Insect Directory

Coleoptera Critically Endangered

Cromwell Chafer Beetle

Prodontria lewisii

1-1.5 cm

Coleoptera Critically Endangered

Flat Bark Beetle of Madeira

Tarphius rufonodulosus

0.3-0.5 cm

Coleoptera Critically Endangered

Frigate Island Giant Tenebrionid Beetle

Polposipus herculeanus

2-3.5 cm

Coleoptera Critically Endangered

Helena Olive Wireworm Beetle

Tarphius wollastoni

0.3-0.6 cm

Coleoptera Critically Endangered

Lord Howe Island Beetle

Anoplognathus macleayi

2-3 cm

Coleoptera Critically Endangered

Oahu Tree Snail Predator Beetle

Mecyclothorax oahuensis

0.3-0.5 cm

Coleoptera Critically Endangered

Powdered Fungus Beetle of Azores

Tarphius floresensis

0.2-0.4 cm

Coleoptera Critically Endangered

Rodrigues Giant Weevil

Cratopus adspersus

12-18 mm

Coleoptera Critically Endangered

Splendid Jewel Beetle

Buprestis splendens

15-21 mm

Coleoptera Critically Endangered

Yanbaru Long-armed Scarab

Cheirotonus jambar

45-65 mm

Hymenoptera Critically Endangered

Dinosaur Ant

Nothomyrmecia macrops

10-15 mm

Hymenoptera Critically Endangered

Franklin's Bumble Bee

Bombus franklini

14-18 mm

Hymenoptera Critically Endangered

Rusty Patched Bumble Bee

Bombus affinis

13-20 mm

Hymenoptera Critically Endangered

Sri Lankan Relict Ant

Aneuretus simoni

3-4 mm

Hymenoptera Critically Endangered

Variable Cuckoo Bumble Bee

Bombus variabilis

15-22 mm

Lepidoptera Critically Endangered

Golden Sun Moth

Synemon plana

3-4 cm wingspan

Lepidoptera Critically Endangered

Lana'i Sandalwood Moth

Iliahia pahulu

5-8 mm wingspan

Lepidoptera Critically Endangered

Lotis Blue Butterfly

Lycaeides argyrognomon lotis

2-2.5 cm wingspan

Lepidoptera Critically Endangered

Luzon Peacock Swallowtail

Papilio chikae

100-120 mm wingspan

Lepidoptera Critically Endangered

Macedonian Grayling

Pseudochazara cingovskii

4-5 cm wingspan

Lepidoptera Critically Endangered

Madeiran Large White

Pieris brassicae wollastoni

5-6 cm wingspan

Lepidoptera Critically Endangered

Miami Blue

Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri

2-2.5 cm wingspan

Lepidoptera Critically Endangered

Palos Verdes Blue

Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis

2-3 cm wingspan

Lepidoptera Critically Endangered

Sinai Baton Blue

Pseudophilotes sinaicus

1-1.5 cm wingspan

Odonata Critically Endangered

Ogasawara Damselfly

Rhinocypha ogasawarensis

3-4 cm

Odonata Critically Endangered

Reunion Riverjack

Zygonyx elisabethae

5-7 cm

Orthoptera Critically Endangered

Malagasy Litterhopper

Valalyllum folium

8-14 mm

Orthoptera Critically Endangered

Rapa Nui Cricket

Paratrigonidium rapanui

0.5-1 cm

Orthoptera Critically Endangered

Stone Grasshopper

Prionotropis hystrix

35-50 mm

Phasmatodea Critically Endangered

Lord Howe Island Stick Insect

Dryococelus australis

120-150 mm