List of INSECTA species in Angola
This is a list of INSECTA in Angola according to the IUCN Red List.
This list was last updated 2019-09-14
This list contains only species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List. It is therefore not representative of all the species in the country.
Species counts by country: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants.
| scientific_name | common_name | taxonid | category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phaneroptera sparsa | Arabian Sickle Bush-cricket | 20643844 | LC |
| Tylopsis bilineolata | Striped Grass Katydid | 20643867 | LC |
| Tylopsis continua | Common Grass Katydid | 20643879 | LC |
| Tylopsis rubrescens | Elongate Grass Katydid | 20643886 | LC |
| Aciagrion rarum | Tiny Slim | 214 | DD |
| Pseudagrion glaucoideum | Cryptic Sprite | 133325116 | LC |
| Agriocnemis bumhilli | Bumhill Wisp | 56140172 | NT |
| Acrophymus acuticercus | Lubango Agile Grasshopper | 116114249 | DD |
| Acrophymus ocreatus | Moxico Agile Grasshopper | 116114322 | LC |
| Acrophymus sigmoidalis | Humbe Agile Grasshopper | 116114335 | DD |
| Anabibia thoracica | Anabib Agile Grasshopper | 116114482 | LC |
| Acanthoplus longipes | Long-legged Armoured Katydid | 20636822 | LC |
| Euryphymus eremobioides | Desert Agile Grasshopper | 116114689 | LC |
| Phymeurus angolensis | Angolan Agile Grasshopper | 116114839 | LC |
| Trithemis dubia | 168005 | DD | |
| Phymeurus chianga | Huambo Agile Grasshopper | 116114919 | VU |
| Agriocnemis canuango | Bog Wisp | 84379354 | DD |
| Agriocnemis toto | Toto's Wisp | 84379442 | DD |
| Phymeurus machadoi | Moco Agile Grasshopper | 116115294 | VU |
| Ceriagrion junceum | Spikerush Citril | 84379610 | LC |
| Elattoneura tarbotonorum | Stout Threadtail | 84379800 | DD |
| Phymeurus tricostatus | Slender Agile Grasshopper | 116115607 | LC |
| Eleuthemis eogaster | Sunrise Firebelly | 84379834 | DD |
| Eleuthemis libera | Free Firebelly | 84379849 | LC |
| Ceriagrion annulatum | Green-eyed Waxtail | 59699 | LC |
| Micromacromia flava | Angola Micmac | 59742 | NT |
| Pseudagrion coeruleipunctum | Pretty Sprite | 59767 | LC |
| Aciagrion africanum | Blue Slim | 59779 | LC |
| Aciagrion gracile | Graceful Slim | 59781 | LC |
| Acisoma trifidum | Pied Pintail | 59786 | LC |
| Afroaeschna scotias | Shadow Hawker | 59789 | LC |
| Aethiothemis bequaerti | 59790 | LC | |
| Aethiothemis solitaria | Pearly Flasher | 59792 | LC |
| Aethriamanta rezia | Pygmy Basker | 59793 | LC |
| Africallagma glaucum | Swamp Bluet | 59795 | LC |
| Africallagma subtile | Fragile Bluet | 59798 | LC |
| Africallagma vaginale | Forest Bluet | 59799 | LC |
| Agriocnemis exilis | Little Wisp | 59800 | LC |
| Agriocnemis victoria | Lesser Pincer-tailed Wisp | 59807 | LC |
| Agriocnemis zerafica | Sahel Wisp | 59808 | LC |
| Anax tristis | Black Emperor | 59814 | LC |
| Azuragrion nigridorsum | Sailing Azuret | 59819 | LC |
| Brachythemis lacustris | Red Groundling | 59821 | LC |
| Brachythemis leucosticta | Banded Groundling | 59822 | LC |
| Ceriagrion corallinum | Green-fronted Waxtail | 59827 | LC |
| Ceriagrion suave | Plain Waxtail | 59833 | LC |
| Ceriagrion whellani | Yellow-faced Waxtail | 59834 | LC |
| Chalcostephia flavifrons | Inspector | 59835 | LC |
| Elattoneura cellularis | 59837 | LC | |
| Allocnemis nigripes | Rainbow Yellowwing | 59841 | LC |
| Allocnemis pauli | Orange-tipped Threadtail | 59842 | LC |
| Chlorocypha cancellata | Exquisite Jewel | 59844 | LC |
| Chlorocypha consueta | Ruby Jewel | 59845 | LC |
| Chlorocypha curta | Blue-tipped Jewel | 59846 | LC |
| Lestinogomphus calcaratus | Spurred Fairytail | 84380103 | LC |
| Chlorocypha victoriae | Victoria's Jewel | 59853 | LC |
| Crocothemis divisa | Divisa Scarlet | 59858 | LC |
| Diplacodes deminuta | Little Percher | 59863 | LC |
| Elattoneura glauca | Common Threadtail | 59866 | LC |
| Gomphidia quarrei | Southern Fingertail | 59871 | LC |
| Gynacantha manderica | Little Duskhawker | 59876 | LC |
| Gynacantha sextans | Dark-rayed Duskhawker | 59878 | LC |
| Gynacantha vesiculata | Lesser Girdled Duskhawker | 59880 | LC |
| Hadrothemis camarensis | Saddled Jungleskimmer | 59882 | LC |
| Hadrothemis coacta | Robust Jungleskimmer | 59883 | LC |
| Hadrothemis defecta | Scarlet Jungleskimmer | 59884 | LC |
| Heliaeschna fuliginosa | Black-banded Duskhawker | 59889 | LC |
| Heliaeschna ugandica | Uganda Duskhawker | 59891 | LC |
| Hemistigma albipunctum | African Pied-spot | 59893 | LC |
| Ictinogomphus ferox | Common Tiger | 59894 | LC |
| Ictinogomphus regisalberti | 59895 | LC | |
| Lestes amicus | Yellow-winged Spreadwing | 59898 | LC |
| Lestes dissimulans | Cryptic Spreadwing | 59899 | LC |
| Lestes pallidus | Pallid Spreadwing | 59902 | LC |
| Lestes pinheyi | Pinhey's Spreadwing | 59903 | LC |
| Lestes plagiatus | Highland Spreadwing | 59904 | LC |
| Lestes tridens | Spotted Spreadwing | 59905 | LC |
| Lestes virgatus | Smoky Spreadwing | 59907 | LC |
| Malgassophlebia bispina | Ringed Leaftipper | 59911 | LC |
| Microgomphus schoutedeni | Congo Scissortail | 59914 | LC |
| Micromacromia camerunica | Stream Micmac | 59915 | LC |
| Nesciothemis farinosa | Eastern Blacktail | 59921 | LC |
| Notiothemis robertsi | Western Forestwatcher | 59927 | LC |
| Notogomphus praetorius | Southern Yellowjack | 59937 | LC |
| Olpogastra lugubris | Bottletail | 59942 | LC |
| Orthetrum abbotti | Little Skimmer | 59948 | LC |
| Orthetrum angustiventre | Many-celled Skimmer | 59949 | LC |
| Orthetrum austeni | Giant Skimmer | 59950 | LC |
| Orthetrum brachiale | Strong Skimmer | 59951 | LC |
| Orthetrum caffrum | White-lined Skimmer | 59952 | LC |
| Orthetrum guineense | Guinea Skimmer | 59955 | LC |
| Orthetrum hintzi | Dark-shouldered Skimmer | 59956 | LC |
| Orthetrum icteromelas | Spectacled Skimmer | 59957 | LC |
| Orthetrum julia | Julia Skimmer | 59958 | LC |
| Orthetrum machadoi | Highland Skimmer | 59959 | LC |
| Orthetrum macrostigma | 59960 | LC | |
| Orthetrum microstigma | Farmbush Skimmer | 59961 | LC |
| Orthetrum monardi | Woodland Skimmer | 59962 | LC |
| Orthetrum stemmale | Bold Skimmer | 59964 | LC |
| Orthetrum trinacria | Long Skimmer | 59965 | LC |
| Oxythemis phoenicosceles | Pepperpants | 59966 | LC |
| Palpopleura deceptor | Deceptive Widow | 59967 | LC |
| Palpopleura jucunda | Yellow-veined Widow | 59968 | LC |
| Palpopleura lucia | Lucia Widow | 59969 | LC |
| Palpopleura portia | Portia Widow | 59970 | LC |
| Phaon iridipennis | Glistening Demoiselle | 59983 | LC |
| Phyllogomphus annulus | 59985 | LC | |
| Phyllogomphus selysi | Bold Leaftail | 59986 | LC |
| Phyllomacromia aureozona | Golden-banded Cruiser | 59988 | LC |
| Phyllomacromia melania | Sombre Cruiser | 59994 | LC |
| Phyllomacromia picta | Darting Cruiser | 59997 | LC |
| Platycypha caligata | Dancing Jewel | 60005 | LC |
| Porpax risi | 60008 | LC | |
| Pseudagrion acaciae | Acacia Sprite | 60010 | LC |
| Pseudagrion coelestis | Catshead Sprite | 60013 | LC |
| Pseudagrion glaucescens | Blue-green Sprite | 60016 | LC |
| Pseudagrion hamoni | Swarthy Sprite | 60019 | LC |
| Pseudagrion inconspicuum | Inconspicuous Sprite | 60021 | LC |
| Pseudagrion kersteni | Powder-faced Sprite | 60022 | LC |
| Pseudagrion kibalense | Forest Sprite | 60023 | LC |
| Pseudagrion massaicum | Masai Sprite | 60025 | LC |
| Pseudagrion melanicterum | Farmbush Sprite | 60026 | LC |
| Pseudagrion salisburyense | Slate Sprite | 60030 | LC |
| Pseudagrion sjoestedti | Variable Sprite | 60031 | LC |
| Pseudagrion sublacteum | Cherry-eye Sprite | 60033 | LC |
| Rhachitopis brincki | Etosha Agile Grasshopper | 116116100 | LC |
| Rhyothemis fenestrina | Skylight Flutterer | 60036 | LC |
| Rhyothemis semihyalina | Phantom Flutterer | 60037 | LC |
| Tetrathemis polleni | Black-splashed Elf | 60044 | LC |
| Thermochoria equivocata | Dash-winged Piedface | 60046 | LC |
| Tholymis tillarga | Old World Twister | 60048 | LC |
| Trithemis aconita | Halfshade Dropwing | 60051 | LC |
| Trithemis dichroa | Black Dropwing | 60055 | LC |
| Trithemis donaldsoni | Twig Dropwing | 60056 | LC |
| Trithemis dorsalis | Lake Dropwing | 60057 | LC |
| Trithemis furva | Dark Dropwing | 60058 | LC |
| Trithemis imitata | Copycat Dropwing | 60061 | LC |
| Trithemis monardi | Monard's Dropwing | 60063 | LC |
| Trithemis nuptialis | Hairy-legged Dropwing | 60064 | LC |
| Trithemis pluvialis | Russet Dropwing | 60065 | LC |
| Trithemis pruinata | Cobalt Dropwing | 60066 | LC |
| Trithemis stictica | Jaunty Dropwing | 60068 | LC |
| Trithemis werneri | Elegant Dropwing | 60069 | LC |
| Urothemis assignata | Red Basker | 60072 | LC |
| Urothemis edwardsii | Blue Basker | 60073 | LC |
| Zygonyx flavicosta | Ensign Cascader | 60075 | LC |
| Zygonyx natalensis | Blue Cascader | 60076 | LC |
| Zygonyx regisalberti | Regal Cascader | 60077 | LC |
| Pseudagrion isidromorai | Great Blue Sprite | 133327587 | LC |
| Rhachitopoides helenae | Helena's Agile Grasshopper | 116116201 | DD |
| Notogomphus kimpavita | Angola Longleg | 84380407 | LC |
| Pseudagrion estesi | Estes's Sprite | 56142652 | LC |
| Zygonyx speciosus | 158562 | LC | |
| Umma electa | Metallic Sparklewing | 158567 | LC |
| Platycypha crocea | Angola Jewel | 158577 | LC |
| Phyllomacromia contumax | Two-banded Cruiser | 158578 | LC |
| Aethiothemis mediofasciata | Orange Flasher | 158591 | LC |
| Tetrathemis fraseri | Treefall Elf | 158594 | LC |
| Umma mesostigma | Hairy-bellied Sparklewing | 158598 | LC |
| Umma femina | Angola Sparklewing | 60299 | VU |
| Diastatomma bicolor | 60317 | LC | |
| Acisoma inflatum | Stout Pintail | 56257709 | LC |
| Pseudagrion sarepi | Sarep Sprite | 84381039 | LC |
| Zygonyx denticulatus | Pale Cascader | 84381343 | LC |
| Trithemis integra | Albertine Dropwing | 184182 | LC |
| Pseudagrion dundoense | 184187 | DD | |
| Phyllomacromia paula | 184196 | LC | |
| Orthetrum africanum | 184246 | LC | |
| Copera congolensis | Congo Featherleg | 184251 | LC |
| Diplacodes luminans | Barbet Percher | 184261 | LC |
| Zygonoides occidentis | 184280 | LC | |
| Lestinogomphus bivittatus | 184281 | DD | |
| Libyogomphus tenaculatus | Large Horntail | 184283 | LC |
| Paragomphus machadoi | Forest Hooktail | 184292 | LC |
| Chlorocypha cyanifrons | Blue-fronted Jewel | 184294 | LC |
| Umma longistigma | Bare-bellied Sparklewing | 184304 | LC |
| Sapho orichalcea | Eastern Bluewing | 184307 | LC |
| Elattoneura lliba | Eastern Stream Threadtail | 56217604 | LC |
| Iolaus iturensis | Ituri Sapphire | 159771 | LC |
| Azanus isis | White-banded Babul Blue | 159781 | LC |
| Pinheyagrion angolicum | Angola Bluet | 168002 | LC |
| Anax congoliath | Dark Emperor | 168004 | LC |
| Ceriagrion sakejii | Cream-sided Waxtail | 168006 | LC |
| Aciagrion nodosum | Cryptic Slim | 168009 | LC |
| Porpax asperipes | 168003 | LC | |
| Agriocnemis forcipata | Forceps Wisp | 168011 | LC |
| Phyllomacromia overlaeti | Clubbed Cruiser | 168012 | LC |
| Platycypha rufitibia | Beautiful Jewel | 168014 | LC |
| Aciagrion zambiense | Zambia Slim | 168015 | DD |
| Neodythemis klingi | 168016 | LC | |
| Chlorocypha fabamacula | Spotted Jewel | 168019 | LC |
| Charaxes guderiana | Blue-spangled Charaxes | 159854 | LC |
| Neptis nicoteles | Clubbed Sailer | 159878 | LC |
| Belenois rubrosignata | Red-edged White | 159958 | LC |
| Precis octavia | Gaudy Commodore | 159960 | LC |
| Palla violinitens | Violet-banded Palla | 160033 | LC |
| Plangia graminea | Krompokkel | 20656427 | LC |
| Charaxes candiope | Green-veined Charaxes | 160057 | LC |
| Liptena xanthostola | Yellow Liptena | 160134 | LC |
| Tuxentius margaritaceus | Mountain Pierrot | 160226 | LC |
| Colotis eris | Banded Gold Tip | 160248 | LC |
| Bicyclus anynana | Squinting Bush-brown | 160298 | LC |
| Euphaedra losinga | Dark Brown Forester | 160310 | LC |
| Graphium taboranus | Tabora White Lady | 160345 | LC |
| Papilio echerioides | White-banded Swallowtail | 160349 | LC |
| Bicyclus smithi | Smith's Bush-brown | 160371 | LC |
| Platycypha bamptoni | 184962 | NT | |
| Tuxentius carana | Forest Pied Pierrot | 160437 | LC |
| Cymothoe caenis | Common Glider | 160593 | LC |
| Clonia caudata | Namibian Clonia | 62452570 | LC |
| Charaxes etheocles | Demon Charaxes | 160614 | LC |
| Ducetia sagitta | Angolan Ducetia | 62452621 | LC |
| Horatosphaga stylifera | Namibian Dimorphic Leaf Katydid | 62452667 | LC |
| Pilodeudorix pseudoderitas | Sombre Diopetes | 160762 | LC |
| Epitola urania | Purple Giant Epitola | 160798 | LC |
| Larinopoda lircaea | Cream Pierid Blue | 160856 | LC |
| Pseudosaga angolensis | Angolan Lace-winged Katydid | 62452856 | DD |
| Zizina antanossa | Dark Grass Blue | 160893 | LC |
| Ruspolia ampla | Robust Conehead Katydid | 62452874 | LC |
| Ceriagrion platystigma | Variable Citril | 89035947 | LC |
| Neptidopsis ophione | Scalloped False Sailor | 161001 | LC |
| Sevenia occidentalium | Velvet Tree Nymph | 161007 | LC |
| Colotis ione | Purple Tip | 161047 | LC |
| Orthetrum julia ssp. falsum | Julia Skimmer | 13186376 | LC |
| Neptis quintilla | Angled Petty Sailer | 161097 | LC |
| Belenois theuszi | Central Caper White | 161112 | LC |
| Cerautola crowleyi | Crowley’s Epitola | 161180 | LC |
| Belenois calypso | Calypso Caper White | 161192 | LC |
| Harma theobene | Angular Glider | 161213 | LC |
| Iolaus iasis | Iasis Sapphire | 161235 | LC |
| Oboronia pseudopunctatus | Light Ginger White | 161261 | LC |
| Bicyclus martius | Black Bush-brown | 161287 | LC |
| Junonia oenone | Dark Blue Pansy | 161294 | LC |
| Tuxentius calice | White Pierrot | 161299 | LC |
| Nesciothemis fitzgeraldi | 63169 | LC | |
| Platycypha rubriventris | Red-bellied Jewel | 63170 | DD |
| Pseudagrion greeni | 63172 | LC | |
| Aciagrion macrootithenae | Awl-tipped Slim | 63181 | DD |
| Diastatomma soror | 63186 | LC | |
| Pseudagrion fisheri | Fisher's Sprite | 63189 | LC |
| Ictinogomphus dundoensis | Swamp Tigertail | 63190 | LC |
| Phyllomacromia unifasciata | Golden-eyed Cruiser | 63197 | LC |
| Pseudagrion angolense | Angola Sprite | 63200 | NT |
| Zygonyx eusebia | 63199 | LC | |
| Agriocnemis angolensis | Blue Wisp | 63210 | LC |
| Onychogomphus rossii | 63213 | DD | |
| Pseudagrion makabusiense | Green-striped Sprite | 63214 | LC |
| Pseudagrion rufostigma | Dark Sprite | 63217 | LC |
| Paraphytus africanus | 137074 | DD | |
| Onthophagus pugionatus | 137186 | LC | |
| Copris inhalatus | 137191 | LC | |
| Heliocopris japetus | 137198 | LC | |
| Caccobius ferrugineus | 137286 | LC | |
| Gymnopleurus andreaei | 137318 | LC | |
| Pedaria spinithorax | 137371 | DD | |
| Onthophagus humpatensis | 137424 | LC | |
| Afrotridactylus usambaricus | African Sandhopper | 19675432 | LC |
| Platyonitis bicuariensis | 137519 | VU | |
| Onitis obscurus | 137643 | LC | |
| Caccobius nigritulus | 137675 | LC | |
| Onthophagus impressicollis | 137699 | LC | |
| Garreta nitens | 137824 | LC | |
| Garreta azureus | 137834 | LC | |
| Clonia saussurei | Saussure's Black-winged Clonia | 20658843 | LC |
| Gymnopleurus aenescens | 137883 | LC | |
| Gymnopleurus virens | 137949 | LC | |
| Scarabaeus augias | 138071 | DD | |
| Scarabaeus subaeneus | 138074 | LC | |
| Pedaria conformis | 138126 | LC | |
| Onthophagus probus | 138159 | LC | |
| Onthophagus rhinocerus | 138268 | DD | |
| Pedaria granulosa | 138279 | DD | |
| Latodrepanus laticollis | 138301 | LC | |
| Gymnopleurus humanus | 138334 | LC | |
| Horatosphaga serrifera | Dimorphic Leaf Katydid | 20642934 | LC |
| Euoniticellus nasicornis | 138393 | LC | |
| Diastellopalpus infernalis | 138406 | LC | |
| Onthophagus parumnotatus | 138470 | LC | |
| Pedaria decorsei | 138519 | LC | |
| Proagoderus bicallosus | 138525 | LC | |
| Africallagma fractum | Slender Bluet | 90668633 | LC |
| Papilio antimachus | African Giant Swallowtail | 15979 | DD |
| Tomogonus crassus | 20438811 | LC | |
| Eulioptera reticulata | Reticulated Leaf Katydid | 20643683 | LC |
| Pseudorhynchus hastifer | Spear Reed Katydid | 20635503 | LC |
| Eulioptera reticulata ssp. leptomorpha | Reticulated Leaf Katydid | 20643701 | LC |
| Eulioptera spinulosa | Spined Katydid | 20643749 | LC |
| Anax speratus | Orange Emperor | 90669049 | LC |
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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups: