Extinct Insects
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many insect-species went extinct in recent years. The 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has listed
60 insect
species as extinct, but The Extinction Website's list contains at this moment 67
extinct species
and 6 extinct subspecies. Destruction of their habitat is the main cause of their
extinction.
Previously this list contained also 9 Hedyleptan Moth species of the genus Omiodes (previously Hedylepta). They were assessed as Extinct. Information since the last assessment in 1996 suggests that this species is still extant in the Hawaiian Islands. Their IUCN Red List status changed to Data Deficient pending further review. The Extinction Website regards these species as Missing (Possibly Extinct). |
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| Extinct Species (67) | Extinct Subspecies (6) | Missing (9) |
| Extinct in the Wild (1) | Not Recognised (0) | Other Animal Groups |
| Species (67) | |||
| Scientific Name | Common Name | TEW Status | IUCN Status |
| Acanthometropus pecatonica | Pecatonica River Mayfly | EX | EX |
| Agrotis crinigera | Poko Noctuid Moth | EX | EX |
| Agrotis fasciata | Midway Noctuid Moth | EX | EX |
|
Agrotis kerri |
Kerr's Noctuid Moth | EX | EX |
| Agrotis laysanensis | Laysan Noctuid Moth | EX | EX |
| Agrotis photophila | Unknown | EX | EX |
|
Agrotis procellaris |
Procellaris Grotis Noctuid Moth | EX | EX |
| Alloperla roberti | Robert's Stonefly | EX | EX |
| Anonconotus apenninigenus | Unknown | EX | Not Listed |
| Argyresthia castaneela | Chestnut Ermine Moth | EX | EX |
| Campsicnemus mirabilis | Unknown | EX | EX |
| Clavicoccus erinaceus | Unknown | EX | EX |
| Coleophora leucochrysella | Unknown | EX | EX |
| Conozoa hyalina | Central Vally Grasshopper | EX | EX |
| Deloneura immaculata | Unknown | EX | EX |
| Drosophila lanaiensis | Unknown | EX | EX |
| Dryophthorus distinguendus | Unknown | EX | EX |
| Dryotribus mimeticus | Unknown | EX | EX |
| Ectodemia castaneae | American Chestnut Moth | EX | EX |
| Ectodemia phleophaga | Phleophagan Chestnut Moth | EX | EX |
| Genophantis leahi | Unknown | EX | EX |
| Glaucopsyche xerces | Xerces Blue | EX | EX |
| Helicoverpa confusa | Confused Moth | EX | EX |
| Helicoverpa minuta | Minute Noctuid Moth | EX | EX |
| Hydraena sappho | Unknown | EX | Not Listed |
| Hydropsyche tobiasi | Tobias' Caddisfly | EX | EX |
| Hygrotus artus | Mono Lake Diving Beetle | EX | EX |
| Hypena laysanensis | Laysan Dropseed Noctuid Moth | EX | EX |
| Hypena newelli | Hilo Noctuid Moth | EX | EX |
| Hypena plagiota | Lovegrass Noctuid Moth | EX | EX |
| Hypena senicula | Kaholuamano Noctuid Moth | EX | EX |
| Karocolens tuberculatus | Unknown | EX | EX |
| Lepidochrysops hypopolia | Unknown | EX | EX |
| Levuana irridescens | Levuana Moth | EX | EX |
| Libythea cinyras | Unknown | EX | EX |
| Macrancyclus linearis | Unknown | EX | EX |
| Mecodema punctellum | Unknown | EX | EX |
| Megadytes ducalis | Unknown | EX | EX |
| Megalagrion jugorum | Jugorum Megalagrion Damsefly | EX | EX |
| Meligethes salvan | Unknown | EX | Not Listed |
| Neduba extincta | Antioch Dunes Shieldback Katydid | EX | EX |
| Oedemasylus laysanensis | Unknown | EX | EX |
| Oemopteryx loewii | Unknown | EX | Not Listed |
| Oeobia sp. nov. | Unknown | EX | EX |
| Pentagenia robusta | Robust Burrowing Mayfly | EX | EX |
| Pentarthrum blackburni | Blackburn's Weevil | EX | EX |
| Phyllococcus oahuensis | Unknown | EX | EX |
| Pseudoyersinia brevipennis | Unknown | EX | Not Listed |
| Rhantus novacaledoniae | Unknown | EX | EX |
| Rhantus orbignyi | Unknown | EX | EX |
| Rhantus papuanus | Unknown | EX | EX |
| Rhyacophila amabilis | Castle Lake Caddisfly | EX | EX |
| Rhyncogonus bryani | Unknown | EX | EX |
| Scotorythra megalophylla | Kona Giant Looper Moth | EX | EX |
| Scotorythra nesiotes | Ko'olau Giant Looper Moth | EX | EX |
| Siettitia balsetensis | Perrin's Cave Beetle | EX | EX |
| Stonemyia volutina | Volutine Stoneyian Tabanid Fly | EX | EX |
| Sympetrum dilatatum | Unknown | EX | EX |
| Taeniopteryx araneoides | Unknown | EX | Not Listed |
| Thyreophora cynophila | Unknown | EX | Not Listed |
| Tischeria perplexa | Chestnut Clearwing Moth | EX | EX |
| Triaenodes phalacris | Athens Caddisfly | EX | EX |
|
Triaenodes tridonata |
Three-tooth Caddisfly | EX | EX |
| Trigonoscuta rossi | Fort Ross Weevil | EX | EX |
| Trigonoscuta yorbalindae | Yorba Linda Weevil | EX | EX |
| Tritocleis microphylla | Ola'a Peppered Looper Moth | EX | EX |
| Subspecies (6) | |||
| Scientific Name | Common Name | TEW Status | IUCN Status |
| Lycaena dispar dispar | British Large Copper | EX | Not Listed |
| Maculinea alcon arenaria | Dutch Alcon Blue | EX | Not Listed |
| Parnassius clodius strohbeeni | Strohbeen's Parnassian | EX | Not Listed |
| Pieris brassicae wollastoni | Madeiran Large White | EX | CR |
| Speyeria adiaste atossa | Atossa Fritillary | EX | Not Listed |
| Zygaena purpuralis segontii | Transparent Burnet (subspecies) | EX | Not Listed |