List of INSECTA species in Kenya



This is a list of INSECTA in Kenya 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
Scarabaeus laevistriatus 137247 LC
Onthophagus kavirondus 137330 LC
Pedaria biseria 137390 LC
Onitis mendax 137411 LC
Diastellopalpus thomsoni 137415 DD
Catoptropteryx aurita Slender Leaf Katydid 20656329 LC
Lepidochrysops kitale Kitale Giant Cupid 159947 LC
Copris morphaeus 137449 DD
Aslauga latifurca 160013 LC
Onthophagus flavolimbatus 137591 LC
Onitis meyeri 137608 DD
Atoconeura kenya Kenyan Highlander 59817 LC
Proagoderus extensus 137646 LC
Ceriagrion kordofanicum Little Orange Waxtail 59829 LC
Allocnemis abbotti 59836 NT
Coryphagrion grandis East Coast Giant 59855 VU
Onthophagus lemekensis 137681 LC
Gynacantha usambarica Usambara Duskhawker 59879 LC
Onthophagus nigriventris 137710 LC
Microgomphus nyassicus 59913 LC
Mastigogomphus pinheyi Eastern Snorkeltail 59924 DD
Notiothemis jonesi Eastern Elf 59926 LC
Onitis laminosus 138505 LC
Notogomphus kilimandjaricus 59931 LC
Stugeta carpenteri Carpenter's Sapphire 160289 LC
Notogomphus maathaiae Maathai's Longleg 59938 EN
Onychogomphus styx Northern Dark Claspertail 59945 LC
Onychogomphus supinus Gorge Claspertail 59946 LC
Paragomphus magnus Great Hooktail 59978 LC
Ixodina freyi 137826 DD
Platycypha amboniensis Kenya Jewel 60003 CR
Pseudagrion bicoerulans Giant Sprite 60012 VU
Pseudagrion lindicum 60024 LC
Phymeurus bigranosus Kenyan Agile Grasshopper 116114858 DD
Neosisyphus fortuitus 137866 LC
Pedaria dentata 137928 LC
Onthophagus babaulti 137982 DD
Catharsius oedipus 138007 LC
Aphnaeus coronae Crowned Highflier 160545 LC
Scarabaeus ebenus 138034 DD
Mecostibus minor Little Shortheaded Grasshopper 19673951 VU
Onthophagus stigmosus 138139 LC
Rhainopomma montanum Taita Striped Grasshopper 63763363 VU
Spindasis tavetensis Taveta Silverline 160705 LC
Rhainopomma usambaricum East Usambara Striped Grasshopper 19674056 NT
Onitis kingstoni 138194 DD
Minihippus brevipennis 107430877 LC
Pedaria insularis 138218 DD
Euschmidtia somereni 107435116 EN
Graphium polistratus Dancing Swallowtail 160949 LC
Onitis keniensis 138423 DD
Proagoderus atriclaviger 138468 LC
Neptidopsis fulgurata Barred False Sailor 161038 LC
Onthophagus hildebrandti 138530 DD
Caccobius croceocinctus 138532 DD
Onthophagus atrofasciatus 138536 LC
Aerotegmina taitensis Taita Balloon Bushcricket 63761756 EN
Aresceutica subnuda Usambara Dusky Grasshopper 19672467 EN
Brachycrotaphus sjostedti East African Sword Grasshopper 19672475 LC
Cyptochirus ambiguus 21751319 LC
Coenona brevipedalis East African Forest Grasshopper 19672616 LC
Phymeurus granulatus East African Agile Grasshopper 116114994 VU
Ixalidium sjostedti Kilimanjaro Drumming Grasshopper 19672690 VU
Odontomelus phloiodes Coastal Woodland Grasshopper 19672765 LC
Teinobasis alluaudi Seychelles Fineliner 42841 LC
Zosteraeschna usambarica Southern Highland Hawker 13389656 LC
Coptorhina nitefacta 137075 DD
Onitis parvulus 137094 DD
Onychogomphus nigrotibialis Intermediate Claspertail 184195 DD
Parodontomelus arachniformis Northern Forest Grasshopper 19673054 VU
Onthophagus fuscivestis 137194 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)