•   Extinct in the wild (EW): 1 species
•   Critically endangered (CR): 195 species
•   Endangered (EN): 343 species
•   Vulnerable (VU): 608 species
•   Near threatened (NT, LR/cd): 301 species
•   Least concern (LC): 2,843 species
•   Data deficient (DD): 1,702 species

Insect species (IUCN, 2016.1)

• 5993 extant species have been evaluated
• 4291 of those are fully assessed^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• 3144 are not threatened at present^{[lower-alpha 2]}
• 1146 to 2848 are threatened^{[lower-alpha 3]}
• 59 to 105 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
  • 58 extinct (EX) species^{[lower-alpha 4]}
  • 1 extinct in the wild (EW)
  • 46 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
  • 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]

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1. ↑ excludes data deficient evaluations.
2. ↑ NT, LR/cd, LC.
3. ↑ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
4. ↑ Chart omits extinct (EX) species

In July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 1702 data deficient insect species.^[1] Of all evaluated insect species, 28% are listed as data deficient. No subpopulations of insects have been evaluated by the IUCN.

This is a complete list of data deficient insect species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN.

Blattodea

• Miriamrothschildia zonatus

Orthoptera

There are 50 species in the order Orthoptera assessed as data deficient.

Hymenoptera

There are 316 species in the order Hymenoptera assessed as data deficient.

Mantises

Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera comprises moths and butterflies. There are 87 species in the order Lepidoptera assessed as data deficient.

Beetles

There are 377 beetle species assessed as data deficient.

Odonata

Odonata includes dragonflies and damselflies. There are 868 species in the order Odonata assessed as data deficient.

See also

• Lists of IUCN Red List data deficient species
• List of least concern insects
• List of near threatened insects
• List of vulnerable insects
• List of endangered insects
• List of critically endangered insects
• List of recently extinct insects

References