•   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

As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 2843 least concern insect species.^[1] 47% of all evaluated insect species are listed as least concern. The IUCN also lists 12 insect subspecies as least concern.

No subpopulations of insects have been evaluated by the IUCN.

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

Earwigs

• Spirolabia browni

Blattodea

Phasmatodea species

Termites

• Nasutitermes maheensis
• Neotermes laticollis

Orthoptera

There are 184 species and six subspecies in the order Orthoptera assessed as least concern.

Hymenoptera

There are 106 species in the order Hymenoptera assessed as least concern.

Mantises

Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera comprises moths and butterflies. There are 420 species and one subspecies in the order Lepidoptera assessed as least concern.

Beetles

There are 423 beetle species assessed as least concern.

Odonata

Odonata includes dragonflies and damselflies. There are 1690 species and five subspecies in the order Odonata assessed as least concern.

See also

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

References