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Italy

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
1910
Threatened
74
CR + EN + VU
Population
60 461 828
Area
301 336 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 16
Endangered 25
Vulnerable 33
Near Threatened 63
Least Concern 502
Data Deficient 24
Not Evaluated 1222
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

Dowdy Plume

Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Extinct

Twin-spot Plume

Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla

Least Concern

Hemp-agrimony Plume

Adaina microdactyla

Vulnerable

Downland Plume

Oxyptilus pilosellae

Least Concern

Small Plume

Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Least Concern

Thyme Plume

Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Near Threatened

Western Thyme Plume

Merrifieldia tridactyla

Near Threatened

Dingy White Plume

Merrifieldia baliodactylus

Near Threatened

Beautiful Plume

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Least Concern

Irish Plume

Platyptilia tesseradactyla

Vulnerable

Plain Plume

Hellinsia tephradactyla

Least Concern

Citron Plume

Hellinsia carphodactyla

Not Evaluated

Small Golden-rod Plume

Hellinsia osteodactylus

Least Concern

Wood-sage Plume

Capperia britanniodactylus

Endangered

Tansy Plume

Gillmeria ochrodactyla

Not Evaluated

Dysderid Spider

Dysdera crocata

Not Evaluated

Lupine Aphid

Macrosiphum albifrons

Not Evaluated

fern aphid

Idiopterus nephrelepidis

Not Evaluated

Dock aphid

Brachycaudus rumexicolens

Not Evaluated

crescentmarked lily aphid

Neomyzus circumflexus

Not Evaluated

Yellow potato cyst nematode

Globodera rostochiensis

Not Evaluated

Golden Shelled Slug

Testacella scutulum

Least Concern

pine bark adelgid

Pineus strobi

Not Evaluated

Norwegian salmon killer

Gyrodactylus salaris

Not Evaluated

Pink bollworm

Pectinophora gossypiella

Not Evaluated

jumping spiders

Hasarius adansoni

Least Concern

minute gem

Hawaiia minuscula

Not Evaluated

tiny drumsnail

Sphyradium doliolum

Near Threatened

American White Moth

Hyphantria cunea

Not Evaluated

Guinea ant

Tetramorium bicarinatum

Not Evaluated

Cherry Vinegar Fly

Drosophila suzukii

Not Evaluated

obscure mealybug

Pseudococcus viburni

Not Evaluated

Louse

Bovicola ovis

Not Evaluated

Small hive beetle

Aethina tumida

Not Evaluated

Citrus leafminer

Phyllocnistis citrella

Not Evaluated

New oak slender

Caloptilia robustella

Vulnerable

White-Triangle Slender

Caloptilia stigmatella

Least Concern

Yellow-triangle slender

Caloptilia alchimiella

Least Concern

Scarce alder slender

Caloptilia falconipennella

Least Concern

Sloe midget

Phyllonorycter spinicolella

Vulnerable

Gold-bent midget

Phyllonorycter roboris

Least Concern

Western spotted tentiform leaf miner

Phyllonorycter mespilella

Not Evaluated

Cherry midget

Phyllonorycter cerasicolella

Least Concern

Honeysuckle midget

Phyllonorycter trifasciella

Near Threatened

Hawthorn midget

Phyllonorycter corylifoliella

Least Concern

Common oak midget

Phyllonorycter quercifoliella

Least Concern

Common thorn midget

Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae

Endangered

Dark alder midget

Phyllonorycter klemannella

Least Concern

Moth

Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella

Least Concern

Garden midget

Phyllonorycter messaniella

Not Evaluated

Broad-barred midget

Phyllonorycter froelichiella

Least Concern

Winter poplar midget

Phyllonorycter comparella

Not Evaluated

Small elm midget

Phyllonorycter schreberella

Near Threatened

Southern midget

Phyllonorycter dubitella

Least Concern

Rowan slender

Parornix scoticella

Least Concern

Hawthorn slender

Parornix anglicella

Least Concern

Pointed slender

Parornix finitimella

Endangered

Blackthorn slender

Parornix torquillella

Endangered

Hornbeam slender

Parornix carpinella

Least Concern

Brown oak slender

Acrocercops brongniardella

Least Concern

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