Threatened and Endangered Insects
Arachnida
Aranea
Brachypelma spp., Painted Tarantulas
Dolomedes plantarius, Fen Raft Spider
Theridion grallattor, Happy-Faced Spider
Pseudoscorpion
Tartarocreagris texana, Tooth Cave Pseudoscorpion
Crustacea
Branchinecta lynchi, Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp
Insecta
Coleoptera
Adalia bipunctata , Two Spotted Lady Beetle
Cicindela albissima, Coral Pink Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle
Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis, Northeastern Beach Tiger Beetle
Cicindela puritana, The Puritan Tiger Beetle
Cicindela nevadica lincolniana, Salt Creek Tiger Beetle
Coccinella novemnotata, Nine Spotted Lady Beetle
Colophon spp., Colophon Stag Beetles
Desmocerus californicus, Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle
Brychius hungerfordi, Hungerford’s Crawling Water Beetle
Meruidae, New aquatic beetle family
Nicrophorus americanus , American Burying Beetle
Polyphylla barbata, Mount Hermon June Beetle
Zaitzevia thermae, Warm Springs zaitzevian riffle beetle
Diptera
Drosophilidae, Hawaiin Picture-winged Fruit Flies
Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis , Delhi Sands Flower-Loving Fly
Ephemeroptera
Siphonisca aerodromia , Tomah Mayfly
Hemiptera
Ambrysus amargosus , Ash Meadows Naucorid
Hymenoptera
Apis mellifera , European Honey Bee
Megachile pluto , Wallace's Giant Bee
Sphecodogastra antiocensis, Antioch sphecodogastra bee
Lepidoptera
Danaus plexippus, Monarch Butterfly
Euchloe ausonides insulanus, Island Marble Butterfly
Euphilotes enoptes smithi, Smith’s Blue Butterfly
Hesperia leonardus Montana, Pawnee Montane Skipper
Icaricia icarioides fenderi, Fender's Blue Butterfly
Lycaeides melissa samuelis, Karner Blue Butterfly
Manduca blackburni, Blackburn’s Sphinx Moth
Neonympha mitchellii francisci, Saint Francis' Satyr Butterfly
Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii, Mitchell’s Satyr Butterfly
Papilio aristodemus ponceanus, Shaus Swallowtail Butterfly
Ornithoptera alexandrae, Queen Alexandra Birdwing
Speyeria idalia, Regal Fritillary
Speyeria zerene hippolyta, Oregon Silverspot Butterfly
Orthoptera
Gryllotalpa major, Priarie Mole Cricket
Trimerotropis infantilis, Zayante Band-Winged Grasshopper
Odonata
Matacnemis angusta, Ceres Stream Damselfly
Stomatochlora hineana , Hine's Emerald Dragonfly
Williamsonia lintneri , Ringed Boghaunter
Phasmatodea
About the Fact Sheets
These fact sheets were written by students in John Losey's Insect Conservation Biology course.