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 all info that is currently available.
| Common Name | Range *** |
|---|---|
| Aeshna yemenensis | Yemen |
| Apollo Butterfly | Middle East |
| Bulgarian Emerald | Turkey |
| Calopteryx spp. (2) | Algeria, Israel, Israel (Palestinian Territory, Occupied), Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia |
| Cerambyx Longicorn | Middle East |
| Chalepoxenus spp. (2) | Algeria, France, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Turkmenistan, Ukraine |
| Coenagrion syriacum | Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey |
| Corsican Swallowtail | Sardinia |
| Dark-winged Groundling | Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, Turkey |
| Graphoderus bilineatus | Middle East |
| Hajar Wadi Damsel | Oman, United Arab Emirates |
| Lycaena ottomanus | Turkey |
| Omani Dragonfly | Oman |
| Onychogomphus spp. (2) | Algeria, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Zambia |
| Parnassius autocrator | Afghanistan, Tajikistan |
| Polyommatus dama | Turkey |
| Powder Blue Damsel | Oman, United Arab Emirates, Yemen |
| Predatory Bush Cricket | Middle East |
| Pseudagrion spp. (1) | Ethiopia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe |
| Red Chaser | Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Turkey |
| Rhoptromyrmex schmitzi | Israel |
| 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 |
| Turkish Red Damsel | Syria, Turkey |
| Zerynthia caucasica | Turkey |
**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.
