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Italy

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
1910
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
60 461 828
Area
301 336 km²

Conservation Status Overview

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

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

Parasitoid wasp

Leptomastix dactylopii

Not Evaluated

Mite

Tetranychus evansi

Not Evaluated

Elaeagnus sucker

Cacopsylla fulguralis

Not Evaluated

Bark beetle

Coccotrypes dactyliperda

Not Evaluated

jumping spiders

Plexippus paykulli

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Eupteryx atropunctata

Least Concern

House fly

Hydrotaea aenescens

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Pentarthrum huttoni

Not Evaluated

Louse

Menopon gallinae

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Chrysocharis ainsliei

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Aphidius colemani

Not Evaluated

Persian walnut leaf blister mite

Aceria tristriata

Not Evaluated

cacticans mealybug

Rhizoecus cacticans

Not Evaluated

Water scavenger beetle

Cercyon laminatus

Least Concern

Four-Spotted Sap Beetle

Glischrochilus quadrisignatus

Least Concern

Levant Green Frog

Pelophylax bedriagae

Least Concern

Sap beetle

Carpophilus marginellus

Least Concern

Beetle

Carpophilus nepos

Not Evaluated

Sap beetle

Carpophilus mutilatus

Not Evaluated

New Forest Cicada

Cicadetta montana

Near Threatened

Sap beetle

Urophorus humeralis

Not Evaluated

Rove beetle

Oligota parva

Least Concern

Rove beetle

Philonthus rectangulus

Least Concern

Barn Funnel Weaver

Tegenaria domestica

Least Concern

minute tree-fungus beetle

Xylographus bostrychoides

Not Evaluated

limy tubeworm

Hydroides dianthus

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Aphytis mytilaspidis

Not Evaluated

Powderpost beetle

Minthea rugicollis

Not Evaluated

plaster beetle

Cartodere bifasciata

Least Concern

Ground beetle

Plochionus pallens

Not Evaluated

Louse

Cuclotogaster heterographus

Not Evaluated

Springtail

Proisotoma minuta

Not Evaluated

Bamboo pit scale

Bambusaspis bambusae

Not Evaluated

Northern Dusky Slug

Arion fuscus

Data Deficient

Black larder beetle

Dermestes ater

Not Evaluated

Warehouse spider beetle

Ptinus latro

Not Evaluated

Belted spider beetle

Ptinus bicinctus

Not Evaluated

Palm weevil

Sitophilus zeamais

Not Evaluated

Odd beetle

Thylodrias contractus

Not Evaluated

Monochrome spider beetle

Epauloecus unicolor

Least Concern

Woodland Ringlet

Erebia medusa

Least Concern

globular spider beetle

Trigonogenius globulus

Not Evaluated

killer shrimp

Dikerogammarus villosus

Not Evaluated

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Not Evaluated

Stored grain hairy fungus beetle

Litargus balteatus

Not Evaluated

Privet mite

Brevipalpus obovatus

Not Evaluated

Scuttle fly

Megaselia scalaris

Not Evaluated

Japanese jumper worm

Amynthas corticis

Not Evaluated

brown disc snail

Discus ruderatus

Least Concern

hightopped chrysalis snail

Columella columella

Least Concern

De Lesse’s Brassy Ringlet

Erebia nivalis

Least Concern

Sea-wormwood Leafhopper

Chlorita viridula

Least Concern

Azalea lace bug

Stephanitis pyrioides

Not Evaluated

Alpine Zephyr Blue

Kretania trappi

Near Threatened

Andromeda Lacebug

Stephanitis takeyai

Not Evaluated

Rose Flea Beetle

Luperomorpha xanthodera

Not Evaluated

pineapple scale

Diaspis bromeliae

Not Evaluated

Raetzer's Ringlet

Erebia christi

Vulnerable

fly speck scale

Gymnaspis aechmeae

Not Evaluated

Iberian slug

Arion vulgaris

Least Concern

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