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Cyprus

Asia · Western Asia

Total Species
362
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
1.207.361
Area
9.251 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 33
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 105
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 183
Animalia 177
Fungi 1
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Cyprus

Red-throated ascidian

Herdmania momus

Not Evaluated

Ascidian

Symplegma brakenhielmi

Not Evaluated

Marine isopod

Paracerceis sculpta

Not Evaluated

Latania scale

Hemiberlesia lataniae

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean scale

Parlatoria ziziphi

Not Evaluated

Pergande's scale

Parlatoria pergandii

Not Evaluated

Florida wax scale

Ceroplastes floridensis

Not Evaluated

California red scale

Aonidiella citrina

Not Evaluated

Small Desert Blue

Luthrodes galba

Not Evaluated

Paphos Blue

Glaucopsyche paphos

Least Concern

Levantine Leopard

Cigaritis acamas

Not Evaluated

Cyprus Grayling

Hipparchia cypriensis

Least Concern

African Ringlet

Ypthima asterope

Not Evaluated

Millet Skipper

Pelopidas thrax

Not Evaluated

Dark Grass Blue

Zizeeria karsandra

Not Evaluated

Grass Jewel

Freyeria trochylus

Least Concern

White-Banded Grayling

Pseudochazara anthelea

Least Concern

Hump-backed fly

Dohrniphora cornuta

Not Evaluated

Little Tiger Blue

Tarucus balkanica

Least Concern

Eastern Rock Grayling

Hipparchia syriaca

Least Concern

Parasitoid wasp

Aphytis mytilaspidis

Not Evaluated

limy tubeworm

Hydroides dianthus

Not Evaluated

Sap beetle

Urophorus humeralis

Not Evaluated

Beetle

Carpophilus nepos

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Leptomastix dactylopii

Not Evaluated

Parasitic wasp

Metaphycus helvolus

Not Evaluated

Eucalyptus longhorn borer

Phoracantha semipunctata

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Spalangia cameroni

Not Evaluated

Warehouse spider beetle

Ptinus latro

Not Evaluated

Privet mite

Brevipalpus obovatus

Not Evaluated

Beaked Clothes

Tinea translucens

Not Evaluated

Lattice Brown

Kirinia roxelana

Not Evaluated

Ectopsocid

Ectopsocus briggsi

Not Evaluated

Tube-building worm

Hydroides elegans

Not Evaluated

Bont leg tick

Hyalomma aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Book louse

Liposcelis entomophila

Not Evaluated

Book louse

Liposcelis decolor

Not Evaluated

Book louse

Liposcelis corrodens

Not Evaluated

Bark lice

Liposcelis bostrychophila

Not Evaluated

Book lice

Lepinotus reticulatus

Not Evaluated

Granary book louse

Trogium pulsatorium

Not Evaluated

Cottony cushion scale

Icerya purchasi

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Sitona cylindricollis

Least Concern

Black scale

Saissetia oleae

Not Evaluated

Triangle barnacle

Balanus trigonus

Not Evaluated

Northern root knot nematode

Meloidogyne hapla

Not Evaluated

Lesser cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus chinensis

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Groundnut bruchid

Caryedon serratus

Not Evaluated

African Monarch

Danaus chrysippus

Not Evaluated

Oriental Meadow Brown

Hyponephele lupinus

Least Concern

Grass webworm

Herpetogramma licarsisalis

Not Evaluated

Small Bath White

Pontia chloridice

Not Evaluated

Brentid Beetle

Rhopalapion longirostre

Not Evaluated

Citrus leafminer

Phyllocnistis citrella

Not Evaluated

Yellow potato cyst nematode

Globodera rostochiensis

Not Evaluated

Pigmy Skipper

Gegenes pumilio

Least Concern

Silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Not Evaluated

Beautiful Plume

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Least Concern

Twin-spot Plume

Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla

Least Concern

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