List of INSECTA species in Costa Rica



This is a list of INSECTA in Costa Rica 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_namecommon_nametaxonidcategory
Dalla octomaculata Light-spotted Skipper 6230 DD
Brechmorhoga pertinax Masked Clubskimmer 49254582 LC
Tauriphila azteca Aztec Glider 51292358 LC
Lestes alacer Plateau Spreadwing 51364316 LC
Lestes sigma Chalky Spreadwing 51364373 LC
Epigomphus corniculatus Horned Knobtail 60251 EN
Epigomphus echeverrii Volcano Knobtail 60253 LC
Epigomphus houghtoni Limón Knobtail 60255 EN
Palaemnema baltodanoi Cacao Shadowdamsel 60261 EN
Epigomphus verticicornis Cartago Knobtail 29600 EN
Perigomphus pallidistylus Pegtail 29603 VU
Acanthagrion speculum 164919 LC
Argia underwoodi 164920 LC
Sympetrum nigrocreatum Talamanca Meadowhawk 164924 LC
Lestes henshawi 164935 LC
Macrothemis aurimaculata 164942 DD
Anisagrion allopterum 164948 LC
Cordulegaster diadema Apache Spiketail 164951 LC
Micrathyria schumanni 164961 LC
Erpetogomphus constrictor Knob-tipped Ringtail 164984 LC
Desmogomphus paucinervis 164986 LC
Erpetogomphus tristani 164996 LC
Protoneura sulfurata Sulphury Threadtail 165002 LC
Epigomphus armatus 165007 EN
Argia popoluca 165017 LC
Neocordulia griphus 165027 DD
Philogenia peacocki 165031 LC
Epigomphus quadracies 165041 LC
Libellula foliata 165044 LC
Erpetogomphus bothrops One-striped Ringtail 165051 LC
Philogenia championi 165052 LC
Cannaphila mortoni 165076 DD
Libellula mariae 165077 NT
Thaumatoneura inopinata Giant Waterfall Damsel 21721 LC
Metaleptobasis westfalli 165085 LC
Argia tezpi Tezpi Dancer 51332343 LC
Heteragrion majus 158974 LC
Telebasis garleppi 159040 LC
Micrathyria hagenii Thornbush Dasher 51279217 LC
Palaemnema chiriquita Chiriquita Shadowdamsel 15880 EN
Palaemnema gigantula Elongate Shadowdamsel 15881 LC
Palaemnema melanota Black-backed Shadowdamsel 15882 EN
Palaemnema reventazoni Reventazón Shadowdamsel 15884 EN
Epigomphus camelus Humped Knobtail 7832 EN
Epigomphus subsimilis Alajuela Knobtail 7836 EN
Bombus ephippiatus 21215149 LC
Bombus pullatus 21215158 DD
Bombus digressus 21215163 NT
Bombus weisi 21215167 LC
Bombus mexicanus 21215169 VU
Canthon indigaceus 137164 LC
Anaulacomera alfaroi Costa Rica Sickle Bush-cricket 107425763 LC

 

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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups:
  • Extinct (EX) – beyond reasonable doubt that the species is no longer extant.
  • Extinct in the wild (EW) – survives only in captivity, cultivation and/or outside native range, as presumed after exhaustive surveys.
  • Critically endangered (CR) – in a particularly and extremely critical state.
  • Endangered (EN) – very high risk of extinction in the wild, meets any of criteria A to E for Endangered.
  • Vulnerable (VU) – meets one of the 5 red list criteria and thus considered to be at high risk of unnatural (human-caused) extinction without further human intervention.
  • Near threatened (NT) – close to being at high risk of extinction in the near future.
  • Least concern (LC) – unlikely to become extinct in the near future.
  • Data deficient (DD)
  • Not evaluated (NE)