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Explore 101 species across 37 orders. Filter by taxonomy, region, or search by name.

Blattodea Vulnerable

Lord Howe Island Cockroach

Panesthia lata

30-40 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Alpine Longhorn Beetle

Rosalia alpina

15-40 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Anophthalmus Cave Beetle

Anophthalmus hitleri

5-6 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Bethany Beach Firefly

Photuris bethaniensis

10-14 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Blackburnia Hawaiian Ground Beetle

Blackburnia hawaiiensis

12-18 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Blind Cave Leiodid Beetle

Glacicavicola bathyscioides

2-3 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Bornean Thick-legged Flower Beetle

Cheirotonus battareli

50-80 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Broad-shouldered Diving Beetle

Dytiscus latissimus

36-44 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Carpathian Alpine Beetle

Nebria reitteri

9-12 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Chinese Aquatic Firefly

Aquatica ficta

8-12 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Cloudforest Jewel Scarab

Chrysina chrysargyrea

25-30mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Dinaric Cave Diving Beetle

Spelaeodytes mirabilis

6-8 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Dinodes Ground Beetle

Dinodes decipiens

8-12 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

European Glowworm

Lampyris noctiluca

15-25 mm (females); 10-12 mm (males)
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Flat Bark Beetle

Cucujus cinnaberinus

11-15 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Flightless Dung Beetle

Circellium bacchus

35-47 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Giant Stag Beetle of Chile

Chiasognathus grantii

3.5-8 cm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn

Agapanthia villosoviridescens

1-2 cm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Great Capricorn Beetle

Cerambyx cerdo

24-53 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Japanese Diving Beetle

Cybister japonicus

30-38 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Japanese Genji Firefly

Luciola cruciata

12-18 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Kentucky Cave Beetle

Darlingtonea kentuckensis

5-6 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Large Violet Click Beetle

Limoniscus violaceus

9-12 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Long-armed Chafer

Cheirotonus gestroi

50-85mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Madeiran Ground Beetle

Carabus lundbladi

20-25 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Malagasy Dung Beetle

Helictopleurus neoamplicollis

10-16 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Malaysian Firefly

Pteroptyx valida

5-8 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Mauritius Blue Pigeon Beetle

Cratopus sumptuosus

10-15 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Miyako Firefly

Luciola filiformis

6-8 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Narrow-Necked Cave Beetle

Leptodirus hochenwartii

8-10 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

New Caledonian Giant Gecko Weevil

Cyphus norfolcensis

8-15 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

New Caledonian Longhorn Beetle

Agrianome fairmairei

40-70 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Northern Cave Ground Beetle

Pseudanophthalmus menetriesi

4-6 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Osumi Ground Beetle

Carabus osumensis

22-30 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Reunion Flightless Weevil

Cratopus ovalis

8-12 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Rosalia Longhorn

Rosalia alpina funesta

15-35mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Sardinian Cave Beetle

Speomolops sardous

8-10 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Sardinian Rosalia Longhorn

Rosalia alpina ssp.

25-40 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Sloane's Tiger Beetle

Pseudotetracha sloaneae

20-30 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Spanish Fly Beetle

Berberomeloe majalis

30-70mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Tatra Mountain Beetle

Nebria tatrica

10-13 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Taveuni Beetle

Mausoleopsis amicta

15-25 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Tellkampf's Cave Beetle

Neaphaenops tellkampfi

5-7 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Thai Aquatic Firefly

Luciola aquatilis

5-8 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Trechine Cave Ground Beetle

Aphaenops cerberus

6-9 mm
Coleoptera Vulnerable

Variegated Flower Beetle

Gnorimus variabilis

15-20 mm
Collembola Vulnerable

Easter Island Cave Springtail

Pseudosinella hahoteana

1-1.5 mm
Diplura Vulnerable

Canary Islands Dipluran

Plusiocampa solenla

5-7 mm
Diplura Vulnerable

Plusiocampa Cave Dipluran

Plusiocampa balsani

5-8 mm
Ephemeroptera Vulnerable

Long-Tailed Mayfly

Palingenia longicauda

30-40 mm body; 60-80 mm cerci
Grylloblattodea Vulnerable

Cascade Ice Crawler

Grylloblatta chirurgica

15-25 mm
Grylloblattodea Vulnerable

Japanese Ice Crawler

Galloisiana nipponensis

20-25 mm
Hemiptera Vulnerable

Cave Cixiid

Oliarus polyphemus

4-6 mm
Hemiptera Vulnerable

Japanese Giant Water Bug

Lethocerus deyrolli

48-65 mm
Hemiptera Vulnerable

Koa Bug

Coleotichus blackburniae

15-20 mm
Hymenoptera Vulnerable

Alpine Bumblebee

Bombus alpinus

14-20 mm
Hymenoptera Vulnerable

American Bumble Bee

Bombus pensylvanicus

15-25 mm
Hymenoptera Vulnerable

Golden Northern Bumble Bee

Bombus fervidus

14-20 mm
Hymenoptera Vulnerable

Large Scabious Mining Bee

Andrena hattorfiana

14-17 mm
Hymenoptera Vulnerable

Wallacea Giant Bee

Megachile pluto

23-39 mm
Hymenoptera Vulnerable

Western Bumble Bee

Bombus occidentalis

10-22 mm
Lepidoptera Vulnerable

Anaxibia Morpho

Morpho anaxibia

100-120 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Vulnerable

Apollo Butterfly

Parnassius apollo

62-86 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Vulnerable

Atlas Blue Butterfly

Polyommatus atlanticus

25-32 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Vulnerable

Bhutan Glory

Bhutanitis lidderdalii

90-110 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Vulnerable

Paradise Birdwing

Ornithoptera paradisea

120-170 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Vulnerable

Philippine Atlas Moth

Attacus lemairei

200-280 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Vulnerable

Richmond Birdwing

Ornithoptera richmondia

11-13 cm wingspan
Lepidoptera Vulnerable

Socotran Emperor Butterfly

Charaxes balfouri

55-70 mm wingspan
Mantodea Vulnerable

Brunner's Stick Mantis

Brunneria borealis

6-8 cm
Neuroptera Vulnerable

Wartclub Lacewing

Ithone fulva

3-4 cm wingspan
Odonata Vulnerable

Azure Damselfly of Azores

Ischnura hastata

2.5-3 cm
Odonata Vulnerable

Bladetail

Lindenia tetraphylla

55-65 mm
Odonata Vulnerable

Borneo River Cruiser

Macromia cingulata

7-8.5 cm
Odonata Vulnerable

Cascade Damselfly

Thaumatoneura inopinata

55-65 mm
Odonata Vulnerable

Desert Threadtail Damselfly

Protoneuridae sp.

25-35 mm
Odonata Vulnerable

Forest Demoiselle

Calopteryx syriaca

44-50 mm
Odonata Vulnerable

Giant Petaltail Dragonfly

Petalura ingentissima

85 mm body, 125 mm wingspan
Odonata Vulnerable

Hawaiian Damselfly

Megalagrion hawaiiense

35-45 mm
Odonata Vulnerable

Yellow-spotted Tree Damselfly

Platycypha caligata

3-4 cm
Orthoptera Vulnerable

Cape Mountain Katydid

Pseudosaga incerta

40-60mm
Orthoptera Vulnerable

Cook Strait Giant Weta

Deinacrida rugosa

60-70 mm body length
Orthoptera Vulnerable

Cumberland Plateau Cave Cricket

Hadenoecus cumberlandicus

15-25 mm
Orthoptera Vulnerable

Galapagos Flightless Katydid

Nesoecia cooksoni

40-60 mm
Orthoptera Vulnerable

Kaikoura Giant Weta

Deinacrida parva

35-50 mm
Orthoptera Vulnerable

Mammoth Cave Cricket

Hadenoecus subterraneus

15-30 mm
Orthoptera Vulnerable

Mercury Islands Tusked Weta

Motuweta isolata

40-50 mm body
Orthoptera Vulnerable

Nelson Alpine Giant Weta

Deinacrida fallai

70-90 mm body
Orthoptera Vulnerable

Predatory Bush Cricket

Saga pedo

60-120mm
Orthoptera Vulnerable

Pyrenean Mountain Grasshopper

Cophopodisma pyrenaea

14-20 mm body length
Orthoptera Vulnerable

South African Cave Cricket

Speleiacris tabulae

12-18 mm
Orthoptera Vulnerable

Tenerife Cave Cricket

Petaloptila canariensis

10-15 mm
Orthoptera Vulnerable

Weta

Deinacrida heteracantha

70-100 mm (body only)
Phasmatodea Vulnerable

Blue Stick Insect

Achrioptera manga

120-240mm
Phthiraptera Vulnerable

Elephant Louse

Haematomyzus elephantis

2-3 mm
Plecoptera Vulnerable

Appalachian Springfly

Remenus bilobatus

8-12 mm
Spirostreptida Vulnerable

Seychelles Giant Millipede

Seychelleptus seychellarum

180-250 mm
Zygentoma Vulnerable

Canary Islands Cave Silverfish

Coletinia majorensis

6-10 mm
Zygentoma Vulnerable

Giant Nicoletiid

Texoreddellia aquilonaris

15-25 mm
Zygentoma Vulnerable

Ozark Cave Silverfish

Speleonycta ozarkensis

8-12 mm