Endangered Insects of Australia
| Show insects in Australia with profiles available. | |
| Show all insects of concern in Australia. |
Click on the species name to view its profile. Click on a species groups (mammals, reptiles, etc.) from the menu above to see more endangered creatures in Australia.
| Common Name | Range *** |
|---|---|
| Ancient Greenling | Australia (Tasmania and Victoria) |
| Angled Tiger | Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands |
| Australian Ant | Australia |
| Beautiful Petaltail | Australia (Queensland) |
| Cromwell Chafer Beetle | New Zealand |
| Crow Tiger | Solomon Islands |
| Giant Torrent Midge | Australia |
| Graphium spp. (1) | India, Indian Ocean (Comoro Islands), Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands |
| Illidge's Ant-blue (Butterfly) | Australia |
| Lichen Weevil | Papua New Guinea |
| Lord Howe Island Stick-insect | Australia |
| Moerner's Swallowtail Butterfly | Papua New Guinea |
| Mount Donna Buang Wingless Stonefly | Australia |
| Mount Kosciusko Wingless Stonefly | Australia |
| Queen Alexandra's Birdwing Butterfly | Papua New Guinea |
| Small Fanwinged Katydid | Australia |
| Southern Tailed Birdwing | Papua New Guinea |
| Strumigenys xenos | Australia, New Zealand |
| Sydney Hawk Dragonfly | Australia (New South Wales) |
| Tasmanian Torrent Midge | Australia (Tasmania) |
| Wetapunga | New Zealand |
| Zaprochilus ninae | Australia |
**What insects are listed here?:
The Australia section of this site lists the folllowing insects appearing on select endangered species lists:- Insects that dwell in or migrate to any region found on the Australian continent and any nearby islands.
- Insects that dwell in or travel to New Zealand and any nearby islands.
- Insects that dwell in Papua New Guinea and nearby islands (east of Indonesia).
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.
