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Explore 108 species across 37 orders. Filter by taxonomy, region, or search by name.

Araneae Endangered

Hawaiian Cave Spider

Adelocosa anops

15-20 mm body length
Araneae Endangered

Hawaiian Happy-face Spider

Theridion grallator

5 mm body length
Araneae Endangered

New Zealand Katipo Spider

Latrodectus katipo

6-10 mm body
Coleoptera Endangered

Benderman's Cave Beetle

Pseudanophthalmus bendermani

4-5 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Borneo Pulsing Firefly

Pteroptyx tener

6-9 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Cape Stag Beetle

Colophon westwoodi

25-40 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Carabus olympiae

Carabus olympiae

2-3 cm
Coleoptera Endangered

Columbia Tiger Beetle

Cicindela columbica

1-1.5 cm
Coleoptera Endangered

Coral Pink Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle

Cicindela albissima

11-13 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Crimson Saltflat Tiger Beetle

Cicindela theatina

11-13 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Delta Green Ground Beetle

Elaphrus viridis

0.6-0.8 cm
Coleoptera Endangered

Dry Fork Valley Cave Beetle

Pseudanophthalmus montanus

4-5 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Fluted Cape Stag Beetle

Colophon primosi

18-28 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Formosa Long-armed Scarab

Cheirotonus formosanus

40-60 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Giant Darkling Beetle of St. Helena

Hegeter politus

1.5-2.5 cm
Coleoptera Endangered

Giant Fijian Long-horned Beetle

Xixuthrus terribilis

60-90 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Giant Fijian Longhorn

Xixuthrus heros

100-150mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Hawaiian Tree Snail Predator Beetle

Oodemas laysanensis

4-6 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Hubricht's Cave Beetle

Pseudanophthalmus hubrichti

4-5 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Kauai Flightless Stag Beetle

Apterocyclus honoluluensis

1.5-3 cm
Coleoptera Endangered

Mammoth Cave Beetle

Xenotrechus condei

5-7 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Mauritius Fody Beetle

Cratopus exquisitus

10-14 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Mount Hermon June Beetle

Polyphylla barbata

2-3 cm
Coleoptera Endangered

Neotropical Longhorn Beetle

Callipogon relictus

65-110 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Northeastern Beach Tiger Beetle

Habroscelimorpha dorsalis dorsalis

1-1.4 cm
Coleoptera Endangered

Ohlone Tiger Beetle

Cicindela ohlone

10-12 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Overlooked Cave Beetle

Pseudanophthalmus praetermissus

4-5 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Puritan Tiger Beetle

Cicindela puritana

11-14mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Rugged Oil Beetle

Meloe rugosus

8-25 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Salt Creek Tiger Beetle

Cicindela nevadica lincolniana

10-12 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Seychelles Stag Beetle

Didimus seychellensis

2-3 cm
Coleoptera Endangered

Slack Creek Stag Beetle

Lissotes menalcas

12-20mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Sri Lankan Relict Ant Beetle

Helota vigorsii

0.5-1 cm
Coleoptera Endangered

Stag Beetle of Rhodes

Dorcus rhodensis

2-4 cm
Coleoptera Endangered

Thin-neck Cave Beetle

Pseudanophthalmus parvicollis

4-5 mm
Coleoptera Endangered

Tooth Cave Ground Beetle

Rhadine persephone

0.5-0.7 cm
Coleoptera Endangered

Totara Longhorn Beetle

Xylotoles costatus

1-2 cm
Coleoptera Endangered

Wrinkled Bark Beetle

Rhysodes sulcatus

6-8mm
Diptera Endangered

Belkin's Dune Tabanid Fly

Brennania belkini

1-1.5 cm
Diptera Endangered

Delhi Sands Flower-loving Fly

Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis

2.5-3.5 cm
Diptera Endangered

Hawaiian Picture-wing Fly (Grimshawi)

Drosophila grimshawi

4-6 mm
Diptera Endangered

Hawaiian Picture-wing Fly (Heteroneura)

Drosophila heteroneura

5-7 mm
Diptera Endangered

Hawaiian Picture-wing Fly (Silvestris)

Drosophila silvestris

4-6 mm
Grylloblattodea Endangered

Mount Halla Ice Crawler

Galloisiana koreana

15-25 mm
Hemiptera Endangered

Table Mountain Ghost Frog Assassin Bug

Reduvius tabulensis

1.5-2 cm
Hymenoptera Endangered

Anthricinan Yellow-Faced Bee

Hylaeus anthracinus

6-8 mm
Hymenoptera Endangered

Crotch's Bumblebee

Bombus crotchii

10-16 mm
Hymenoptera Endangered

Hawaiian Assimulans Yellow-faced Bee

Hylaeus assimulans

6-8 mm
Hymenoptera Endangered

Hawaiian Easy Yellow-faced Bee

Hylaeus facilis

6-9 mm
Hymenoptera Endangered

Hawaiian Yellow-faced Bee

Hylaeus longiceps

7-10 mm
Hymenoptera Endangered

Macropis Cuckoo Bee

Epeoloides coecutiens

7-10 mm
Hymenoptera Endangered

Patagonian Bumble Bee

Bombus dahlbomii

20-40 mm
Lepidoptera Endangered

Birdwing Butterfly

Ornithoptera alexandrae

210-310 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Endangered

Blackburn's Sphinx Moth

Manduca blackburni

100-120 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Endangered

Bogong Moth

Agrotis infusa

40-50 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Endangered

Canary Islands Large White Butterfly

Pieris cheiranthi

55-65 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Endangered

Fiji Swallowtail

Papilio schmeltzi

7-9 cm wingspan
Lepidoptera Endangered

Golden Kaiserind

Teinopalpus aureus

Wingspan 80-100 mm
Lepidoptera Endangered

Hispaniolan Swallowtail

Papilio aristodemus

90-110 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Endangered

Homerus Swallowtail

Papilio homerus

130-150 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Endangered

Island Marble Butterfly

Euchloe ausonides insulanus

3-4 cm wingspan
Lepidoptera Endangered

Karner Blue

Plebejus samuelis

22-28 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Endangered

Lange's Metalmark Butterfly

Apodemia mormo langei

2.5-3.5 cm wingspan
Lepidoptera Endangered

Madeiran Brimstone Butterfly

Gonepteryx maderensis

50-60 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Endangered

Malabar Large White

Pieris brassicae mahometana

55-65 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Endangered

Mariana Eight-spot Butterfly

Hypolimnas octocula marianensis

5-7 cm wingspan
Lepidoptera Endangered

Mitchell's Satyr Butterfly

Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii

3.5-4.5 cm wingspan
Lepidoptera Endangered

Monarch Butterfly

Danaus plexippus

89-102 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Endangered

Natterer's Longhorn Beetle

Heliconius nattereri

60-70 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Endangered

Oregon Silverspot Butterfly

Speyeria zerene hippolyta

5-6 cm wingspan
Lepidoptera Endangered

Puerto Rican Harlequin Butterfly

Atlantea tulita

35-45 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Endangered

Samoan Swallowtail

Papilio godeffroyi

70-90 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Endangered

Schaus Swallowtail

Heraclides aristodemus ponceanus

83-95 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Endangered

Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly

Boloria acrocnema

3-4 cm wingspan
Lepidoptera Endangered

Zegris eupheme

Zegris eupheme

4-5 cm wingspan
Mantophasmatodea Endangered

Austrophasma caledonense

Austrophasma caledonense

18-25 mm
Mantophasmatodea Endangered

Karoophasma biedouwense

Karoophasma biedouwense

15-20 mm
Neuroptera Endangered

Giant Lacewing

Polystoechotes punctata

40-75 mm wingspan
Odonata Endangered

Ancient Greenling

Hemiphlebia mirabilis

20-25 mm
Odonata Endangered

Blackburn's Damselfly

Megalagrion blackburni

30-40 mm
Odonata Endangered

Cretan Hawker

Boyeria cretensis

60-70 mm body
Odonata Endangered

Fijian Cave Swiftlet Dragonfly

Nesobasis erythrops

3-4 cm
Odonata Endangered

Flying Earwig Hawaiian Damselfly

Megalagrion nesiotes

25-32 mm
Odonata Endangered

Giant Hawaiian Darner

Anax strenuus

10-13 cm
Odonata Endangered

Hawaiian Orangeblack Damselfly

Megalagrion xanthomelas

32-38 mm
Odonata Endangered

Hine's Emerald Dragonfly

Somatochlora hineana

5-6 cm
Odonata Endangered

Madagascar Giant Darter

Anax tumorifer

8-10 cm
Odonata Endangered

Mascarene Island Dragonfly

Thalassothemis marchali

40-50 mm body length
Odonata Endangered

Mascarene Spreadwing

Lestes auripennis

3.5-4.5 cm
Odonata Endangered

Mountain Demoiselle

Calopteryx exul

45-52 mm
Odonata Endangered

Orange-bellied Skimmer

Libellula jesseana

4-5 cm
Odonata Endangered

Relict Himalayan Dragonfly

Epiophlebia laidlawi

5-6 cm
Odonata Endangered

San Francisco Forktail Damselfly

Ischnura gemina

2.5-3 cm
Odonata Endangered

Seychelles Cascader

Zygonyx hookeri

5-6.5 cm
Odonata Endangered

Sri Lankan Relict Dragonfly

Lankanectes corrugatus

5-6 cm
Orthoptera Endangered

Banks Peninsula Tree Weta

Hemideina ricta

35-50 mm
Orthoptera Endangered

Hawaiian Predatory Cricket

Leptogryllus deceptor

10-15 mm
Orthoptera Endangered

Kaempfer's Sawyer Cricket

Prophalangopsis obscura

3-5 cm
Orthoptera Endangered

Mahoenui Giant Weta

Deinacrida mahoenui

Body 50-70 mm
Orthoptera Endangered

Mount Cook Giant Weta

Deinacrida pluvialis

45-65 mm