Protect Endangered Species

In the coming decades, 500,000 species of insects are expected to go extinct.

We advocate for protections in the face of unprecedented insect extinction.

Federally-Listed Endangered Insect Species in the United States

  • Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii Mitchell's satyr butterfly

  • Nicrophorus americanus American burying beetle (Threatened)

  • Euphilotes battoides allyni El Segundo blue butterfly

    Apodemia mormo langei Lange's metalmark butterfly

    Lycaeides argyrognomon lotis Lotis blue butterfly

    Icaricia icarioides missionensis Mission blue butterfly

    Speyeria zerene myrtleae Myrtle's silverspot butterfly

    Euphydryas editha quino (E. e. wrighti) Quino checkerspot butterfly

    Callophrys mossii bayensis San Bruno elfin butterfly

    Euphilotes enoptes smithi Smith's blue butterfly

    Speyeria callippe callippe Callippe silverspot butterfly

    Speyeria zerene hippolyta Oregon silverspot butterfly (Threatened)

    Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis Palos Verdes blue butterfly

    Euproserpinus euterpe Kern primrose sphinx moth (Threatened)

    Elaphrus viridis Delta green ground beetle (Threatened)

    Desmocerus californicus dimorphus Valley elderberry longhorn beetle (Threatened)

    Euphydryas editha bayensis Bay checkerspot butterfly (Threatened)

    Speyeria zerene behrensii Behren's silverspot butterfly

    Pyrgus ruralis lagunae Laguna Mountains skipper

    Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis Delhi Sands flower-loving fly

    Polyphylla barbata Mount Hermon june beetle

    Cicindela ohlone Ohlone tiger beetle

    Trimerotropis infantilis Zayante band-winged grasshopper

    Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus Carson wandering skipper

    Lycaena hermes Hermes copper butterfly (Threatened)

    Bombus franklini Franklin's bumble bee

    Dinacoma caseyi Casey's june beetle

  • Ellipsoptera puritana Puritan tiger beetle (Threatened)

  • Heraclides aristodemus ponceanus Schaus swallowtail butterfly

    Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri Miami blue butterfly

    Strymon acis bartrami Bartram's hairstreak butterfly

    Anaea troglodyta floridalis Florida leafwing butterfly

    Cicindelidia floridana Miami tiger beetle

  • Hypolimnas octocula marianensis Mariana eight-spot butterfly

    Vagrans egistina Mariana wandering butterfly

  • Manduca blackburni Blackburn's sphinx moth

    Drosophila aglaia Hawaiian picture-wing fly

    Drosophila heteroneura Hawaiian picture-wing fly

    Drosophila montgomeryi Hawaiian picture-wing fly

    Drosophila mulli Hawaiian picture-wing fly (Threatened)

    Drosophila musaphilia Hawaiian picture-wing fly

    Drosophila neoclavisetae Hawaiian picture-wing fly

    Drosophila obatai Hawaiian picture-wing fly

    Drosophila substenoptera Hawaiian picture-wing fly

    Drosophila tarphytrichia Hawaiian picture-wing fly

    Drosophila hemipeza Hawaiian picture-wing fly

    Drosophila ochrobasis Hawaiian picture-wing fly

    Drosophila differens Hawaiian picture-wing fly

    Megalagrion nigrohamatum nigrolineatum Blackline Hawaiian damselfly

    Megalagrion pacificum Pacific Hawaiian damselfly

    Megalagrion nesiotes Flying earwig Hawaiian damselfly

    Drosophila digressa Hawaiian picture-wing fly

    Megalagrion leptodemas Crimson Hawaiian damselfly

    Hylaeus assimulans Assimulans yellow-faced bee

    Hylaeus longiceps Hawaiian yellow-faced bee

    Hylaeus anthracinus Anthricinan yellow-faced bee

    Megalagrion oceanicum Oceanic Hawaiian damselfly

    Hylaeus facilis Easy yellow-faced bee

    Megalagrion xanthomelas Orangeblack Hawaiian damselfly

    Drosophila sharpi Hawaiian picture-wing fly

    Hylaeus hilaris Hilaris yellow-faced bee

    Hylaeus mana Hawaiian yellow-faced bee

    Hylaeus kuakea Hawaiian yellow-faced bee

  • Lycaeides melissa samuelis Karner blue butterfly

    Somatochlora hineana Hine's emerald dragonfly

    Bombus affinis Rusty patched bumble bee

  • Lycaeides melissa samuelis Karner blue butterfly

    Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii Mitchell's satyr butterfly

    Bombus affinis Rusty patched bumble bee

  • Bombus affinis Rusty patched bumble bee

  • Nicrophorus americanus American burying beetle (Threatened)

  • Bombus affinis Rusty patched bumble bee

  • Habroscelimorpha dorsalis dorsalis Northeastern beach tiger beetle (Threatened)

    Ellipsoptera puritana Puritan tiger beetle (Threatened)

    Bombus affinis Rusty patched bumble bee

  • Nicrophorus americanus American burying beetle (Threatened)

    Habroscelimorpha dorsalis dorsalis Northeastern beach tiger beetle (Threatened)

    Ellipsoptera puritana Puritan tiger beetle (Threatened)

    Bombus affinis Rusty patched bumble bee

  • Lycaeides melissa samuelis Karner blue butterfly

    Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii Mitchell's satyr butterfly

    Brychius hungerfordi Hungerford's crawling water beetle

    Somatochlora hineana Hine's emerald dragonfly

    Oarisma poweshiek Poweshiek skipperling

  • Lycaeides melissa samuelis Karner blue butterfly

    Hesperia dacotae Dakota skipper (Threatened)

    Bombus affinis Rusty patched bumble bee

  • Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii Mitchell's satyr butterfly

  • Somatochlora hineana Hine's emerald dragonfly

    Nicrophorus americanus American burying beetle

  • Lednia tumana Meltwater lednian stonefly (Threatened)

    Zapada glacier Western glacier stonefly (Threatened)

  • Nicrophorus americanus American burying beetle (Threatened)

    Cicindela nevadica lincolniana Salt Creek Tiger beetle

  • Ambrysus amargosus Ash Meadows naucorid (Threatened)

    Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus Carson wandering skipper

    Icaricia (Plebejus) shasta charlestonensis Mount Charleston blue butterfly

  • Lycaeides melissa samuelis Karner blue butterfly

  • Habroscelimorpha dorsalis dorsalis Northeastern beach tiger beetle (Threatened)

  • Euphydryas anicia cloudcrofti Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly

    Speyeria nokomis nokomis Silverspot (Threatened)

  • Lycaeides melissa samuelis Karner blue butterfly

    Hemileuca maia menyanthevora (=H. iroquois) Bog buck moth

  • Neonympha mitchellii francisci Saint Francis' satyr butterfly

  • Hesperia dacotae Dakota skipper (Threatened)

  • Hypolimnas octocula marianensis Mariana eight-spot butterfly

    Vagrans egistina Mariana wandering butterfly

    Ischnura luta Rota blue damselfly

  • Lycaeides melissa samuelis Karner blue butterfly

    Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii Mitchell's satyr butterfly

    Nicrophorus americanus American burying beetle (Threatened)

    Bombus affinis Rusty patched bumble bee

  • Nicrophorus americanus American burying beetle (Threatened)

  • Speyeria zerene hippolyta Oregon silverspot butterfly (Threatened)

    Icaricia icarioides fenderi Fender's blue butterfly (Threatened)

    Bombus franklini Franklin's bumble bee

    Euphydryas editha taylori Taylor's (=whulge) checkerspot

  • Atlantea tulita Puerto Rican harlequin butterfly (Threatened)

  • Nicrophorus americanus American burying beetle (Threatened)

  • Nicrophorus americanus American burying beetle (Threatened)

    Hesperia dacotae Dakota Skipper (Threatened)

  • Nicrophorus americanus American burying beetle (Threatened)

    Batrisodes texanus Coffin Cave mold beetle

    Texamaurops reddelli Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle

    Rhadine persephone Tooth Cave ground beetle

    Heterelmis comalensis Comal Springs riffle beetle

    Stygoparnus comalensis Comal Springs dryopid beetle

    Rhadine infernalis [no common name] beetle

    Batrisodes venyivi Helotes mold beetle

    Rhadine exilis[no common name] beetle

  • Speyeria nokomis nokomis Silverspot (Threatened)

  • Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii Mitchell's satyr butterfly

    Habroscelimorpha dorsalis dorsalis Northeastern beach tiger beetle (Threatened)

    Bombus affinis Rusty patched bumble bee

  • Euchloe ausonides insulanus Island marble butterfly

    Euphydryas editha taylori Taylor's (=whulge) checkerspot

  • Bombus affinis Rusty patched bumble bee

  • Lycaeides melissa samuelis Karner blue butterfly

    Somatochlora hineana Hine's emerald dragonfly

    Hemileuca maia menyanthevora (=H. iroquois) Bog buck moth

    Oarisma poweshiek Poweshiek skipperling

    Bombus affinis Rusty patched bumble bee

  • Zapada glacier Western glacier stonefly (Threatened)

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