Endangered Insects of the Middle East
| Show insects in the Middle East with profiles available. | |
| Show all insects of concern in the Middle East. |
Click on the species name to view its profile. Click on a species groups (mammals, reptiles, etc.) from the menu above to see more endangered creatures in the Middle East.
| Common Name | Range *** |
|---|---|
| Aeshna yemenensis | Yemen |
| Apollo Butterfly | Middle East |
| Bulgarian Emerald | Turkey |
| Cerambyx Longicorn | Middle East |
| Coenagrion syriacum | Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey |
| Corsican Swallowtail | Sardinia |
| Dark-winged Groundling | Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, Turkey |
| Lycaena ottomanus | Turkey |
| Omani Dragonfly | Oman |
| Parnassius autocrator | Afghanistan, Tajikistan |
| Predatory Bush Cricket | Middle East |
| Red Chaser | Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Turkey |
| Rosalia Longicorn | Middle East |
| Sinai Hooktail | Egypt, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen |
| Strongylognathus spp. (3) | Algeria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia (Eurasia), Greece, Israel, Italy, Korea, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine |
**What insects are listed here?:
The Middle East section of this site lists the folllowing insects appearing on select endangered species lists:- Insects that dwell in or migrate to any area considered apart of the Middle East.
- Insects that dwell in the Arabian Peninsula.
- Insects of Cyprus.
- Insects of Egypt, Israel or any other transcontinental (with Africa or Asia) area.
- Insects of the Mediterranean Sea and its islands.
- Insects of the Palearctic.
- Insects of Saudi Arabia.
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.
