Endangered Insects of Europe
| Show insects in Europe with profiles available. | |
| Show all insects of concern in Europe. |
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| Common Name | Range *** |
|---|---|
| Acilius duvergeri | Italy, Portugal, Spain |
| Agabus spp. (2) | Denmark, Ethiopia, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden |
| Apollo Butterfly | Europe |
| Baetica ustulata | Spain |
| Bienkotetrix transsylvanicus | Hungary, Romania |
| Bulgarian Emerald | Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey |
| Camponotus universitatis | France, Germany, Switzerland |
| Canary Islands Large White | Spain (Canary Islands) |
| Carabo Beetle | France, Italy |
| Cerambyx Longicorn | Europe |
| Chalepoxenus spp. (4) | Algeria, France, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Turkmenistan, Ukraine |
| Chortipphus acroleucus | Hungary, Romania |
| Cinquefoil Skipper | Europe |
| Coenagrion syriacum | Turkey |
| Corsican Swallowtail | Corsica, Sardinia |
| Cretan Spotted Darner | Greece |
| Cucujus cinnaberinus | Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden |
| Dark Guest Ant | Europe |
| Dark-winged Groundling | Turkey |
| Deronectes spp. (3) | Portugal, Spain |
| Doronomyrmex spp. (3) | Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland |
| Dytiscus latissimus | Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine |
| Epimyrma spp. (8) | Algeria, Czech Republic, France, Georgia (Eurasia), Greece, Italy, Russia, Spain, Switzerland |
| Erebia epistgyne | France, Spain |
| Formicoxenus spp. (2) | Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, United States |
| Goldstreifiger | Europe |
| Graphoderus bilineatus | Europe |
| Graptodytes delectus | Spain (Canary Islands) |
| Greek Goldenwing | Greece |
| Greek Red Damselfly | Albania, Greece |
| Harpagoxenus spp. (1) | Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United States |
| Hermit Beetle | Europe |
| Higgin's Anomalous Blue | Italy |
| Hipparchia spp. (3) | Portugal |
| Hydrotarsus spp. (2) | Spain (Canary Islands) |
| Isophya harzi | Hungary, Romania |
| Italian Goldenring | Italy |
| Lasius reginae | Austria |
| Leptothorax spp. (1) | Canada, Switzerland, United States |
| Lycaena ottomanus | Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey |
| Macromia spp. (1) | France, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Sri Lanka, United States |
| Madeira Brimstone (Butterfly) | Portugal (Madeira) |
| Madeiran Large White | Portugal (Madeira) |
| Meladema spp. (2) | Portugal, Spain (Canary Islands) |
| Metrioptera domogledi | Hungary, Romania |
| Miramella irena | Hungary, Romania |
| Morimus funereus | Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Ukraine |
| Mountain Alcon Blue | Europe |
| Myrmica spp. (9) | Algeria, Belgium, Canada, France, India, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States |
| Myrmoxenus gordiagini | Croatia, Russia |
| Nehalennia speciosa | Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine |
| Odontopodisma spp. (2) | Hungary, Romania |
| Onconotus servillei | Hungary, Romania |
| Onychogomphus spp. (3) | Kenya, Portugal, Spain, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Zambia |
| Orange-spotted Emerald | Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland |
| Piedmont Anomalous Blue | Italy |
| Plagiolepis spp. (3) | Austria, France, Russia |
| Plebejus spp. (2) | Italy, Spain, Switzerland |
| Polyergus nigerrimus | Russia |
| Polyommatus dama | Turkey |
| Predatory Bush Cricket | Europe |
| Pronged Clubtail | France, Portugal, Spain |
| Pseudochazara euxina | Russia, Ukraine |
| Raetzer's Ringlet | Italy, Switzerland |
| Red Chaser | Turkey |
| Rhithrodytes agnus | Portugal |
| Rosalia Longicorn | Europe |
| Rossomyrmex spp. (2) | Russia, Spain |
| Sierra Nevada Blue | Spain |
| Small Lappet Moth | Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine |
| Southern Damselfly | Europe |
| Stenobothrus eurasius | Hungary, Romania |
| Strongylognathus spp. (19) | Algeria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia (Eurasia), Greece, Israel, Italy, Korea, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine |
| Sudeten Ringlet | Czech Republic, France, Romania, Switzerland |
| Sympetrum nigrifemur | Portugal, Spain (Canary Islands) |
| Teleutomyrmex spp. (2) | France, Spain, Switzerland |
| Turkish Red Damsel | Greece, Turkey |
| Zerynthia caucasica | Turkey |
| Zubovskia banatica | Hungary, Romania |
| Zullich's Blue | Spain |
**What insects are listed here?:
The Europe 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 Europe and any nearby islands of the Atlantic Ocean.
- Insects that dwell in the East Atlantic Ocean (Azores).
- Insects of Iceland.
- Insects that dwell in the Adriatic Sea and Sea of Azov.
- Insects that dwell in the Black and Caspian Sea.
- Insects that dwell in Corsica.
- Insects that dwell in Cyprus.
- Insects of the Palearctic.
- Insects of Russia.
- Insects of Eurasia.
- Some species dwelling on the North African Coast.
- Insects of the Mediterranean Sea and islands located in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Insects dwelling in islands of Spain (Canary, Balearic).
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.
