List of data deficient insects

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In July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 1702 data deficient insect species.{{cite web|title=IUCN Red List version 2016.1|url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/|website=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species|publisher=International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)|accessdate=4 July 2016}} Of all evaluated insect species, 28% are listed as data deficient.

No subpopulations of insects have been evaluated by the IUCN.

This is a complete list of data deficient insect species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN.

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[[Blattodea]]

[[Orthoptera]]

There are 50 species in the order Orthoptera assessed as data deficient.

=[[Acrididae|Acridids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*South-east African burrowing grasshopper (Acrotylus mossambicus)

=[[Tettigoniidae|Tettigoniids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Brown's shieldback (Alfredectes browni)

=[[Phaneropteridae|Phaneropterids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Sopatas' black-kneed katydid (Aprosphylus sopatarum)

=Other Orthoptera species=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Kaikoura weta (Deinacrida parva)

[[Hymenoptera]]

There are 316 species in the order Hymenoptera assessed as data deficient.

=[[Colletidae|Colletids]]=

=[[Melittidae|Melittids]]=

=[[Apidae|Apids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Ammobatoides okalii

=[[Halictidae|Halictids]]=

=[[Andrenidae|Andrenids]]=

=[[Megachilidae|Megachilids]]=

[[Mantodea|Mantises]]

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Betancurian dwarf mantis (Pseudoyersinia betancuriae)

[[Lepidoptera]]

Lepidoptera comprises moths and butterflies. There are 87 species in the order Lepidoptera assessed as data deficient.

=[[Pyralidae|Pyralids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*ʻOhe hedyleptan moth (Omiodes asaphombra)

=[[Papilionidae|Swallowtail butterflies]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Losaria palu (Atrophaneura palu)

=[[Lycaenidae|Lycaenids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Mullin's copper (Aloeides mullini)

=[[Nymphalidae|Nymphalids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Dark giant grayling (Berberia lambessanus)

=[[Hesperiidae|Skippers]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Eight-spotted skipper (Dalla octomaculata)

=Other Lepidoptera species=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Eriogaster catax

[[Coleoptera|Beetles]]

There are 377 beetle species assessed as data deficient.

=[[Geotrupidae|Geotrupids]]=

=[[Cerambycidae|Longhorn beetles]]=

=[[Elateridae|Click beetles]]=

=[[Erotylidae|Erotylids]]=

=[[Scarabaeidae|Scarabaeids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Afrodrepanus marshalli

=Other beetle species=

[[Odonata]]

Odonata includes dragonflies and damselflies. There are 868 species in the order Odonata assessed as data deficient.

=[[Platystictidae|Platystictids]]=

=[[Chlorogomphidae|Chlorogomphids]]=

=[[Argiolestidae|Argiolestids]]=

=[[Chlorocyphidae|Chlorocyphids]]=

=[[Isostictidae|Isostictids]]=

=[[Platycnemididae|Platycnemidids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Allocnemis eisentrauti

=[[Megapodagrionidae|Megapodagrionids]]=

=[[Gomphidae|Gomphids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Acrogomphus fraseri

=[[Cordulegastridae|Cordulegastrids]]=

=[[Corduliidae|Corduliids]]=

=[[Calopterygidae|Calopterygids]]=

=[[Coenagrionidae|Coenagrionids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Acanthagrion hartei

=[[Euphaeidae|Euphaeids]]=

=[[Macromiidae|Macromiids]]=

=[[Lestidae|Lestids]]=

=[[Aeshnidae|Aeshnids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Williamson's darner (Aeshna williamsoniana)

=[[Libellulidae|Libellulids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Problematic flasher (Aethiothemis gamblesi)

=[[Polythoridae|Polythorids]]=

=Other Odonata species=

See also

References