List of least concern insects

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As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 2843 least concern 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}} 47% of all evaluated insect species are listed as least concern.

The IUCN also lists 12 insect subspecies as least concern.

No subpopulations of insects have been evaluated by the IUCN.

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

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[[Dermaptera|Earwigs]]

[[Blattodea]]

[[Phasmatodea]] species

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Alluaud's stick insect (Carausius alluaudi)

[[Isoptera|Termites]]

[[Orthoptera]]

There are 184 species and six subspecies in the order Orthoptera assessed as least concern.

=[[Gryllidae|Crickets]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Metioche perpusilla

=[[Acrididae|Acridids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Slender burrowing grasshopper (Acrotylus patruelis)

=[[Tettigoniidae|Tettigoniids]]=

Species

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Armoured katydid (Acanthoplus discoidalis)

Subspecies

=[[Rhaphidophoridae|Rhaphidophorids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Naoussa cave-cricket (Dolichopoda hussoni)

=[[Phaneropteridae|Phaneropterids]]=

Species

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Elegant sylvan katydid (Acauloplax exigua)

Subspecies

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Eulioptera reticulata leptomorpha

=Other Orthoptera species=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*African sandhopper (Afrotridactylus usambaricus)

[[Hymenoptera]]

There are 106 species in the order Hymenoptera assessed as least concern.

=[[Formicidae|Ants]]=

=[[Colletidae|Colletids]]=

=[[Melittidae|Melittids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Dasypoda morotei

=[[Apidae|Apids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Amegilla canifrons

=[[Halictidae|Halictids]]=

=[[Andrenidae|Andrenids]]=

=[[Megachilidae|Megachilids]]=

[[Mantodea|Mantises]]

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Wingless mantis (Apteromantis aptera)

[[Lepidoptera]]

Lepidoptera comprises moths and butterflies. There are 420 species and one subspecies in the order Lepidoptera assessed as least concern.

=[[Papilionidae|Swallowtail butterflies]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Chinese three-tailed swallowtail (Bhutanitis thaidina)

=[[Lycaenidae|Lycaenids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Braine's zulu (Alaena brainei)

=[[Nymphalidae|Nymphalids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Sardinian small tortoiseshell (Aglais ichnusa)

=[[Hesperiidae|Skippers]]=

Species

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Southern marbled skipper (Carcharodus boeticus)

Subspecies

=[[Pieridae|Pierids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Anthocharis belia

=[[Riodinidae|Riodinids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Delicate Judy (Abisara delicata)

[[Coleoptera|Beetles]]

There are 423 beetle species assessed as least concern.

=[[Geotrupidae|Geotrupids]]=

=[[Cerambycidae|Longhorn beetles]]=

=[[Elateridae|Click beetles]]=

=[[Eucnemidae|Eucnemids]]=

=[[Scarabaeidae|Scarabaeids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Accrosus carpetanus

=Other beetle species=

[[Odonata]]

Odonata includes dragonflies and damselflies. There are 1690 species and five subspecies in the order Odonata assessed as least concern.

=[[Platystictidae|Platystictids]]=

=[[Chlorogomphidae|Chlorogomphids]]=

=[[Argiolestidae|Argiolestids]]=

=[[Perilestidae|Perilestids]]=

=[[Chlorocyphidae|Chlorocyphids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Blue jewel (Chlorocypha aphrodite)

=[[Platycnemididae|Platycnemidids]]=

Species

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Red-backed yellowwing (Allocnemis contraria)

Subspecies

=[[Synlestidae|Synlestids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Conspicuous malachite (Chlorolestes conspicuus)

=[[Megapodagrionidae|Megapodagrionids]]=

=[[Gomphidae|Gomphids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Amphigomphus hansoni

=[[Cordulegastridae|Cordulegastrids]]=

=[[Corduliidae|Corduliids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Dusk dragonfly (Antipodochlora braueri)

=[[Calopterygidae|Calopterygids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Archineura hetaerinoides

=[[Coenagrionidae|Coenagrionids]]=

Species

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

Subspecies

=[[Euphaeidae|Euphaeids]]=

=[[Synthemistidae|Synthemistids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Twinspot tigertail (Archaeosynthemis leachii)

=[[Macromiidae|Macromiids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Regal pond cruiser (Epophthalmia elegans)

=[[Lestidae|Lestids]]=

=[[Aeshnidae|Aeshnids]]=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Aeschnophlebia longistigma

=[[Libellulidae|Libellulids]]=

Species

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Grizzled pintail (Acisoma panorpoides)

Subspecies

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Acisoma panorpoides ascalaphoides

=[[Polythoridae|Polythorids]]=

=Other Odonata species=

See also

References