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Spirostreptida Vulnerable

Seychelles Giant Millipede

Seychelleptus seychellarum

180-250 mm
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

American Wasp Xenid

Xenos peckii

3.0-5.0 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Data Deficient

Ant Strepsipteran

Myrmecolax incautus

2-4 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Asian Xenid

Xenos oxyodontes

3.0-4.5 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Bee Stylops

Stylops pacificus

2.0-3.5 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Bee-fly Strepsipteran

Stylops ater

2.0-3.5 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Cricket Strepsipteran

Caenocholax fenyesi

1.5-3.0 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

European Stylops

Stylops melittae

2.0-4.0 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Halictid Bee Strepsipteran

Halictophagus silwoodensis

1.0-1.5 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Halictid Stylops

Stylops nassonowi

1.5-3.0 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Hornet Strepsipteran

Xenos myrapetrus

4.0-6.0 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Leafhopper Strepsipteran

Halictophagus calcaratus

1.0-2.0 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Planthopper Strepsipteran

Halictophagus australensis

1.0-2.0 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Sand Wasp Strepsipteran

Paraxenos lugubris

2.5-4.0 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Silverfish Strepsipteran

Mengenilla chobauti

2.0-3.5 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Sweat Bee Stylops

Stylops nevinsoni

2.0-3.0 mm (males)
Strepsiptera

Twisted-Wing Delphacid Parasite

Elenchus japonicus

1-3 mm (males)
Strepsiptera

Twisted-Wing Honeybee Parasite

Stylops ovinae

2-4 mm (males)
Strepsiptera

Twisted-Winged Parasitoid

Elenchus tenuicornis

1-3 mm
Strepsiptera

Wasp Twisted-Wing Parasite

Xenos vesparum

2-5 mm (males)
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Acacia Thrips

Kladothrips waterhousei

1.5-2.5 mm
Thysanoptera

Arctic Thrips

Aptinothrips rufus

0.5-1.5 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Australian Gall Thrips

Kladothrips intermedius

1-3 mm
Thysanoptera

Banded Greenhouse Thrips

Hercinothrips femoralis

1.5-2 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Banded-wing Thrips

Aeolothrips fasciatus

1.5-2.0 mm
Thysanoptera

Black Hunter Thrips

Haplothrips leucanthemi

1.5-2.2 mm
Thysanoptera

Chilli Thrips

Scirtothrips dorsalis

0.8-1.2 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Cuban Laurel Thrips

Gynaikothrips ficorum

2.5-3.0 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Fighting Soldier Thrips

Oncothrips tepperi

1.5-3 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Gall-forming Thrips

Klambothrips myopori

1.0-1.5 mm
Thysanoptera

Gladiolus Thrips

Thrips simplex

1.2-1.5 mm
Thysanoptera

Grain Thrips

Limothrips cerealium

1.2-1.8 mm
Thysanoptera

Greenhouse Thrips

Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis

1.2-1.7 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Lily Thrips

Liothrips vaneeckei

1.8-2.5 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Melon Thrips

Thrips palmi

1.0-1.3 mm
Thysanoptera

Onion Thrips

Thrips tabaci

1-1.3 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Pear Thrips

Taeniothrips inconsequens

1.2-1.5 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Poinsettia Thrips

Echinothrips americanus

1.3-1.7 mm
Thysanoptera

Predatory Thrips

Aeolothrips intermedius

1.5-2 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Privet Thrips

Dendrothrips ornatus

0.8-1.2 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Rose Thrips

Thrips fuscipennis

1.2-1.6 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Six-spotted Thrips

Scolothrips sexmaculatus

0.8-1.0 mm
Thysanoptera

Tobacco Thrips

Frankliniella fusca

1-1.5 mm
Thysanoptera

Western Flower Thrips

Frankliniella occidentalis

1-2 mm
Trichoptera

American Grannom

Brachycentrus americanus

9-13 mm
Trichoptera

Apple Caddis

Brachycentrus appalachia

8-12 mm
Trichoptera

Arctic Caddisfly

Apatania zonella

6-9 mm
Trichoptera

Australian Caddisfly

Triplectides australis

10-16 mm
Trichoptera

Autumn Caddisfly

Limnephilus flavicornis

14-20 mm
Trichoptera

Bizarre Caddisfly

Lepidostoma togatum

8-11 mm
Trichoptera

Black Sedge

Silo nigricornis

7-9 mm body
Trichoptera

Caddisfly

Limnephilus rhombicus

10-15 mm body
Trichoptera

Cinnamon Caddis

Ceratopsyche morosa

10-14 mm
Trichoptera

Cinnamon Sedge

Limnephilus lunatus

11-15 mm
Trichoptera

Dark-Horned Casemaker

Psilotreta labida

10-14 mm
Trichoptera

Eastern Weighted Casemaker

Goera stylata

8-12 mm
Trichoptera

Finger-net Caddisfly

Philopotamus montanus

10-14 mm
Trichoptera

Giant Caddisfly

Phryganea grandis

25-30 mm
Trichoptera

Giant Case-Builder Caddis

Phryganea bipunctata

18-25 mm
Trichoptera

Grannom Caddisfly

Brachycentrus subnubilus

8-12 mm
Trichoptera

Great Grey Sedge

Arctopsyche grandis

20-30 mm
Trichoptera

Great Red Sedge

Phryganea striata

20-25 mm
Trichoptera

Green Sedge

Rhyacophila dorsalis

10-14 mm
Trichoptera Endangered

Kosovo Caddisfly

Tinodes lumbardhi

6-8 mm
Trichoptera

Large Cinnamon Sedge

Potamophylax latipennis

15-22 mm
Trichoptera

Lepidostoma Caddisfly

Lepidostoma hirtum

8-12 mm
Trichoptera

Lepidostoma Leaf Caddis

Lepidostoma quercinum

8-11 mm
Trichoptera

Limnephiloid Snail Caddis

Helicopsyche limnella

4-6 mm
Trichoptera

Little Black Caddis

Chimarra obscura

6-9 mm
Trichoptera

Little Olive Sedge

Hydropsyche betteni

10-14 mm
Trichoptera

Little Sister Sedge

Cheumatopsyche campyla

7-10 mm
Trichoptera

Little Tan Short-Horn Sedge

Glossosoma nigrior

5-8 mm
Trichoptera

Long-horned Caddisfly

Mystacides longicornis

7-10 mm body
Trichoptera

Longhorn Caddisfly

Oecetis ochracea

8-12 mm
Trichoptera

Marbled Sedge

Hydropsyche contubernalis

12-18 mm
Trichoptera

Micro Caddisfly

Lepidostoma pluviale

7-10 mm
Trichoptera

Microcaddisfly

Hydroptila sparsa

3-4 mm
Trichoptera

Mother of Pearl Caddisfly

Mystacides azurea

7-10 mm
Trichoptera

Mother-of-Pearl Caddis

Glyphotaelius pellucidus

15-22 mm
Trichoptera

Mothlike Caddisfly

Triaenodes bicolor

10-14 mm
Trichoptera

New Zealand Caddisfly

Olinga feredayi

8-12 mm
Trichoptera

Northern Bushtail Caddisfly

Sericostoma schneideri

11-15 mm
Trichoptera

October Caddis

Dicosmoecus gilvipes

20-28 mm
Trichoptera

Rock Caddisfly

Goera calcarata

8-12 mm
Trichoptera

Rusty Sedge

Hydropsyche saxonica

10-13 mm
Trichoptera

Saddle-Case Caddisfly

Glossosoma conformis

6-9 mm
Trichoptera

Salt and Pepper Microcaddis

Agraylea multipunctata

3-4.5 mm body
Trichoptera

Sand Fly Caddis

Glossosoma intermedium

6-9 mm
Trichoptera

Sand-Case Caddisfly

Sericostoma personatum

10-14 mm
Trichoptera

Sand-Dwelling Caddis

Molanna angustata

10-14 mm
Trichoptera

Silverhorn Caddisfly

Athripsodes cinereus

8-12 mm
Trichoptera

Small Ballast Caddisfly

Silo pallipes

7-10 mm
Trichoptera

Snail-Case Caddis

Helicopsyche borealis

5-7 mm
Trichoptera

Snail-Case Caddisfly

Helicopsyche mexicana

5-7 mm
Trichoptera

Spotted Hydropsyche Caddisfly

Hydropsyche slossonae

10-14 mm
Trichoptera

Spotted Sedge

Hydropsyche siltalai

10-14 mm
Trichoptera

Strong Casemaker Caddisfly

Odontocerum albicorne

12-18 mm
Trichoptera

Tan Spotted Sedge

Hydropsyche instabilis

11-15 mm
Trichoptera

Trumpet-Net Caddis

Polycentropus flavomaculatus

10-15 mm
Trichoptera

Tube-Making Caddis

Psychomyia flavida

5-8 mm