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Threatened Invertebrates - terrestrial and freshwater

Species 1 - 23 of 23

African babul blue (Azanus jesous)
Information on the African babul blue is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	3 Images	0 Videos

African giant swallowtail (Papilio antimachus)
The beautiful African giant swallowtail has the distinction of being the largest butterfly in Africa. Its long, narrow wings are... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Aldabra banded snail (Rachistia aldabra)
This once abundant snail is thought to have fallen victim to the direct impacts of climate change. The Aldabra banded snail... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Algerian clubtail (Gomphus lucasii)
This colourful dragonfly is a typical member of the Gomphidae family, commonly known as ‘clubtail dragonflies' for the enlarged... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Amani flatwing (Amanipodagrion gilliesi)
This damselfly belongs to the Megapodagrionidae family, commonly known as ‘flatwings' due to their habit of spreading their wings... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Amastrid land snail (Amastra albolabris)
Information on Amastra albolabris is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Amastrid land snail (Amastra crassilabrum)
Information on Amastra crassilabrum is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Amastrid land snail (Amastra cylindrica)
Information on Amastra cylindrica is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Amastrid land snail (Amastra micans)
Information on Amastra micans is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Amastrid land snail (Amastra spirizona)
Information on Amastra spirizona is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Amastrid land snail (Carelia bicolor)
Information on Carelia bicolor is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Amastrid land snail (Carelia cochlea)
Information on Carelia cochlea is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Amastrid land snail (Carelia cumingiana)
Information on Carelia cumingiana is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Amastrid land snail (Carelia dolei)
Information on Carelia dolei is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Amastrid land snail (Carelia sinclairi)
Information on Carelia sinclairi is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus)
The American burying beetle is the largest carrion beetle in North America. It has extremely distinctive colouration, being shiny... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo)
The Apollo is a beautiful white butterfly, decorated with large black spots on the forewings and red eye-spots on the hindwings.... More	7 Images	2 Videos

Appalacian elktoe (Alasmidonta raveneliana)
Information on the appalacian elktoe is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Arabian cicada (Platypleura arabica)
Information on the Arabian cicada is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Arabian fat-tailed scorpion (Androctonus crassicauda)
Information on the Arabian fat-tailed scorpion is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Asian dwarf honey bee (Apis florea)
Information on the Asian dwarf honey bee is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	12 Images	0 Videos

Atlas goldenring (Cordulegaster princeps)
Also referred to as spiketails and biddies, golden-ringed dragonflies (Cordulegastridae) are large black dragonflies with generally... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Australian ant (Nothomyrmecia macrops)
This ant of ancient lineage is described as a living fossil. It is perhaps the most primitive ant still alive today. Ants are... More	1 Image	1 Video

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