List of INSECTA species in Sri Lanka



This is a list of INSECTA in Sri Lanka 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
Anisogomphus solitaris 59696 CR
Atrophaneura jophon Sri Lankan/Ceylon Rose 2376 CR
Ceylonosticta adami 59721 CR
Ceylonosticta austeni 59722 CR
Ceylonosticta hilaris Merry Shadowdamsel 59723 CR
Ceylonosticta montana 59724 CR
Ceylonosticta submontana 59725 CR
Elattoneura leucostigma Smoky-winged Threadtail 59726 CR
Heliogomphus ceylonicus Sri Lanka Grappletail 59729 CR
Heliogomphus lyratus 59730 CR
Heliogomphus nietneri 59731 CR
Macromia flinti 59738 CR
Sinhalestes orientalis Emerald Sri Lanka Spreadwing 59773 CR
Tetrathemis yerburii 59778 EN
Idea iasonia Ceylon Tree-nymph 10782 LR/nt
Troides darsius Sri Lankan Birdwing 197312 LC
Cyclogomphus gynostylus 60277 VU
Elattoneura caesia Jungle Threadtail 60278 EN
Gomphidia pearsoni Rivulet Tiger 60279 EN
Hylaeothemis fruhstorferi Fruhstorfer’s Junglewatcher 60280 EN
Macrogomphus lankanensis 60281 VU
Microgomphus wijaya 60282 EN
Aneuretus simoni Sri Lankan Relict Ant 1290 CR
Ceylonosticta walli Wall's Shadowdamsel 163516 DD
Mortonagrion ceylonicum Sri Lanka Midget 163517 DD
Paragomphus henryi Brook Hooktail 163518 NT
Elattoneura oculata Two-spotted Threadtail 163519 EN
Heliogomphus walli Wall's Grappletail 163520 NT
Parantica taprobana Ceylon Tiger 16159 LR/nt

 

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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)