•   Extinct in the wild (EW): 1 species
•   Critically endangered (CR): 520 species
•   Endangered (EN): 1,132 species
•   Vulnerable (VU): 1,082 species
•   Near threatened (NT, LR/cd): 897 species
•   Least concern (LC): 6,802 species
•   Data deficient (DD): 3,255 species

Insect species (IUCN, 2025-2)

• 13,696 extant species have been evaluated
• 10,441 of those are fully assessed^[a]
• 7,699 are not threatened at present^[b]
• 2,742 to 5,997 are threatened^[c]
• 59 to 175 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
  • 58 extinct (EX) species^[d]
  • 1 extinct in the wild (EW)
  • 116 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
  • 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]

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1. ^ excludes data deficient evaluations.
2. ^ NT, LR/cd, LC.
3. ^ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
4. ^ Chart omits extinct (EX) species

In July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 301 near threatened insect species.^[1] Of all evaluated insect species, 5.0% are listed as near threatened. No subpopulations of insects have been evaluated by the IUCN.

This is a complete list of near threatened insect species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN.

Lepidoptera comprises moths and butterflies. There are 62 species in the order Lepidoptera assessed as near threatened.

There are 56 beetle species assessed as near threatened.

Odonata includes dragonflies and damselflies. There are 119 species in the order Odonata assessed as near threatened.

• Lists of IUCN Red List near threatened species
• List of least concern insects
• List of vulnerable insects
• List of endangered insects
• List of critically endangered insects
• List of recently extinct insects
• List of data deficient insects