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Ireland

Europe · Northern Europe

Total Species
1335
Threatened
76
CR + EN + VU
Population
4.937.796
Area
70.273 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 21
Endangered 25
Vulnerable 30
Near Threatened 52
Least Concern 378
Data Deficient 10
Not Evaluated 802
Extinct 14

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 842
Animalia 464
Fungi 14
Chromista 14
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ireland

Soft brown scale

Coccus hesperidum

Not Evaluated

marine splash midge

Telmatogeton japonicus

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Otiorhynchus porcatus

Least Concern

Black Marram Weevil

Otiorhynchus atroapterus

Least Concern

Weevil

Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus

Least Concern

Weevil

Barynotus obscurus

Least Concern

Green Leaf Weevil

Phyllobius maculicornis

Least Concern

Twin-spot Plume

Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla

Least Concern

Hemp-agrimony Plume

Adaina microdactyla

Vulnerable

Small Plume

Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Least Concern

Thyme Plume

Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Near Threatened

Western Thyme Plume

Merrifieldia tridactyla

Near Threatened

Beautiful Plume

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Least Concern

Irish Plume

Platyptilia tesseradactyla

Vulnerable

Plain Plume

Hellinsia tephradactyla

Least Concern

Wood-sage Plume

Capperia britanniodactylus

Endangered

Lupine Aphid

Macrosiphum albifrons

Not Evaluated

fern aphid

Idiopterus nephrelepidis

Not Evaluated

crescentmarked lily aphid

Neomyzus circumflexus

Not Evaluated

Yellow potato cyst nematode

Globodera rostochiensis

Not Evaluated

Vetch Sober

Aproaerema anthyllidella

Least Concern

Moth

Chrysoesthia sexguttella

Least Concern

Tunbridge Wells Gem

Chrysodeixis acuta

Not Evaluated

Churchyard beetle, Cellar beetle

Blaps mucronata

Endangered

Grey Pine Ermel

Ocnerostoma friesei

Least Concern

colonial sea squirt

Perophora japonica

Not Evaluated

Marble Gall

Andricus kollari

Not Evaluated

Sycamore midget

Phyllonorycter geniculella

Not Evaluated

Garden midget

Phyllonorycter messaniella

Not Evaluated

Douglas Fir Seed Wasp

Megastigmus spermotrophus

Not Evaluated

Necklace veneer moth

Euchromius ocellea

Not Evaluated

Pillbug

Trichorhina tomentosa

Not Evaluated

Southern green stink bug

Nezara viridula

Not Evaluated

Buff Clothes

Tinea dubiella

Data Deficient

Cellar Clothes

Dryadaula pactolia

Not Evaluated

Fern scale

Pinnaspis aspidistrae

Not Evaluated

bamboo mussel-scale

Pinnaspis buxi

Not Evaluated

boisduval scale

Diaspis boisduvalii

Not Evaluated

Lesser cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus chinensis

Not Evaluated

Honey bee mite

Varroa destructor

Not Evaluated

horse chestnut scale

Pulvinaria regalis

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Stenopelmus rufinasus

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Otiorhynchus desertus

Least Concern

Weevil

Otiorhynchus rugifrons

Near Threatened

Brindled Plume

Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Least Concern

ornate aphid

Myzus ornatus

Not Evaluated

Turkey Oak Aphid

Myzocallis boerneri

Not Evaluated

Eel pest

Pseudodactylogyrus anguillae

Not Evaluated

Eel pest

Pseudodactylogyrus bini

Not Evaluated

Granary book louse

Trogium pulsatorium

Not Evaluated

Granary book louse

Lepinotus patruelis

Not Evaluated

Dark mealworm

Tenebrio obscurus

Not Evaluated

Little yellow ant

Plagiolepis alluaudi

Not Evaluated

Bark lice

Pteroxanium kelloggi

Not Evaluated

Bryozoan

Watersipora subtorquata

Not Evaluated

Cave barklouse

Dorypteryx domestica

Not Evaluated

Bark lice

Liposcelis bostrychophila

Not Evaluated

Book louse

Liposcelis corrodens

Not Evaluated

Knopper Gall

Andricus quercuscalicis

Not Evaluated

Cola-Nut Gall

Andricus lignicolus

Not Evaluated

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