Endangered Insects of Central America

	Show insects in Central America with profiles available.
	Show all insects of concern in Central America.

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Common Name	Range ***
Acanthomyops spp. (1)	Maryland, Virgin Islands
Alajuela Knobtail	Costa Rica
Black-backed Shadowdamsel	Costa Rica
Blue-and-orange Threadtail	Cuba
Bristle-tipped Sanddragon	Dominican Republic
Cacao Shadowdamsel	Costa Rica
Cartago Knobtail	Costa Rica
Chiriquita Shadowdamsel	Costa Rica
Crematogaster spp. (1)	Guatemala, United States
Cuban Bluet	Cuba
Cuban Hypolestes	Cuba
Elongate Shadowdamsel	Costa Rica, Nicaragua
Elusive Sanddragon	Dominican Republic
Guatemalan Knobtail	Guatemala
Guatemalan Rubyspot	Guatemala
Hispaniolan Malachite	Dominican Republic, Haiti
Horned Knobtail	Costa Rica
Humped Knobtail	Costa Rica
Ivory-faced Flatwing	Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
Jamaican Giant Swallowtail Butterfly	Jamaica
Jamaican Hypolestes	Jamaica
Jamaican Kite	Jamaica
Limon Knobtail	Costa Rica
Maya Knobtail	Belize
Megalomyrmex symmetochus	Panama
Pegtail	Costa Rica, Panama
Purple Threadtail	Dominican Republic
Red-legged Threadtail	Dominican Republic
Reventazon Shadowdamsel	Costa Rica
Ris's Sanddragon	Guatemala
Volcano Knobtail	Costa Rica
Westfall's Knobtail	Nicaragua
Zetides Swallowtail	Dominican Republic, Haiti

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**What insects are listed here?:

The Central America section of this site lists the folllowing insects appearing on select endangered species lists:

Insects that dwell in or migrate to any region found in Central America and any nearby islands between North and South America.
Insects of the Caribbean Islands or Caribbean Sea.
Insects that dwell in or migrate to the West Indies (Jamaica, Bahamas, Trinidad, etc.).

Disclaimer:
This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total count of species found on this site as an official count of endangered species of the world is not recommended. For more information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our About EEC page.

**What insects are listed here?:

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