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Ireland

Europe · Northern Europe

Total Species
1335
Threatened
74
CR + EN + VU
Population
4.937.796
Area
70.273 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 21
Endangered 25
Vulnerable 28
Near Threatened 52
Least Concern 375
Data Deficient 10
Not Evaluated 788
Extinct 14

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 842
Animalia 464
Fungi 14
Chromista 14
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ireland

Australian spider beetle

Ptinus tectus

Least Concern

larch case-bearer

Coleophora laricella

Not Evaluated

Plum Woodlouse

Porcellionides pruinosus

Not Evaluated

Two-toothed pine beetle

Pityogenes bidentatus

Least Concern

Clay-Coloured Weevil

Otiorhynchus singularis

Least Concern

Strawberry root weevil

Otiorhynchus ovatus

Least Concern

Brown Plume

Stenoptilia pterodactyla

Least Concern

Compound Sea Squirt

Didemnum vexillum

Not Evaluated

Laburnum Leaf Miner

Leucoptera laburnella

Least Concern

Pantropical mini-ponerine ant

Hypoponera punctatissima

Not Evaluated

Sweetpotato whitefly

Bemisia tabaci

Not Evaluated

Isopod

Armadillidium nasatum

Not Evaluated

Dame'S Rocket Moth

Plutella porrectella

Least Concern

Brown China-Mark

Elophila nymphaeata

Least Concern

Moth

Grapholita molesta

Not Evaluated

red-barred tortrix

Ditula angustiorana

Least Concern

blackheaded fireworm, Holly Tortrix

Rhopobota naevana

Least Concern

False codling moth

Thaumatotibia leucotreta

Not Evaluated

Cocoa moth

Ephestia elutella

Least Concern

Clover Hayworm Moth

Hypsopygia costalis

Least Concern

Large Tabby

Aglossa pinguinalis

Least Concern

Indian Meal Moth

Plodia interpunctella

Not Evaluated

Meal Moth

Pyralis farinalis

Least Concern

Almond moth

Cadra cautella

Not Evaluated

Brown-dotted clothes moth

Niditinea fuscella

Least Concern

Drab Clothes

Haplotinea insectella

Least Concern

Alien field ant

Lasius alienus

Data Deficient

cottony camellia scale

Pulvinaria floccifera

Not Evaluated

Elm Bark Beetle

Scolytus multistriatus

Not Evaluated

Banded Pine Weevil

Pissodes castaneus

Least Concern

Common Leaf Weevil

Phyllobius pyri

Least Concern

Dusky Plume

Oidaematophorus lithodactyla

Endangered

Triangle Plume

Platyptilia gonodactyla

Least Concern

Hoary Plume

Platyptilia isodactylus

Not Evaluated

Golden-rod Plume

Platyptilia calodactyla

Least Concern

Common Plume

Emmelina monodactyla

Least Concern

Yarrow Plume

Gillmeria pallidactyla

Least Concern

chrysanthemum aphid

Macrosiphoniella sanborni

Not Evaluated

spruce aphid

Elatobium abietinum

Not Evaluated

Cooley spruce gall adelgid

Adelges cooleyi

Not Evaluated

Leafminer fly

Liriomyza trifolii

Not Evaluated

Colonial Sea Squirt

Botrylloides violaceus

Not Evaluated

Lined flat bark beetle

Cryptolestes ferrugineus

Least Concern

Ermine moth

Ocnerostoma piniariella

Least Concern

Brown Bryozoan

Bugula neritina

Not Evaluated

Surinam cockroach

Pycnoscelus surinamensis

Not Evaluated

DE: Kastanienwickler, Eichenwickler ES: Oruga de la castaña FR: Carpocapse des châtaignes IT: Cidia o Tortrice tardiva delle castagne PT: Bichado das castanhas GB: Acorn moth, Chestnut fruit tortrix

Cydia splendana

Least Concern

Common Rose Bell

Notocelia rosaecolana

Least Concern

Light brown apple moth

Epiphyas postvittana

Not Evaluated

Tortricid moth

Crocidosema plebejana

Not Evaluated

Hide Beetle

Dermestes maculatus

Not Evaluated

Raisin moth

Cadra figulilella

Not Evaluated

Dried fruit moth

Cadra calidella

Not Evaluated

Large Pale Clothes Moth

Tinea pallescentella

Not Evaluated

Fleabane Tortoise Beetle

Cassida murraea

Near Threatened

Potato rot nematode

Ditylenchus destructor

Not Evaluated

London Dowd

Blastobasis lacticolella

Not Evaluated

Morning-glory leafminer moth

Bedellia somnulentella

Not Evaluated

Orange-tipped sea squirt

Corella eumyota

Not Evaluated

Pale orache case-bearer

Coleophora versurella

Least Concern

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