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Threatened Invertebrates - terrestrial and freshwater

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Common ground mantis (Eremiaphila braueri)
Information on the common ground mantis is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Common pond-damsel (Ceriagrion glabrum)
Information on the common pond-damsel is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	10 Images	0 Videos

Common scarlet-darter (Crocothemis erythraea)
Information on the common scarlet-darter is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	8 Images	0 Videos

Cook Strait giant weta (Deinacrida rugosa)
Reaching up to an enormous seven centimetres in length, the Cook Strait giant weta is one of the largest insects in the world. Its... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Cooks’ cave millipede (Pseudotremia cookorum)
Cooks’ cave millipede is named in honour of William and Gayle Cook, the owners of Little Mouth Cave, where this species was... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle (Cicindela limbata albissima)
The Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle is a subspecies of the tiger beetle Cicindela limbata. It has striking colouration;... More	5 Images	4 Videos

Corded purg (Pyrgulopsis nevadensis)
Information on the corded purg is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Cracking pearly mussel (Hemistena lata)
Information on the cracking pearly mussel is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Cretan bluet (Coenagrion intermedium)
This Cretan damselfly is typical of the Coenagrion genus, commonly known as ‘northern bluets’, in which males possess... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Cretan spotted darner (Boyeria cretensis)
Members of the Aeshnidae family are commonly known as ‘hawkers’ or ‘darners’, the latter because the female looks as if sewing when... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Crimson speckled footman (Utetheisa pulchella)
Information on the crimson speckled footman is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Cromwell chafer (Prodontria lewisi)
The Cromwell chafer is a Critically Endangered beetle found at just one site in Cromwell, New Zealand. It is a flightless beetle... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Cumberlandian combshell (Epioblasma brevidens)
Information on the cumberlandian combshell is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Curlyhair tarantula (Brachypelma albopilosum)
The curlyhair tarantula is a plump-bodied spider, covered with dark brown to black hair. It has a golden-bronze sheen due to longer... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Dark pincertail (Onychogomphus assimilis)
This colourful dragonfly belongs to the Gomphidae family, commonly known as ‘clubtail dragonflies’ for the enlarged area at the tip... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Dark-winged groundling (Brachythemis fuscopalliata)
Like other members of the Libellulidae family, the dark-winged groundling has a relatively short, broad abdomen, with its whole... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Death’s-head hawkmoth (Acherontia styx)
Information on the death’s-head hawkmoth is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	9 Images	0 Videos

Delta green ground beetle (Elaphrus viridis)
This tiny beetle is adorned with an opulent, metallic emerald-green hue, generally with bronze spots and pits on the elytra. Its... More	1 Image	1 Video

Desert babul blue (Azanus ubaldus)
Information on the desert babul blue is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Desert black tip (Elphinstonia charlonia)
Information on the desert black tip is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Desert darter (Selysiothemis nigra)
Information on the desert darter is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Desert runner ant (Cataglyphis niger)
Information on the desert runner ant is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	7 Images	0 Videos

Desert white (Pontia glauconome)
Information on the desert white is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Diadem butterfly (Hypolimnas misippus)
Information on the diadem butterfly is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Dlinza pinwheel (Trachycystis clifdeni)
This exceptionally striking snail immediately stands out for the unusual whorl of bristles that radiate out from the edge of its... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Domino beetle (Anthia duodecimguttata)
Information on the domino beetle is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Dracula ants (Adetomyrma venatrix)
The recently discovered Dracula ant is a highly unusual species, so named because of its grisly feeding habits of drinking the... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Dromedary pearly mussel (Dromus dromas)
Information on the dromedary pearly mussel is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Dwarf damselfly (Nehalennia speciosa)
Aptly named, the dwarf, or pygmy, damselfly is the smallest damselfly in Europe, measuring just a tiny 23 – 26 mm long. The abdomen... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Elegant sprite (Pseudagrion decorum)
Information on the elegant sprite is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	9 Images	0 Videos

Emperor scorpion (Pandinus imperator)
The largest of scorpions, but not the longest, the emperor scorpion has a dark body ranging from dark blue/green through brown to... More	13 Images	5 Videos

Epaulet skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma)
Information on the epaulet skimmer is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Ethiopian Highlander (Atoconeura aethiopica)
Like other members of the Libellulidae family, the Ethiopian highlander has a relatively short, broad abdomen, with its whole body... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Fabulous green sphinx moth (Tinostoma smaragditis)
Information on the fabulous green sphinx moth is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Faded pincertail (Onychogomphus costae)
As its common name suggests, this species possesses more subdued colours than most of its pincertail (Onychogomphus spp.)... More	4 Images	0 Videos

False ringlet (Coenonympha oedippus)
Information on the false ringlet is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria)
Information on the fanshell is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Fat Guam partula (Partula gibba)
Information the fat Guam partula is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Flax snail (Placostylus hongii)
Endemic to New Zealand, flax snails (Placostylus spp.) belong to the world’s oldest land snail family, which originated 200... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Flax snail (Placostylus ambagiosus)
Flax snails (Placostylus spp.) are endemic to New Zealand and belong to the world’s oldest land snail family, which... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Four-spot midget (Mortonagrion hirosei)
With four apple-green spots on its black back, the four-spot midget is a very distinctive and attractive damselfly. Females may be... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera)
One of the longest-living invertebrates in existence, the freshwater pearl mussel has, like all bivalve molluscs, a shell... More	10 Images	0 Videos

Frey’s damselfly (Coenagrion hylas freyi)
Europe’s rarest damselfly, Frey’s damselfly is currently known only from a small alpine region in Austria. With its conspicuous... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Frigate Island giant tenebrionid beetle (Polposipus herculeanus)
This remarkable beetle is the largest tenebrionid beetle in the world, and also one of the most endangered, being found only on the... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Galapagos land snail (Bulimulus reibischi)
This Galápagos land snail is one of many tiny endangered bulimulid snails endemic to the Galápagos islands, which often go... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Galapagos land snail (Bulimulus nux)
This Galápagos land snail species is one of many tiny endangered bulimulid snails endemic to the Galápagos Islands, which often go... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Galapagos land snail (Bulimulus akamatus)
This Galápagos land snail species is one of many tiny endangered bulimulid snails endemic to the Galápagos Islands, which often go... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Galapagos land snail (Bulimulus ochsneri)
This Galápagos land snail species is one of many tiny endangered bulimulid snails endemic to the Galápagos Islands, which often go... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Giant freshwater crayfish (Astacopsis gouldi)
This magnificent crayfish is the largest known freshwater invertebrate and has particularly powerful pinchers. They range in colour... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Giant skipper (Coeliades anchises)
Information on the giant skipper is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	4 Images	0 Videos

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