beetle

Onthophagus taurus

OmnivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Water Scorpion

Nepa cinerea

CarnivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Bullet Ant

Paraponera clavata

OmnivoreColonialInsect
Not Evaluated

Hercules Ant

Camponotus herculeanus

OmnivoreColonialInsect
Not Evaluated

Kerengga Ant

Oecophylla smaragdina

OmnivoreDiurnalInsect
Not Evaluated

Convergent Lady Beetle

Hippodamia convergens

CarnivoreDiurnalInsect
Not Evaluated

African Mound-building Termite

Macrotermes bellicosus

HerbivoreColonialInsect
Not Evaluated

Eastern Subterranean Termite

Reticulitermes flavipes

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Common Pondskater

Gerris lacustris

CarnivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Mayan Melipona

Melipona beecheii

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Orchid Mantis

Hymenopus coronatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Devil's Mare

Empusa fasciata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Greater Capricorn Beetle

Cerambyx cerdo

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Indian Stick-insect

Carausius morosus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Glasswing Butterfly

Greta oto

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Red-striped Oil Beetle

Berberomeloe majalis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Blue Emperor

Papilio ulysses

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Tropical Bess Beetle

Passalus interruptus

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Spanish Moon Moth

Graellsia isabellae

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

North American Luna Moth

Actias luna

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Great Black Digger Wasp

Sphex pensylvanicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

American Giant Water Bug

Lethocerus americanus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Decim Periodical Cicada

Magicicada septendecim

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Emperor Dragonfly

Anax imperator

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Giraffe-necked Weevil

Trachelophorus giraffa

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Macleay's Spectre

Extatosoma tiaratum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

European Stonefly

Perla marginata

CarnivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Woodroach

Cryptocercus punctulatus

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Hissing Cockroach

Gromphadorhina portentosa

NocturnalColonialInsect
Not Evaluated

Cave Cricket

Pristoceuthophilus rhoadsi

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Red Bull Ant

Myrmecia gulosa

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Fungus Gnat

Arachnocampa luminosa

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Australian Honeypot Ant

Camponotus inflatus

OmnivoreNocturnalInsect
Not Evaluated

Emerald Cockroach Wasp

Ampulex compressa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Broad Scarlet

Crocothemis erythraea

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Apollo

Parnassius apollo

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Bombadier Beetle

Brachinus crepitans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Wetapunga

Deinacrida heteracantha

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Big Dipper Firefly

Photinus pyralis

CarnivoreNocturnalInsect
Not Evaluated

Spanish Festoon

Zerynthia rumina

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Alfalfa Leafcutter

Megachile rotundata

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Asian Hornet

Vespa velutina

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Parasitoid Wasp

Cotesia glomerata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Asian Giant Hornet

Vespa mandarinia

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Emerald Ash Borer

Agrilus planipennis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Blue-Tailed Damselfly

Ischnura elegans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Furniture Beetle

Anobium punctatum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Colorado Beetle

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Devil's Coach-horse

Ocypus olens

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Unicolour Hister Beetle

Hister unicolor

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Japanese Beetle

Popillia japonica

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Dor Beetle

Geotrupes stercorarius

NocturnalIn pairsInsect
Not Evaluated

Six-spot Burnet

Zygaena filipendulae

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Cinnamon Sedge

Limnephilus lunatus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Fall Armyworm Moth

Spodoptera frugiperda

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Turnip Moth

Agrotis segetum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Argentine Ant

Linepithema humile

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

South American Fire Ant

Solenopsis invicta

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Large Velvet Ant

Mutilla europaea

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Harlequin Ladybird

Harmonia axyridis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Marmalade Hoverfly

Episyrphus balteatus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

European Flesh Fly

Sarcophaga carnaria

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Fruit Fly

Ceratitis capitata

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

House-fly

Musca domestica

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Black Fly

Simulium erythrocephalum

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Northern House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Yellow Fever Mosquito

Aedes aegypti

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

African Malaria Mosquito

Anopheles gambiae

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Weevil

Anthonomus grandis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Red Palm Weevil

Rhynchophorus ferrugineus

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Codling Moth

Cydia pomonella

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

European Corn-borer

Ostrinia nubilalis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Marble Gall

Andricus kollari

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Green Leafhopper

Cicadella viridis

HerbivoreColonialInsect
Not Evaluated

Cochineal

Dactylopius coccus

HerbivoreColonialInsect
Not Evaluated

Essex Skipper

Thymelicus lineola

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Large Dark Olive Mayfly

Baetis rhodani

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Eight-toothed Spruce Bark Beetle

Ips typographus

HerbivoreColonialInsect
Not Evaluated

Bee-eating Beetle

Trichodes apiarius

DiurnalSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Lined Click Beetle

Agriotes lineatus

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Torsalo

Dermatobia hominis

CarnivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Hessian Fly

Mayetiola destructor

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Black Soldier Fly

Hermetia illucens

SolitaryInsectGrassland
Not Evaluated

Gypsy Moth

Lymantria dispar

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Black Bean Aphid

Aphis fabae

HerbivoreColonialInsect
Endangered

Queen Alexandra's Birdwing

Ornithoptera alexandrae

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Citrus Mealybug

Planococcus citri

HerbivoreColonialInsect
Not Evaluated

Kissing Bug

Triatoma infestans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

House Cricket

Acheta domesticus

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Yellow Mealworm Beetle

Tenebrio molitor

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Pomace Fly

Drosophila melanogaster

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Sheep-strike Greenbottle

Lucilia sericata

DiurnalSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Green Peach Aphid

Myzus persicae

HerbivoreColonialInsect
Not Evaluated

Larder Beetle

Dermestes lardarius

CarnivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Glasshouse Whitefly

Trialeurodes vaporariorum

HerbivoreColonialInsect
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MonarchNot Evaluated

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
57 countries31 parks
Stag BeetleNear Threatened

Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
45 countries48 parks
Not Evaluated

Duke of Burgundy Fritillary

Hamearis lucina

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
40 countries31 parks55 dive sites
Not Evaluated

Giant Honey Bee

Apis dorsata

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial
19 countries51 parks
Least Concern

Green Tiger Beetle

Cicindela campestris

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
39 countries153 parks
Near Threatened

Red Wood Ant

Formica rufa

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
45 countries196 parks
Not Evaluated

Migratory Locust

Locusta migratoria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
56 countries41 parks
Not Evaluated

Glow-worm

Lampyris noctiluca

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
45 countries139 parks
Least Concern

Peacock

Aglais io

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
45 countries213 parks
Not Evaluated

Tsetse Fly

Glossina morsitans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
43 countries69 parks
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