List of INSECTA species in Brazil
This is a list of INSECTA in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nehalennia minuta | Tropical Sprite | 51364161 | LC |
| Cercoceracris albovittata | Amazon Red-Winged Grasshopper | 107430633 | LC |
| Pareucephalacris luridicrus | 107430924 | LC | |
| Perithemis domitia | Slough Amberwing | 165039 | LC |
| Heliconius nattereri | Natterer's Longwing | 9804 | CR |
| Acanthagrion franciscoi | 118245249 | CR | |
| Erythrodiplax ana | 118245272 | EN | |
| Arawacus aethesa | 2016 | EN | |
| Franciscagrion franciscoi | 118245368 | CR | |
| Franciscagrion longispinum | 118245378 | CR | |
| Franciscobasis franciscoi | 118245391 | CR | |
| Franciscobasis sonia | 118245403 | CR | |
| Minagrion franciscoi | 118245456 | CR | |
| Minagrion canaanense | 118245506 | DD | |
| Oxyagrion franciscoi | 118245524 | CR | |
| Dicterias atrosanguinea | Red Bareleg | 59714 | DD |
| Mecistogaster amalia | Amalia Helicopter | 59739 | DD |
| Joiceya praeclarus | 10940 | EN | |
| Mitragomphus ganzanus | 158806 | DD | |
| Erythrodiplax pallida | 158811 | LC | |
| Progomphus pijpersi | 158812 | LC | |
| Erythrodiplax maculosa | 158819 | LC | |
| Progomphus nigellus | 158820 | DD | |
| Minagrion waltheri | 158821 | LC | |
| Minagrion ribeiroi | 158824 | CR | |
| Erythrodiplax leticia | 158825 | LC | |
| Phyllocycla malkini | Malkin's Forceptail | 158828 | DD |
| Idiogomphoides emmeli | 158835 | DD | |
| Epipleoneura manauensis | 158846 | LC | |
| Epipleoneura albuquerquei | 158848 | DD | |
| Neoneura jurzitzai | 158852 | DD | |
| Erythemis haematogastra | Red Pondhawk | 158853 | LC |
| Neuraeschna mina | Mina Net-winged Darner | 158855 | DD |
| Epipleoneura kaxuriana | 158857 | LC | |
| Gynothemis pumila | Tiny Sylph | 158858 | LC |
| Oligoclada abbreviata | 158859 | LC | |
| Progomphus amazonicus | 158861 | DD | |
| Leptagrion acutum | 158863 | DD | |
| Planiplax arachne | Scarlet Spiderlegs | 158867 | LC |
| Micrathyria hippolyte | Forest Dasher | 158868 | LC |
| Progomphus angeloi | 158871 | DD | |
| Neocordulia volxemi | 158874 | DD | |
| Orthemis regalis | Regal Skimmer | 158879 | LC |
| Acanthallagma luteum | 158881 | DD | |
| Rhodopygia hollandi | Slender Redskimmer | 158887 | LC |
| Idioneura ancilla | 158889 | LC | |
| Oligoclada xanthopleura | 158892 | DD | |
| Oligoclada monosticha | 158893 | LC | |
| Epipleoneura lamina | 158898 | LC | |
| Acanthagrion kennedii | 158900 | LC | |
| Gynacantha chelifera | 158901 | DD | |
| Hetaerina indeprensa | 158906 | DD | |
| Micrathyria kleerekoperi | 158913 | CR | |
| Polythore aurora | 158915 | LC | |
| Phyllogomphoides pseudangularis | 158916 | DD | |
| Cyanallagma angelae | 158919 | DD | |
| Neocordulia mambucabensis | 158922 | DD | |
| Oxystigma petiolatum | 158923 | LC | |
| Fluminagrion taxaense | 158924 | CR | |
| Epipleoneura pereirai | 158925 | DD | |
| Peristicta gauchae | 158926 | DD | |
| Mnesarete mariana | 158927 | DD | |
| Perithemis rubita | Ruby Amberwing | 158928 | LC |
| Phyllogomphoides angularis | 158931 | LC | |
| Progomphus recurvatus | 158932 | DD | |
| Forcepsioneura itatiaiae | 158933 | DD | |
| Micrathyria stawiarskii | 158935 | LC | |
| Acanthallagma strohmi | 158936 | DD | |
| Neuraeschna harpya | 158940 | LC | |
| Planiplax machadoi | Mantled Spiderlegs | 158939 | DD |
| Perilestes solutus | 158945 | LC | |
| Epipleoneura williamsoni | 158948 | LC | |
| Oxyagrion impunctatum | 158950 | LC | |
| Rhodopygia cardinalis | Cardinal Redskimmer | 158951 | LC |
| Argentagrion silviae | 158952 | DD | |
| Navicordulia atlantica | 158953 | DD | |
| Macrothemis lauriana | 158958 | LC | |
| Heteragrion flavovittatum | 158967 | VU | |
| Leptagrion perlongum | 158965 | LC | |
| Phyllocycla gladiata | 158960 | DD | |
| Argyrothemis argentea | Silver-spotted Skimmer | 158977 | LC |
| Oxyagrion sulinum | 158979 | LC | |
| Progomphus adaptatus | 158984 | DD | |
| Neuraeschna tapajonica | 158985 | DD | |
| Telebasis demararum | 158982 | LC | |
| Cyanallagma ferenigrum | 158991 | DD | |
| Epipleoneura tariana | 158992 | DD | |
| Epipleoneura metallica | 158998 | LC | |
| Fylgia amazonica | White-eyed Skimmer | 159004 | LC |
| Schizocordulia rustica | 159005 | DD | |
| Phyllogomphoides suspectus | 159007 | DD | |
| Mecistogaster buckleyi | Blue-tipped Helicopter | 159012 | LC |
| Diaphlebia angustipennis | 159013 | LC | |
| Phyllocycla sordida | 159010 | DD | |
| Epipotoneura nehalennia | 159017 | LC | |
| Acanthagrion truncatum | 159021 | LC | |
| Heteragrion dorsale | 159022 | DD | |
| Aphylla barbata | 159033 | DD | |
| Perilestes gracillimus | 159038 | DD | |
| Aphylla brevipes | 159039 | LC | |
| Mnesarete smaragdina | 159043 | DD | |
| Archaeogomphus hamatus | 159047 | LC | |
| Neoneura lucas | 159048 | DD | |
| Erythrodiplax acantha | 159049 | CR | |
| Erythrodiplax diversa | 159051 | DD | |
| Tuberculobasis inversa | 159052 | LC | |
| Minagrion mecistogastrum | 159053 | LC | |
| Navicordulia amazonica | 159055 | DD | |
| Micrathyria divergens | 159058 | VU | |
| Phyllogomphoides cepheus | 159059 | LC | |
| Erythrodiplax nivea | 159061 | CR | |
| Macrothemis idalia | 159062 | LC | |
| Elga newtonsantosi | 159064 | CR | |
| Acanthagrion adustum | 159070 | LC | |
| Epipleoneura uncinata | 159063 | DD | |
| Leptagrion macrurum | 159067 | LC | |
| Argia bicellulata | 159076 | DD | |
| Neoneura desana | 159072 | LC | |
| Phyllogomphoides pseudoundulatus | 159080 | DD | |
| Telagrion cornicauda | 159074 | DD | |
| Macrothemis flavescens | 159084 | LC | |
| Diastatops dimidiata | 159092 | LC | |
| Heteragrion triangulare | 159091 | DD | |
| Erythemis carmelita | 159094 | LC | |
| Aphylla brasiliensis | 159096 | LC | |
| Mesoleptobasis incus | 159100 | LC | |
| Perissolestes cornutus | 159110 | LC | |
| Micrathyria pseudhypodidyma | 159112 | VU | |
| Progomphus costalis | 159115 | LC | |
| Phyllocycla pallida | 159116 | DD | |
| Oxystigma williamsoni | 159117 | LC | |
| Epipleoneura capilliformis | 159121 | LC | |
| Gynacantha mexicana | Bar-sided Darner | 49254287 | LC |
| Macrothemis pseudimitans | White-tailed Sylph | 49254669 | LC |
| Macrodontia cervicornis | 12591 | VU | |
| Phyllogomphoides annectens | 158851 | LC | |
| Canthonella instriata | 42775079 | DD | |
| Mecistogaster asticta | 12920 | VU | |
| Mecistogaster pronoti | Atlantic Helicopter | 12921 | CR |
| Megadytes ducalis | 12944 | EX | |
| Telebasis corallina | 158899 | LC | |
| Heraclides chiansiades | 122524581 | LC | |
| Zenithoptera viola | 158961 | LC | |
| Protographium asius | 122598883 | LC | |
| Zenithoptera fasciata | Rainforest Bluewing | 159068 | LC |
| Cyanophrys bertha | 5990 | VU | |
| Deltochilum icarus | 137070 | LC | |
| Anomiopus parallelus | 137079 | LC | |
| Ateuchus latus | 137083 | LC | |
| Canthon divinator | 137095 | DD | |
| Dichotomius schiffleri | 137111 | EN | |
| Bombus rubriventris | 21215134 | CR | |
| Scatonomus xanthopygus | 137121 | DD | |
| Canthon corpulentus | 137131 | VU | |
| Anomiopus smaragdinus | 137150 | LC | |
| Bombus brevivillus | 21215166 | DD | |
| Coprophanaeus terrali | 137169 | DD | |
| Bdelyrus paraensis | 137214 | DD | |
| Canthidium erythropterum | 137222 | DD | |
| Anomiopus howdeni | 137252 | DD | |
| Deltorrhinum batesi | 137293 | DD | |
| Oxysternon macleayi | 137340 | LC | |
| Canthidium flabellatum | 137352 | DD | |
| Hysterotettix uniformis | Amazon Narrow-Winged Grasshopper | 124123318 | LC |
| Coprophanaeus gamezi | 137427 | LC | |
| Grammadera chapadensis | Cerrado Bush Katydid | 107460834 | NT |
| Uroxys pygmaeus | 137468 | DD | |
| Dichotomius apicalis | 137485 | LC | |
| Anomiopus pictus | 137496 | DD | |
| Canthidium flavipes | 137498 | DD | |
| Coprophanaeus pertyi | 137505 | LC | |
| Ateuchus murrayi | 137507 | LC | |
| Cryptocanthon campbellorum | 137546 | LC | |
| Typophyllum mortuifolium | Common Little Walking Leaf | 110738404 | LC |
| Zonocopris machadoi | 137563 | DD | |
| Ontherus laminifer | 137573 | LC | |
| Canthon quadripunctatus | 137584 | VU | |
| Canthon corruscans | 137594 | DD | |
| Anomiopus laetus | 137617 | DD | |
| Onthophagus janthinus | 137622 | LC | |
| Canthidium magnum | 137654 | DD | |
| Anomiopus birai | 137659 | DD | |
| Holocephalus sculptus | 137667 | NT | |
| Nirodia belphegor | 14808 | EN | |
| Canthidium aurichalceum | 137760 | DD | |
| Scatonomus lauropalui | 137761 | DD | |
| Canthidium sladeni | 137803 | LC | |
| Canthon brunnipennis | 137811 | DD | |
| Ontherus irinus | 137853 | NT | |
| Scybalocanthon nigellus | 137852 | DD | |
| Canthidium cavifrons | 137861 | LC | |
| Canthidium abbreviatum | 137872 | DD | |
| Ateuchus laevicollis | 137879 | DD | |
| Canthidium manni | 137916 | LC | |
| Sylvicanthon obscurus | 137918 | DD | |
| Ontherus virescens | 137936 | LC | |
| Ateuchus romani | 137943 | DD | |
| Isocopris tarsalis | 137980 | LC | |
| Uroxys catharinensis | 137990 | DD | |
| Deltochilum guyanense | 138001 | LC | |
| Dichotomius tristis | 138015 | LC | |
| Canthidium glabricolle | 138018 | DD | |
| Ateuchus squalidus | 138026 | VU | |
| Gromphas amazonica | 138033 | LC | |
| Oxysternon pteroderum | 138041 | NT | |
| Canthon sordidus | 138053 | LC | |
| Canthon vulcanoae | 138086 | DD | |
| Canthidium metallicum | 138089 | DD | |
| Anomiopus soledari | 138104 | DD | |
| Deltochilum peruanum | 138136 | LC | |
| Canthidium guyanense | 138167 | LC | |
| Scatimus simulator | 138173 | LC | |
| Dichotomius punctulatipennis | 138198 | LC | |
| Anomiopus gracilis | 138219 | DD | |
| Ateuchus puncticolle | 138245 | LC | |
| Canthidium haagi | 138249 | DD | |
| Ontherus androgynus | 138259 | DD | |
| Anomiopus caputipilus | 138287 | DD | |
| Sulcophanaeus columbi | 138321 | DD | |
| Dichotomius eucranioides | 138354 | EN | |
| Pedaridium hirsutum | 138372 | VU | |
| Onthophagus compressus | 138385 | DD | |
| Canthon formosus | 138391 | DD | |
| Bdelyrus leptomerus | 138399 | DD | |
| Onthophagus xanthomerus | 138429 | LC | |
| Paracanthon trichonotulus | 138452 | LC | |
| Scatonomus viridis | 138494 | LC | |
| Dendropaemon crenatostriatus | 138501 | DD | |
| Scybalocanthon nigriceps | 138539 | LC | |
| Heraclides himeros | 15991 | VU | |
| Parides ascanius | Fluminense Swallowtail | 16239 | VU |
| Parides burchellanus | 16240 | EN | |
| Parides hahneli | Hahnel's Amazonian Swallowtail | 16242 | DD |
| Parides klagesi | 16243 | LC |
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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups: