Insects of Argentina - Systematic List - EcoRegistros

Don't want to see ads? Sign up...

Argentina

Insects 4.697 - Systematic Listing

(3.483 speciess + 1.214 forms with special treatment that are not considered at the species level)

Number of records: 85.591

Last update: 11/04/2026 19:40:13

View my possible LIFERs
See more...

Provinces / departments

Antártida Argentina

Buenos Aires

Catamarca

Chaco

Chubut

Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

Córdoba

Corrientes

Entre Ríos

Formosa

Islas del Atlántico Sur

Islas Malvinas

Jujuy

La Pampa

La Rioja

Mendoza

Misiones

Neuquén

Océano Atlántico - Aguas argentinas

Río Negro

Salta

San Juan

San Luis

Santa Cruz

Santa Fe

Santiago del Estero

Tierra del Fuego

Tucumán

Regions

Cuyo

Litoral

Noroeste

Pampeana

Patagonia

Belonging

Group

English Common Name

Scientific Name

Spanish Common Name

Portuguese Common Name

Family

Order

TOP 10 Ranking species

1) Gustavo Fernando Durán 1333 2) Eduardo Nadal 860 3) Marcos Augusto Lartigau 684 4) Nicolas Olejnik 661 5) Diego Alfonso Rosa 659 6) Alec Earnshaw 641 7) Eduardo Beltrocco 626 8) Lucas Rubio 584 9) Claudio Mendez 503 10) Luis Cesar Tejo 486

See more in LIFERs

TOP 10 Ranking of records

1) Gustavo Fernando Durán 16588 2) Eduardo Beltrocco 4200 3) Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti 2877 4) Diego Alfonso Rosa 2814 5) Ricardo A. Palonsky 2718 6) Eduardo Nadal 2572 7) Nicolas Olejnik 2197 8) Ramón Vera 1647 9) Marcos Garberoglio 1491 10) Román Montero 1349

Order

Family

English Common Name

Spanish Common Name

Portuguese Common Name

Scientific Name

Belonging

Records

Chance of observation

Conservation status

Notes

1

Chelodesmidae sp.

Native

2

I

2

Paradoxosomatidae

Greenhouse Millipede

Milpiés De Invernadero

Mil-pés-das-floreiras

Oxidus gracilis

Native

5

III

3

Bumblebee Millipede

Milpiés de Bandas Amarillas

Anadenobolus monilicornis

Native

3

I

4

Native

14

III

5

Native

4

I

6

Dubia Cockroach

Cucaracha Dubia

Native

35

IV

7

Not listed

2

I

8

Calolampra irrorata

Not listed

5

III

9

Native

8

III

10

Cucaracha Verde

Native

14

III

11

Cucaracha Verde

Panchlora thalassina

Native

29

IV

12

Pycnoscelus sp.

Not listed

1

I

13

Surinam Cockroach

Cucaracha de Tierra

Pycnoscelus surinamensis

Native

11

III

14

Not listed

2

I

15

Blattellidae sp.

Native

1

I

16

Cucaracha Negra

Blatta orientalis

Native

17

III

17

American Cockroach

Periplaneta americana

Native

91

VI

18

Smokybrown Cockroach

Cucaracha Café Ahumada

Periplaneta fuliginosa

Native

46

V

19

Periplaneta sp.

Native

11

III

20

Agmoblatta thaxteri

Native

7

III

21

Not listed

2

I

22

German Cockroach

Cucaracha Rubia

Blattella germanica

Exotic

25

IV

23

Chorisoneura sp.

Not listed

1

I

24

Native

16

III

25

Ischnoptera bilunata

Native

2

I

26

Ischnoptera sp.

Native

10

III

27

Paratropes elegans

Not listed

1

I

28

Pseudomops neglectus

Native

65

VI

29

Rhinotermitidae

Reticulitermes sp.

Not listed

1

I

30

Wet Wood Termite

Termita de Madera Húmeda

Porotermes quadricollis

Native

4

I

31

Ringlegged Earwing

Euborellia annulipes

Native

61

VI

32

Native

3

I

33

Native

1

I

34

Native

82

VI

35

European Earwig

Tijereta Europea

Forficula auricularia

Native

17

III

36

Forficula dentata

Native

2

I

37

Tijereta Costera

Labidura riparia

Native

14

III

38

Oligotoma humbertiana

Native

2

I

39

Oligotomidae sp.

Native

2

I

40

Native

4

I

41

Efémera Bandeada

Callibaetis fasciatus

Not listed

5

III

42

Efémera de González

Callibaetis gonzalezi

Not listed

1

I

43

Callibaetis guttatus

Not listed

2

I

44

Callibaetis radiatus

Native

4

I

45

Callibaetis sellacki

Not listed

2

I

46

Callibaetis sp.

Native

26

IV

47

Southern Giant Mayfly

Efémera Gigante Pintada

Hexagenia albivitta

Native

3

I

48

Polymitarcyidae

Native

2

I

49

Cryptotermes brevis

Not listed

1

I

50

Termitas De La Madera Seca

Kalotermitidae sp.

Native

3

I

51

Native

3

I

52

Not listed

3

I

53

Amitermes amifer

Not listed

1

I

54

Mound-building Termite

Termita de Monte

Cupim de Monticulo

Cornitermes cumulans

Not listed

6

III

55

Cornitermes sp.

Native

1

I

56

Termitas Arbóreas

Nasutitermes sp.

Native

6

III

57

Native

13

III

58

Acontista brevipennis

Native

2

I

59

Dead Leaf Mantis

Mantis Hoja Seca

Louva-deus Folha-seca

Decimiana rehni

Native

10

III

60

Native

6

III

61

Metaphotina bimaculata

Native

2

I

62

Acontista rehni

Not listed

1

I

63

Native

5

III

64

Coptopterygidae

Louva-a-deus Graveto

Native

26

IV

65

Small-winged Stick Mantis

Mantis Palo de Alas Cortas

Louva-a-deus Graveto de Asas Curtas

Brunneria subaptera

Native

30

IV

66

Small-winged Argentine Mantis

Mantis de Alas Cortas Argentina

Louva-a-deus de Asas Curtas Argentina

Coptopteryx argentina

Native

46

V

67

Small-winged Gay´s Mantis

Mantis de Alas Cortas de Gay

Louva-a-deus de Asas Curtas de Gay

Coptopteryx gayi

Native

41

V

68

Small-winged Mantis

Mantis de Alas Cortas

Louva-a-deus de Asas Curtas

Coptopteryx sp.

Native

41

V

69

Orthoderella ornata

Native

5

III

70

Orthoderella sp.

Native

8

III

71

Parastagmatoptera sp.

Native

9

III

72

Parastagmatoptera unipunctata

Native

29

IV

73

Not listed

1

I

74

Pseudovates hofmanni

Native

4

I

75

Pseudovates iheringi

Native

12

III

76

Pseudovates sp.

Native

2

I

77

Pseudoxyops minuta

Native

1

I

78

Argentine White-Crested Mantis

Stagmatoptera hyaloptera

Native

108

VI

79

Stagmatoptera sp.

Native

18

III

80

Native

1

I

81

Not listed

2

I

82

Native

6

III

83

Exotic

2

I

84

Native

12

III

85

Corydalus peruvianus

Native

2

I

86

Not listed

10

III

87

Ceraeochrysa sp.

Native

24

IV

88

León de los Pulgones

Chrysoperla argentina

Native

24

IV

89

León de los Pulgones

Chrysoperla asoralis

Native

3

I

90

León de los Áfidos

Chrysoperla externa

Native

82

VI

91

Chrysoperla sp.

Native

20

IV

92

Chrysopidae sp.

Native

26

IV

93

Leucochrysa sp.

Not listed

3

I

94

Coniopterygidae

Coniopteryx sp.

Native

9

III

95

Hemerobiidae sp.

Native

7

III

96

Crisopa Marrón

Hemerobius bolivari

Native

24

IV

97

Not listed

2

I

98

Nusalala tessellata

Native

5

III

99

Dicromantispa sp.

Not listed

3

I

100

Mantispidae sp.

Not listed

1

I

101

Paramantispa ambusta

Native

10

III

102

Paramantispa decorata

Native

20

IV

103

Paramantispa prolixa

Native

28

IV

104

Green Mantidfly

Zeugomantispa minuta

Native

11

III

105

Ameromyia dimidiata

Not listed

1

I

106

Ameromyia protensa

Native

1

I

107

Native

1

I

108

Ameromyia strigosa

Native

2

I

109

Ameropterus sp.

Not listed

2

I

110

Not listed

1

I

111

Argentoleon irrigatus

Native

13

III

112

Argentoleon sp.

Native

2

I

113

Ascalorphne sp.

Native

1

I

114

Native

5

III

115

Dimarella praedator

Native

1

I

116

Dimarella riparia

Native

2

I

117

Dimares elegans

Native

9

III

118

Ensorra verticalis

Not listed

1

I

119

Eremoleon punctipennis

Not listed

3

I

120

Not listed

1

I

121

Glenurus croesus

Native

1

I

122

Not listed

1

I

123

Haploglenius sp.

Not listed

2

I

124

Native

2

I

125

Myrmeleontidae sp.

Native

4

I

126

Native

9

III

127

Ululodes vetulus

Native

2

I

128

Myrmeleontoidae

Austroleon lizeri

Native

1

I

129

Native

12

III

130

Libelula Emperador

Native

1

I

131

Blue-faced Darner

Coryphaeschna adnexa

Native

6

III

132

Coryphaeschna perrensi

Native

5

III

133

Gynacantha adela

Native

1

I

134

Rhionaeschna absoluta

Native

76

VI

135

Rhionaeschna bonariensis

Native

280

VI

136

Rhionaeschna confusa

Native

28

IV

137

Rhionaeschna diffinis

Native

15

III

138

Rhionaeschna fissifrons

Native

1

I

139

Zurzidora Del Oeste

Rhionaeschna haarupi

Native

1

I

140

Rhionaeschna pallipes

Native

11

III

141

Rhionaeschna planaltica

Native

19

IV

142

Rhionaeschna sp.

Native

6

III

143

Rhionaeschna tinti

Native

3

I

144

Rhionaeschna variegata

Native

20

IV

145

Rhionaeschna vigintipunctata

Native

10

III

146

Staurophlebia bosqi

Native

6

III

147

Staurophlebia reticulata

Native

2

I

148

Triacanthagyna nympha

Native

9

III

149

Austropetaliidae

Phyllopetalia pudu

Not listed

1

I

150

Hetaerina rosea

Native

16

III

151

Native

5

III

152

Mnesarete grisea

Native

5

III

153

Native

2

I

154

Acanthagrion ablutum

Native

1

I

155

Acanthagrion aepiolum

Native

1

I

156

Acanthagrion cuyabae

Not listed

1

I

157

Acanthagrion floridense

Native

1

I

158

Acanthagrion hildegarda

Native

3

I

159

Acanthagrion lancea

Native

105

VI

160

Acanthagrion sp.

Native

7

III

161

Aeolagrion dorsale

Not listed

1

I

162

Aeolagrion inca

Not listed

1

I

163

Andinagrion garrisoni

Native

1

I

164

Andinagrion peterseni

Native

5

III

165

Andinagrion saliceti

Not listed

5

III

166

Angelagrion nathaliae

Native

2

I

167

Antiagrion grinbergsi

Native

2

I

168

Argentagrion ambiguum

Native

92

VI

169

Argia albistigma

Native

5

III

170

Argia joergenseni

Native

64

VI

171

Native

3

I

172

Native

1

I

173

Native

1

I

174

Native

1

I

175

Native

11

III

176

Native

4

I

177

Cyanallagma bonariense

Native

20

IV

178

Cyanallagma interruptum

Native

8

III

179

Homeoura chelifera

Native

55

VI

180

Homeoura lindneri

Native

9

III

181

Ischnura capreolus

Native

27

IV

182

Ischnura fluviatilis

Native

360

VI

183

Ischnura ultima

Native

1

I

184

Metaleptobasis sp.

Native

3

I

185

Oxyagrion ablutum

Native

34

IV

186

Oxyagrion basale

Native

1

I

187

Oxyagrion hempeli

Native

7

III

188

Oxyagrion rubidum

Native

49

V

189

Caballito del Diablo

Oxyagrion terminale

Native

170

VI

190

Telagrion longum

Native

1

I

191

Telebasis willinki

Native

90

VI

192

Tigriagrion aurantinigrum

Native

1

I

193

Gomphomacromia nodisticta

Native

3

I

194

Gomphomacromia paradoxa

Native

1

I

195

Native

7

III

196

Aphylla distinguenda

Not listed

3

I

197

Aphylla producta

Native

2

I

198

Neogomphus edenticulatus

Native

6

III

199

Phyllocycla argentina

Native

4

I

200

Phyllocycla vesta

Native

8

III

201

Progomphus aberrans

Native

1

I

202

Progomphus basistictus

Native

1

I

203

Progomphus joergenseni

Native

13

III

204

Heteragrionidae

Heteragrion aurantiacum

Native

1

I

205

Lestes dichrostigma

Native

1

I

206

Rainpool Spreadwing

Lestes forficula

Not listed

1

I

207

Native

21

IV

208

Lestes undulatus

Native

54

V

209

Red-tailed Pennant

Rayadora De Cola Roja

Brachymesia furcata

Native

42

V

210

Brachymesia herbida

Not listed

9

III

211

Brechmorhoga nubecula

Native

3

I

212

Cannaphila vibex

Native

9

III

213

Dasythemis mincki

Native

7

III

214

Diastatops intensa

Native

34

IV

215

Diastatops pullata

Native

2

I

216

Native

4

I

217

Native

3

I

218

Rayadora Espinosa Negra

Erythemis attala

Native

117

VI

219

Claret Pondhawk

Rayadora Espinosa

Erythemis mithroides

Not listed

4

I

220

Flame-taled Pondhawk

Erythemis peruviana

Native

38

V

221

Erythemis plebeja

Native

96

VI

222

Erythemis vesiculosa

Native

93

VI

223

Erythrodiplax atroterminata

Native

70

VI

224

Erythrodiplax connata

Native

30

IV

225

Matapiojos Rojo

Erythrodiplax corallina

Native

136

VI

226

Erythrodiplax famula

Not listed

1

I

227

Erythrodiplax fusca

Native

15

III

228

Erythrodiplax media

Native

79

VI

229

Erythrodiplax melanorubra

Native

64

VI

230

Erythrodiplax nigricans

Native

280

VI

231

Erythrodiplax ochracea

Native

5

III

232

Erythrodiplax pallida

Native

1

I

233

Little Blue Dragonlet

Erythrodiplax paraguayensis

Native

37

V

234

Erythrodiplax sp.

Native

24

IV

235

Erythrodiplax umbrata

Native

118

VI

236

Libellulidae sp.

Native

5

III

237

Macrothemis imitans

Native

17

III

238

Macrothemis inacuta

Not listed

1

I

239

Hyacinth Glider

Miathyria marcella

Native

54

V

240

Micrathyria catenata

Not listed

1

I

241

Micrathyria hesperis

Not listed

2

I

242

Micrathyria hypodidyma

Native

152

VI

243

Micrathyria longifasciata

Native

98

VI

244

Micrathyria ringueleti

Not listed

1

I

245

Micrathyria sp.

Native

4

I

246

Micrathyria spuria

Native

1

I

247

Pale-footed Dasher

Micrathyria tibialis

Not listed

4

I

248

Micrathyria ungulata

Native

6

III

249

Nephepeltia aequisetis

Not listed

1

I

250

Nephepeltia sp.

Native

1

I

251

Oligoclada laetitia

Native

3

I

252

Oligoclada rubribasalis

Not listed

3

I

253

Orthemis aequilibris

Native

1

I

254

Orthemis ambinigra

Native

60

VI

255

Rayadora Carmín

Orthemis discolor

Native

22

IV

256

Orthemis nodiplaga

Native

232

VI

257

Native

2

I

258

Wandering Glider

Libélula Planeadora Amarilla

Pantala flavescens

Native

19

IV

259

Pantala hymenaea

Native

1

I

260

Perithemis icteroptera

Native

69

VI

261

Native

1

I

262

Ambarina del Este

Perithemis tenera

Native

172

VI

263

Planiplax erythropyga

Native

28

IV

264

Sympetrum gilvum

Native

14

III

265

Sympetrum villosum

Not listed

1

I

266

Tauriphila australis

Native

2

I

267

Tauriphila risi

Native

31

IV

268

White-tailed Glider

Tauriphila xiphea

Not listed

2

I

269

Native

66

VI

270

Not listed

1

I

271

Megapodagrionidae

Allopodagrion brachyurum

Native

1

I

272

Allopodagrion contortum

Native

1

I

273

Teinopodagrion meridionale

Native

3

I

274

Neoneura ethela

Not listed

1

I

275

Pseudostigmatidae

Mecistogaster amalia

Not listed

3

I

276

Mecistogaster lucretia

Not listed

5

III

277

Piojo Del Cuerpo De La Gallina

Menacanthus stramineus

Native

1

I

278

Pediculus humanus

Native

7

III

279

Gripopterygidae

Native

1

I

280

Native

3

I

281

Psocathropos lachlani

Native

1

I

282

Piojo de los Libros

Psyllipsocus sp.

Not listed

1

I

283

Cerastipsocus sp.

Native

19

IV

284

Dictyopsocus pennicornis

Not listed

1

I

285

Native

2

I

286

Ctenocephalides sp.

Native

6

III

287

Franklinothrips vespiformis

Not listed

1

I

288

Trips del Poroto

Caliothrips phaseoli

Native

6

III

289

Not listed

1

I

290

Calamoceratidae

Native

3

I

291

Not listed

1

I

292

Synoestropsis sp.

Native

2

I

293

Leptoceridae sp.

Native

5

III

294

Nectopsyche muhni

Native

6

III

295

Nectopsyche sp.

Native

12

III

296

Nectopsyche splendida

Native

1

I

297

Philopotamidae sp.

Native

1

I

298

Pescadito de Plata de Cuatro Líneas

Ctenolepisma lineata

Not listed

8

III

299

Gray Silverfish

Pescadito de Plata Gris

Ctenolepisma longicaudata

Native

60

VI

300

Pescadito De Plata

Lepisma saccharina

Native

6

III

...

⬇️ Download