List of data deficient insects

Insect species (IUCN, 2025-2)
  • 13,696 extant species have been evaluated
  • 10,441 of those are fully assessed
  • 7,699 are not threatened at present
  • 2,742 to 5,997 are threatened
  • 59 to 175 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
    • 58 extinct (EX) species
    • 1 extinct in the wild (EW)
    • 116 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
    • 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]

In July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 1702 data deficient insect species. Of all evaluated insect species, 28% are listed as data deficient. No subpopulations of insects have been evaluated by the IUCN.

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