List of INSECTA species in United States
This is a list of INSECTA in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eumorsea pinaleno | Pinaleno Monkey Grasshopper | 8249 | VU |
| Somatochlora provocans | Treetop Emerald | 50978886 | LC |
| Acanthametropus pecatonica | Pecatonica River Mayfly | 82 | EX |
| Acanthomyops latipes | 83 | VU | |
| Utabaenetes tanneri | Tanner's Black Camel Cricket | 22828 | VU |
| Nehalennia integricollis | Southern Sprite | 51364127 | LC |
| Acrolophitus pulchellus | Idaho Point-headed Grasshopper | 314 | VU |
| Enallagma concisum | Cherry Bluet | 51355980 | LC |
| Telebasis byersi | Duckweed Firetail | 51364233 | LC |
| Formica dirksi | 8649 | VU | |
| Formica talbotae | 8650 | VU | |
| Formicoxenus chamberlini | 8660 | VU | |
| Pheidole inquilina | 16907 | VU | |
| Aegialia concinna | Ciervo Scarab Beetle | 526 | VU |
| Aegialia crescenta | Cresent Dune Scarab Beetle | 527 | VU |
| Pheidole elecebra | 16910 | VU | |
| Enallagma daeckii | Attenuated Bluet | 51356189 | LC |
| Lestes stultus | Black Spreadwing | 51364394 | LC |
| Lestes vidua | Carolina Spreadwing | 51364424 | LC |
| Agrotis crinigera | Poko Noctuid Moth | 704 | EX |
| Agrotis fasciata | Midway Noctuid Moth | 705 | EX |
| Agrotis kerri | Kerr's Noctuid Moth | 706 | EX |
| Agrotis laysanensis | Laysan Noctuid Moth | 707 | EX |
| Agrotis photophila | 708 | EX | |
| Agrotis procellaris | Procellaris Grotis Noctuid Moth | 709 | EX |
| Phyllococcus oahuensis | 17120 | EX | |
| Hylogomphus geminatus | Twin-striped Clubtail | 42688 | LC |
| Ladona deplanata | Blue Corporal | 51274501 | LC |
| Enallagma divagans | Turquoise Bluet | 51356443 | LC |
| Genophantis leahi | 9000 | EX | |
| Conozoa picturata | 107430701 | DD | |
| Alloperla roberti | Robert's Stonefly | 879 | EX |
| Melanoplus hesperus | Santa Lucia Spur-throat Grasshopper | 107430872 | DD |
| Glacicavicola bathyscioides | Blind Cave Beetle | 9198 | VU |
| Dorymyrmex insanus | 41982 | VU | |
| Crematogaster pilosa | 41983 | VU | |
| Glaucopsyche xerces | Xerces Blue | 9244 | EX |
| Enallagma davisi | Sandhill Bluet | 164927 | LC |
| Gomphurus ozarkensis | Ozark Clubtail | 164936 | LC |
| Tetragoneuria stella | Florida Baskettail | 164941 | LC |
| Brachymesia gravida | Four-spotted Pennant | 164949 | LC |
| Phanogomphus diminutus | Diminutive Clubtail | 9308 | LC |
| Argia bipunctulata | 51332190 | LC | |
| Celithemis bertha | Red-veined Pennant | 164959 | LC |
| Phanogomphus hodgesi | Hodges' Clubtail | 9311 | NT |
| Gomphurus septima | Septima's Clubtail | 9313 | LC |
| Phanogomphus sandrius | Tennessee Clubtail | 9312 | VU |
| Enallagma dubium | Burgundy Bluet | 164963 | LC |
| Somatochlora georgiana | Coppery Emerald | 164980 | DD |
| Ammopelmatus kelsoensis | Kelso Jerusalem Cricket | 1147 | VU |
| Ammopelmatus muwu | Port Conception Jerusalem Cricket | 1148 | VU |
| Gomphurus lineatifrons | Splendid Clubtail | 164999 | LC |
| Dromogomphus armatus | Southeastern Spinyleg | 165000 | LC |
| Euproserpinus wiesti | Prairie Sphinx Moth | 8373 | CR |
| Stylurus ivae | Shining Clubtail | 165008 | LC |
| Ophiogomphus arizonicus | Arizona Snaketail | 165011 | LC |
| Zoniagrion exclamationis | Exclamation Damsel | 165010 | LC |
| Libellula cyanea | Spangled Skimmer | 165020 | LC |
| Ophiogomphus susbehcha | Saint Croix Snaketail | 165022 | LC |
| Tetragoneuria spinosa | Robust Baskettail | 165025 | DD |
| Aphylla williamsoni | Two-striped Forceptail | 165030 | LC |
| Neurocordulia alabamensis | Alabama Shadowdragon | 165032 | LC |
| Neurocordulia virginiensis | Cinnamon Shadowdragon | 165035 | LC |
| Cordulegaster talaria | Ouachita Spiketail | 165047 | LC |
| Gomphurus dilatatus | Blackwater Clubtail | 165053 | LC |
| Grylloblatta chirurgica | Mount St. Helens' Grylloblattid | 9529 | VU |
| Gryllotalpa major | Giant Mole Cricket | 9530 | DD |
| Arigomphus submedianus | Jade Clubtail | 51178605 | LC |
| Pogonomyrmex anergismus | 17880 | VU | |
| Pogonomyrmex colei | 17881 | VU | |
| Libellula auripennis | 51275269 | LC | |
| Polyergus breviceps | 17927 | VU | |
| Polyergus lucidus | 17928 | VU | |
| Enallagma pallidum | Pale Bluet | 51357200 | LC |
| Libellula axilena | Bar-winged Skimmer | 51275285 | LC |
| Helicoverpa confusa | Confused Moth | 9808 | EX |
| Anthicus sacramento | Sacramento Beetle | 1617 | EN |
| Helicoverpa minuta | Minute Noctuid Moth | 9809 | EX |
| Enallagma pollutum | Florida Bluet | 51357310 | LC |
| Megalagrion nigrohamatum ssp. nigrolineatum | Blackline Damselfly | 42683 | VU |
| Gomphurus lynnae | Columbia Clubtail | 42686 | LC |
| Gomphurus modestus | Gulf Coast Clubtail | 42687 | LC |
| Hylogomphus parvidens | Piedmont Clubtail | 42689 | LC |
| Libellula flavida | Yellow-sided Skimmer | 51275474 | LC |
| Stenogomphurus consanguis | Cherokee Clubtail | 42685 | LC |
| Pristoceuthophilus sp. nov. | Samwell Cave Cricket | 18178 | VU |
| Aphaenogaster bidentatus | 1831 | VU | |
| Progomphus bellei | Belle's Sanddragon | 18336 | LC |
| Argyresthia castaneella | Chestnut Ermine Moth | 2100 | EX |
| Pseudocotalpa giulianii | Giuliani's Dune Scarab Beetle | 18525 | VU |
| Hygrotus artus | Mono Lake Diving Beetle | 10345 | EX |
| Pseudomyrmex leptosus | 18548 | VU | |
| Enallagma sulcatum | Golden Bluet | 51357888 | LC |
| Psychomastax deserticola | Desert Monkey Grasshopper | 18650 | VU |
| Enallagma weewa | Blackwater Bluet | 51358001 | LC |
| Protomognathus americanus | 18379 | VU | |
| Cordulegaster sayi | Say's Spiketail | 59707 | LC |
| Megalagrion molokaiense | Molokai Damselfly | 59740 | CR |
| Megalagrion nesiotes | Flying Earwig Hawaiian Damselfly | 59741 | CR |
| Hypena laysanensis | Laysan Dropseed Noctuid Moth | 10637 | EX |
| Hypena plagiota | Lovegrass Noctuid Moth | 10639 | EX |
| Hypena senicula | Kaholuamano Noctuid Moth | 10640 | EX |
| Hypena newelli | Hilo Noctuid Moth | 10641 | EX |
| Idiostatus middlekaufi | Middlekauf's Shieldback Katydid | 10791 | CR |
| Ischnura gemina | San Francisco Forktail | 10858 | EN |
| Scotorythra megalophylla | Kona Giant Looper Moth | 20074 | EX |
| Scotorythra nesiotes | Ko'olau Giant Looper Moth | 20075 | EX |
| Scotorythra paratactis | Hawaiian Hopseed Looper Moth | 20076 | DD |
| Belocephalus micanopy | Big Pine Key Conehead Katydid | 2754 | VU |
| Belocephalus sleighti | Keys Short-winged Conehead Katydid | 2755 | VU |
| Boloria acrocnema | Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly | 2863 | VU |
| Omiodes continuatalis | 44543 | DD | |
| Omiodes epicentra | Oahu Swamp Hedyleptan Moth | 44544 | DD |
| Omiodes euryprora | Ola'a Banana Hedyleptan Moth | 44545 | DD |
| Omiodes fullawayi | Fullaway's Banana Hedyleptan Moth | 44546 | DD |
| Omiodes laysanensis | Laysan Hedyleptan Moth | 44547 | DD |
| Ophiogomphus bison | Bison Snaketail | 165070 | LC |
| Tachopteryx thoreyi | Gray Petaltail | 165071 | LC |
| Arigomphus lentulus | Stillwater Clubtail | 51178553 | LC |
| Arigomphus maxwelli | Bayou Clubtail | 51178568 | LC |
| Arigomphus pallidus | Gray-green Clubtail | 51178585 | LC |
| Rhyacophila amabilis | Castle Lake Caddisfly | 19695 | EX |
| Rhyncogonus bryani | 19724 | EX | |
| Caconemobius howarthi | Howarth's Cave Cricket | 3438 | VU |
| Caconemobius schauinslandi | Schauinsland's Bush Cricket | 3439 | VU |
| Caconemobius varius | Kaumana Cave Cricket | 3440 | VU |
| Hylogomphus apomyius | Banner Clubtail | 51178877 | LC |
| Phanogomphus australis | Clearlake Clubtail | 51178881 | LC |
| Monomorium talbotae | 13713 | VU | |
| Phanogomphus cavillaris | Sandhill Clubtail | 51178895 | LC |
| Megalagrion koelense | Koele Mountain Damselfly | 159123 | LC |
| Gomphurus crassus | Handsome Clubtail | 51178901 | LC |
| Megalagrion paludicola | Kauai Bog Damselfly | 159125 | NT |
| Leptogryllus deceptor | Oahu Deceptor Bush Cricket | 11690 | EW |
| Gomphurus hybridus | Cocoa Clubtail | 51178958 | LC |
| Phanogomphus kurilis | Pacific Clubtail | 51178965 | LC |
| Leptothorax duloticus | 11762 | VU | |
| Leptothorax minutissimus | 11763 | VU | |
| Omiodes asaphombra | 'Ohe Hedyleptan Moth | 44542 | DD |
| Omiodes meyricki | Meyrick's Banana Hedyleptan Moth | 44548 | DD |
| Omiodes musicola | Maui Banana Hedyleptan Moth | 44549 | DD |
| Omiodes telegrapha | Telegraphic Hedyleptan Moth | 44550 | DD |
| Calopteryx angustipennis | Appalachian Jewelwing | 3627 | LC |
| Phanogomphus minutus | Cypress Clubtail | 51179090 | LC |
| Stenogomphurus rogersi | Sable Clubtail | 51179134 | LC |
| Campsicnemus mirabilis | 3719 | EX | |
| Calopteryx dimidiata | 51293832 | LC | |
| Levuana irridescens | Levuana Moth | 11919 | EX |
| Libellula jesseana | Purple Skimmer | 11929 | VU |
| Tinostoma smaragditis | Fabulous Green Sphinx Moth | 21913 | EN |
| Tischeria perplexa | Chestnut Clearwing Moth | 21920 | EX |
| Phanogomphus oklahomensis | Oklahoma Clubtail | 51179102 | LC |
| Ophiogomphus morrisoni | Great Basin Snaketail | 51179375 | LC |
| Somatochlora calverti | Calvert | 20341 | DD |
| Somatochlora margarita | Texas Emerald | 20344 | DD |
| Somatochlora ozarkensis | Ozark Emerald | 20345 | NT |
| Ophiogomphus smithi | Sioux Snaketail | 51179470 | LC |
| Ophiogomphus westfalli | Westfall's Snaketail | 51179481 | LC |
| Bombus franklini | Franklin's Bumble Bee | 135295 | CR |
| Stenelmis gammoni | Gammon's Riffle Beetle | 20737 | VU |
| Stenopelmatus cahuilaensis | Coachella Valley Jerusalem Cricket | 20762 | VU |
| Stenopelmatus navajo | Navajo Jerusalem Cricket | 20763 | VU |
| Stenopelmatus nigrocapitatus | Black-headed Jerusalem Cricket | 20764 | LR/cd |
| Macrobaenetes kelsoensis | Kelso Giant Sand Treader Cricket | 12586 | VU |
| Macrobaenetes valgum | Coachelia Giant Sand Treader Cricket | 12587 | VU |
| Macromia margarita | Mountain River Cruiser | 12597 | LC |
| Stonemyia volutina | Volutine Stoneyian Tabanid Fly | 20867 | EX |
| Magicicada cassini | Cassini Periodical Cicada | 12690 | LR/nt |
| Magicicada septendecula | Decula Periodical Cicada | 12692 | LR/nt |
| Bombus fraternus | 44937623 | EN | |
| Strymon avalona | Avalon Hairstreak | 20944 | VU |
| Manica parasitica | 12759 | VU | |
| Triaenodes phalacris | Athens Caddisfly | 22087 | EX |
| Triaenodes tridontus | Three-tooth Caddisfly | 22088 | EX |
| Chloealtis aspasma | Siskiyou Chloealtis Grasshopper | 4710 | VU |
| Stylurus potulentus | Yellow-sided Clubtail | 21118 | VU |
| Stylurus townesi | Townes's Clubtail | 21119 | LC |
| Gomphaeschna antilope | Taper-tailed Darner | 50967175 | LC |
| Megalagrion adytum | Adytum Swamp Damselfly | 12949 | LC |
| Megalagrion koelense ssp. peles | Pele Damselfly | 12951 | LC |
| Megalagrion jugorum | Maui Upland Damselfly | 12953 | EX |
| Megalagrion leptodemas | Crimson Hawaiian Damselfly | 12954 | CR |
| Megalagrion nigrohamatum | Nigrohamatum Damselfly | 12955 | LR/nt |
| Megalagrion oceanicum | Oceanic Hawaiian Damselfly | 12958 | VU |
| Megalagrion pacificum | Pacific Hawaiian Damselfly | 12959 | VU |
| Megalagrion xanthomelas | Orangeblack Hawaiian Damselfly | 12960 | VU |
| Megalagrion oahuense | Oahu Damselfly | 12961 | VU |
| Cicindela columbica | Columbia River Tiger Beetle | 4846 | EN |
| Cicindela puritana | Puritan Tiger Beetle | 4855 | EN |
| Clavicoccus erinaceus | 4961 | EX | |
| Coelus gracilis | San Joaquin Dune Beetle | 5079 | VU |
| Trimerotropis occulens | Lompoc Grasshopper | 22176 | EN |
| Coleophora leucochrysella | 5111 | EX | |
| Tritocleis microphylla | Ola'a Peppered Looper Moth | 22209 | EX |
| Conozoa hyalina | Central Valley Grasshopper | 5261 | EX |
| Neonemobius eurynotus | Bay Area Ground Cricket | 14538 | LR/cd |
| Tettigidea empedonepia | Torreya Pygmy Grasshopper | 21680 | CR |
| Cordulegaster bilineata | Brown Spiketail | 50967742 | LC |
| Thaumatogryllus cavicola | Volcanoes Cave Cricket | 21719 | VU |
| Thaumatogryllus variegatus | Kauai Thin-footed Bush Cricket | 21720 | VU |
| Monomorium pergandei | 13714 | VU | |
| Trigonoscuta rossi | Fort Ross Weevil | 22147 | EX |
| Trigonoscuta yorbalindae | Yorba Linda Weevil | 22148 | EX |
| Trimerotropis infantilis | Zyantc Band-winged Grasshopper | 22175 | EN |
| Trimerotropis occidentaloides | Santa Monica Mountains Grasshopper | 22177 | EN |
| Enallagma pictum | Scarlet Bluet | 63221 | LC |
| Cycloptilum irregularis | Keys Scaly Cricket | 6024 | VU |
| Myrmica colax | 14238 | VU | |
| Ischnura prognata | Furtive Forktail | 51361703 | LC |
| Phanogomphus westfalli | Westfall’s Clubtail | 63400 | NT |
| Cicindela albissima | Coral Pink Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle | 64174124 | CR |
| Enallagma laterale | New England Bluet | 63540 | LC |
| Daihinibaenetes arizonensis | Arizona Giant Sand Treader Cricket | 6228 | VU |
| Neduba extincta | Antioch Dunes Shieldback Katydid | 14483 | EX |
| Nehalennia pallidula | Everglades Sprite | 14485 | NT |
| Nemapalpus nearcticus | Sugarfoot Moth Fly | 14498 | EN |
| Idiostatus wymorei | Wymore's Shieldback | 107460903 | NT |
| Aglaothorax longipennis | Santa Monica Shieldback Katydid | 39312 | CR |
| Euconocephalus remotus | Remote Conehead Katydid | 39313 | VU |
| Cordulegaster sarracenia | Sarracenia Spiketail | 50969065 | EN |
| Williamsonia lintneri | Ringed Boghaunter | 23079 | LC |
| Progomphus alachuensis | Tawny Sanddragon | 51272322 | LC |
| Ophiogomphus australis | Southern Snaketail | 63223 | NT |
| Drosophila lanaiensis | 6844 | EX | |
| Stylogomphus sigmastylus | Interior Least Clubtail | 51272396 | LC |
| Dryophthorus distinguendus | 6862 | EX | |
| Oecanthus laricis | Laricis Tree Cricket | 15129 | EN |
| Didymops floridensis | Florida Cruiser | 50969374 | LC |
| Oodemas laysanensis | Laysan Weevil | 15144 | EX |
| Oeobia sp. nov. | 15166 | EX | |
| Ectoedemia castaneae | American Chestnut Moth | 7028 | EX |
| Ectoedemia phleophaga | Phleophagan Chestnut Moth | 7029 | EX |
| Elaphrus viridis | Delta Green Ground Beetle | 7120 | CR |
| Ophiogomphus acuminatus | Acuminate Snaketail | 15362 | NT |
| Ophiogomphus edmundo | Edmund | 15365 | NT |
| Ophiogomphus incurvatus | Appalachian Snaketail | 15367 | LC |
| Celithemis amanda | Amanda's Pennant | 51273008 | LC |
| Celithemis ornata | Ornate Pennant | 51273072 | LC |
| Celithemis verna | Double-ringed Pennant | 51273089 | LC |
| Enallagma recurvatum | Pine Barrens Bluet | 7720 | LC |
| Erythrodiplax minuscula | Little Blue Dragonlet | 51273365 | LC |
| Pentagenia robusta | Robust Pentagenian Burrowing Mayfly | 40726 | EX |
| Acanthomyops murphii | 40729 | VU | |
| Appalachia arcana | Michigan Bog Grasshopper | 40737 | VU |
| Tetrix sierrana | Sierra Pygmy Grasshopper | 40740 | VU |
| Banza nihoa | Nihoa Banza Conehead Katydid | 40741 | VU |
| Eximacris superbum | 40757 | VU | |
| Epitheca sepia | Sepia Baskettail | 50978648 | LC |
| Erpetogomphus lampropeltis ssp. lampropeltis | Serpent Ringtail | 8035 | VU |
| Epitheca costalis | Slender Baskettail | 50970469 | LC |
| Epitheca spinosa | Robust Baskettail | 50978668 | LC |
| Epitheca stella | Florida Baskettail | 50978676 | LC |
| Helocordulia selysii | Selys's Sundragon | 50978686 | LC |
| Macromia alleghaniensis | Allegheny River Cruiser | 50978701 | LC |
| Macromia pacifica | Gilded River Cruiser | 50978726 | LC |
| Neurocordulia molesta | Smoky Shadowdragon | 50978741 | LC |
| Neurocordulia xanthosoma | Orange Shadowdragon | 50978759 | LC |
| Somatochlora filosa | Fine-lined Emerald | 50978814 | LC |
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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups: