Earth's Endangered Creatures - Endangered Species of South America

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Insects
Common Name	Range ***
Antichthonidris bidentatus	Argentina
Arawacus aethesa	Brazil
Black-banded Bannerwing	Colombia
Cyanophrys bertha	Brazil
Fluminense Swallowtail	Brazil
Joiceya praeclarus	Brazil
Little Wood Elf	Venezuela
Long-horned Beetle	Brazil, Peru
Mecistogaster spp. (2)	Brazil
Mesagrion leucorrhinum	Colombia
Metropolitan Redspot	Chile
Natterer's Longwing	Brazil
Nirodia belphegor	Brazil
Oxyepoecus spp. (3)	Argentina
Paria Wood Elf	Venezuela
Peaked Redspot	Chile
Pheidole spp. (4)	Argentina, Guyana
Pseudoatta argentina	Argentina
Solenopsis spp. (2)	Argentina, Uruguay
Tepui Bannerwing	Venezuela
Yellow Kite Swallowtail	Brazil
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***What insects are listed here?:

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

Insects that dwell in or migrate to any part of the South American continent and nearby islands.
Insects dwelling in the Amazon Basin.

In some cases, the creatures listed in this section may also be found on other continents or in other areas, which is why you may see additional areas noted in the range column.

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 Us page.