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Insects 4.808 - Systematic Listing

(3.570 speciess + 1.238 forms with special treatment that are not considered at the species level)

Number of records: 88.485

Last update: 30/09/2026 23:40:22

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Argentina

General Information

Argentina is located in the southernmost part of South America, bordering Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil, Uruguay, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Atlantic Ocean and the Drake Passage to the south, and Chile to the west. Argentina´s geographical position is unique, as it encompasses a wide range of climates and landscapes, from the peaks of the Andes mountain range to the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The country can be divided into several geographical regions, including the Pampas, Patagonia, Cuyo, and Chaco, each with its own geographical and climatic characteristics.

To get to Argentina, there are several transportation options. The country has several international airports, including Ministro Pistarini International Airport in Buenos Aires, which is the largest and busiest in the country. From there, you can take domestic or international flights to different destinations. You can also enter Argentina by land, through the borders with neighboring countries, or by sea, through the ports of the Atlantic Ocean. Once inside the country, you can use different modes of transportation, such as buses, trains, or cars, to get to the various places of interest.

In terms of environments and characteristics of the surroundings, Argentina is a country with great geographical diversity. The Pampas region is a fertile and flat plain, covered with grasslands and crops, while the Patagonia region is a mountainous and glacial area, with a cold and windy climate. The Cuyo region is a valley and mountain area, with a dry and sunny climate, while the Chaco region is a forest and savanna area, with a hot and humid climate. The vegetation in Argentina is also very varied, with quebracho and algarrobo forests in the Chaco region, grasslands in the Pampas, and shrubs and cacti in Patagonia.

In terms of useful logistical information, it is essential to keep in mind that Argentina is a large and diverse country, and each region has its own characteristics and needs. In general, it is recommended to plan ahead and research the climatic and geographical conditions of each place before traveling. It is also important to consider the availability of services and infrastructure in each region, as some areas may be more remote and difficult to access than others. In terms of accessibility, Argentina has a network of roads and highways that connect the different cities and towns, although some areas may be more difficult to access due to lack of infrastructure or weather conditions.

In summary, Argentina is a country with great geographical and climatic diversity, offering a variety of landscapes and environments to explore. With proper planning and prior research, it is possible to enjoy a unique and exciting nature observation experience in this country.



Compilation and publication: EcoRegistros – 18/07/2026



Regions
 Cuyo









  Order Family English Common Name Spanish Common Name Portuguese Common Name Scientific Name Belonging Records Chance of observation Conservation status Notes
301TrichopteraLeptoceridaeLeptoceridae sp.Native5III
  
302Nectopsyche muhniNative6III
  
303Nectopsyche sp.Native12III
  
304Nectopsyche splendidaNative1I
  
305PhilopotamidaePhilopotamidae sp.Native1I
  
306ZygentomaLepismatidaePescadito de Plata de Cuatro LíneasCtenolepisma lineataNot listed8III
  
307Gray SilverfishPescadito de Plata GrisCtenolepisma longicaudataNative61VI
  
308Pescadito De PlataLepisma saccharinaNative6III
  
309ColeopteraAnobiidaeTobacco BeetleEscarabajo del TabacoLasioderma serricorneNative11III
  
310Gorgojo del PanStegobium paniceumNative4I
  
311AnthicidaeAnthicidae sp.Native2I
  
312Ischyropalpus sp.Native2I
  
313AnthribidaeAnthribidae sp.Native2I
  
314Araecerus fasciculatusNative6III
  
315Euparinus sp.Not listed1I
  
316Euparius marmoreusNot listed1I
  
317Stenocerus fulvitarsisNative2I
  
318BostrichidaeBostrychopsis uncinataNative1I
  
319Uncinate BorerTaladrillo con GarfiosDominikia uncinataNot listed2I
  
320Powderpost BeetleTaladrillo ArrugadoLichenophanes plicatusNative7III
  
321BrachyceridaeNeochetina bruchiNative1I
  
322BrentidaeBrenthus sp.Native6III
  
323Brenthus vulneratusNative2I
  
324Brentidae sp.Native3I
  
325Brentus anchoragoNative3I
  
326Brentus cylindrusNative2I
  
327Brentus rufiventrisNative14III
  
328Brentus sp.Native1I
  
329BuprestidaeAchardella denticollisNative4I
  
330Acmaeodera sp.Native1I
  
331Agrilaxia decipiensNative5III
  
332Agrilodia hirundoNative1I
  
333Agrilus aristaeusNative1I
  
334Agrilus chrysostictusNative4I
  
335Agrilus frigidusNative1I
  
336Agrilus furcatipennisNot listed1I
  
337Agrilus sp.Native4I
  
338Bergidora picturellaNative1I
  
339Bilyaxia concinnaNative3I
  
340Bilyaxia cupricepsNative1I
  
341Buprestidae sp.Native3I
  
342Chalcopoecila ornataNative2I
  
343Chrysobothris bruchiNot listed1I
  
344CarcomaChrysobothris desmarestiNative1I
 VU 
345Chrysobothris richteriNative1I
  
346Chrysobothris sp.Native2I
  
347Taladro de la HigueraColobogaster cyanitarsisNative4I
  
348Conognatha errataNot listed1I
  
349Conognatha klugiNative4I
  
350Conognatha laticollisNot listed1I
  
351Conognatha viridiventrisNative5III
  
352Bupresto Amarillo PintadoEpistomentis pictusNative10III
  
353Eudiana sp.Not listed1I
  
354Hiperantha testaceaNot listed1I
  
355Hypoprasis elegansNot listed1I
  
356Lampetis plagiataNative3I
  
357Lampetis tucumanaNative18III
  
358Lasionota alternansNative6III
  
359Lasionota bruchiNative1I
  
360Lasionota disparNative1I
  
361Lasionota rugicollisNot listed1I
  
362Ocypetes crassicollisNot listed2I
  
363Pachyschelus sp.Native1I
  
364Paragrilus sp.Not listed1I
  
365Psiloptera plagiataNot listed2I
  
366Romanophora verecundaNative2I
  
367Tetragonoschema sp.Native4I
  
368Tetragonoschema torresiNative1I
  
369CantharidaeBelotus sp.Native2I
  
370Cantharidae sp.Native9III
  
371Chauliognathus expansusNative4I
  
372Chauliognathus flavipesNative11III
  
373Chauliognathus gracilisNative24IV
  
374Chauliognathus magellanicusNative10III
  
375Chauliognathus octomaculatusNative5III
  
376Chauliognathus pelotasusNative7III
  
377Chauliognathus scriptusNative86VI
  
378Chauliognathus signaticollisNative14III
  
379Chauliognathus sp.Native27IV
  
380Chauliognathus transversalisNot listed1I
  
381Discodon minutumNative1I
  
382Discodon nigricorneNative14III
  
383Discodon sp.Native10III
  
384Discodon tucumanumNative1I
  
385Polemius denticornisNative45V
  
386Silis robusticollisNative9III
  
387BesouroSilis sp.Native7III
  
388CarabidaeGround BeetleEscarabajos De TierraAgonum sp.Native1I
  
389Apenes sp.Native2I
  
390Two-lined Bombardier BeetleBombardero dos LíneasBrachinus bilineatusNot listed2I
  
391Brachinus bruchiNative1I
  
392Brachinus sp.Native7III
  
393Brachygnathus festivusNative16III
  
394Ground BeetleBesouro-caçador-de-lagartasCalosoma alternansNative3I
  
395Argentine Ground BeetleJuanitaBesouro-corredeiro-argentinoCalosoma argentinenseNative25IV
  
396Caterpillar HunterJuanitaBesouro-caçador GranuladoCalosoma granulatumNative15III
  
397Calosoma retusumNative5III
  
398Calosoma sp.Native10III
  
399Carabidae sp.Native26IV
  
400Ceroglossus magellanicusNot listed1I
  
401Ceroglossus suturalisNot listed2I
  
402Chlaenius sp.Native2I
  
403Cnemalobus sp.Native9III
  
404Cylindera ritsemaeNative1I
  
405Distichus sp.Native3I
  
406Galerita collarisNative51V
  
407Galerita lacordaireiNative2I
  
408Galerita tucumanaNative1I
  
409Helluomorphoides sp.Native1I
  
410Incagonum lineatopunctatumNative5III
  
411Incagonum sp.Native2I
  
412Laemostenus complanatusNative6III
  
413Lebia biraiNot listed1I
  
414Lebia brachinoidesNot listed1I
  
415Lebia concinnaNative3I
  
416Lebia dorsalisNative1I
  
417Lebia securigeraNative5III
  
418Lebia sp.Native2I
  
419Lebia trisignataNative1I
  
420Lebia venustulaNative3I
  
421Loxandrus sp.Not listed2I
  
422Metius circumfususNative4I
  
423Metius sp.Exotic1I
  
424Mimodromites nigrotestaceusNative1I
  
425Mimodromius puncticepsNot listed1I
  
426Escarabajo de TierraNotiobia cupripennisNative14III
  
427Notiobia sp.Native3I
  
428Pachymorphus sp.Native9III
  
429Paramecus cylindricusNot listed1I
  
430Pheropsophus aequinoctialisNative4I
  
431Plagiotelum irinumNot listed1I
  
432Cascarudo NegroPolpochila pueliNative9III
  
433Scarites anthracinusNative15III
  
434Scarites melanariusNot listed1I
  
435Scarites sp.Native26IV
  
436Stenocrepis sp.Native5III
  
437Cascarudito de la Arena BonaerenseTetragonoderus pictusNot listed6III
  
438Tetragonoderus sp.Not listed1I
  
439CerambycidaeAchryson lutariumNative3I
  
440Achryson maculatumNative3I
  
441Achryson sp.Native3I
  
442Achryson surinamumNative14III
  
443Achryson undulatumNative7III
  
444Escarabajo ArlequínBesouro Da FigueiraAcrocinus longimanusNative1I
  
445Acyphoderes crinitaNative1I
  
446Adesmus clathratusNot listed3I
  
447Adesmus hemispilusNative2I
  
448Adesmus verticalisNot listed1I
  
449Aegomorphus jaspideusNative69VI
  
450Aegomorphus nigricansNot listed4I
  
451Aerenea quadriplagiataNative5III
  
452Agapanthia carduiNative1I
  
453Aglaoschema ventraleNative1I
  
454Alcidion ludicrumNative1I
  
455Taladro con Manchas BlancasAmbonus albomaculatusNative3I
  
456Longhorned BeetleAmbonus distinctusNative2I
  
457Ambonus electusNative4I
  
458Ambonus interrogationisNative1I
  
459Ambonus lippusNative1I
  
460Ambonus sp.Not listed2I
  
461Ancylocera cardinalisNative1I
  
462Andraegoidus cruentatusNot listed1I
  
463Andraegoidus rufipesNative2I
  
464Andraegoidus variegatusNative2I
  
465Anisopodus subarmatusNative1I
  
466Apagomerella versicolorNative8III
  
467Aphylax lyciformisNative4I
  
468Appula lateralisNative1I
  
469Bicho LocoApterocaulus heterogamaNative19IV
  
470Ateralphus subsellatusNative2I
  
471Atrypanius lignariusNative4I
  
472Basiptera castaneipennisNative5III
  
473Bisaltes bimaculatusNative1I
  
474Bisaltes sp.Not listed1I
  
475Cacostola volvulaNative1I
  
476Calocomus desmarestiNative37V
  
477Calocomus morosusNative5III
  
478Calydon submetallicumNative5III
  
479Centrocerum exornatumNot listed1I
  
480Cerambycidae sp.Native18III
  
481Chlorida festivaNative3I
  
482Chrysoprasis aurigenaNative7III
  
483Chrysoprasis basalisNative3I
  
484Chrysoprasis sp.Native5III
  
485Chydarteres dimidiatusNative6III
  
486Cerambicido RojoChydarteres striatusNative49V
  
487Coccoderus novempunctatusNot listed1I
  
488Coleoxestia sp.Native3I
  
489Coleoxestia vittataNot listed1I
  
490Colobothea sp.Not listed1I
  
491Compsocerus parviscopusNative1I
  
492Compsocerus violaceusNative68VI
  
493Longhorned BeetleCerambicido Naranja y NegroCosmisoma brulleiNative14III
  
494Cosmisoma cyaneumNative1I
  
495Cotyclytus curvatusNative6III
  
496Criodion angustatumNative2I
  
497Ctenoscelis acanthopusNative1I
  
498Desmiphora cirrosaNative1I
  
499Desmiphora hirticollisNative1I
  
500Dihammaphora aepytusNative4I
  
501Dihammaphora auratopilosaNative1I
  
502Dihammaphora bruchiNative1I
  
503Dirocoremia bruchiNative5III
  
504Dorcacerus barbatusNative7III
  
505Dorcasta implicataNative7III
  
506Dragomiris quadricornutusNative1I
  
507Eburia sordidaNot listed3I
  
508Eburodacrys crassimanaNative1I
  
509Enoplocerus armillatusNative8III
  
510Eriocharis richardiiNative3I
  
511Eryphus laetusNative2I
  
512Erythrochiton jucundumNative18III
  
513Ethemon basaleNative9III
  
514Eupogonius sp.Native1I
  
515Eurymerus eburioidesNative2I
  
516Euryptera latipennisNative1I
  
517Eurysthea hircaNative2I
  
518Eurysthea nicolaiNot listed2I
  
519Gnomibidion denticolleNative1I
  
520Grammicosum flavofasciatumNative1I
  
521Grupiara viridisNative1I
  
522Kirito de la Yerba MateHedypathes betulinusNot listed1I
  
523Hemilophus leucogrammaNative2I
  
524Hemilophus sp.Not listed1I
  
525Hemilophus unicolorNative2I
  
526Heterachthes plagiatusNative5III
  
527Heterachthes tenellusNative1I
  
528Hexoplon speciosumNot listed1I
  
529Hippopsis lemniscataNot listed1I
  
530Hippopsis sp.Native1I
  
531Old-house BorerBicho TaladroHylotrupes bajulusNative3I
  
532Hyperplatys argentinusNot listed1I
  
533Hyperplatys aurantiusNative1I
  
534Besouro-serra-pauHypsioma fasciataNative3I
  
535Ischionodonta iridipennisNative17III
  
536Ischionodonta platensisNative7III
  
537Ischionodonta rufomarginataNot listed1I
  
538Juiaparus batusNative6III
  
539Leptostylus obscurellusNot listed1I
  
540Lepturges inscriptusNative2I
  
541Listroptera tenebricosaNative1I
  
542Lochmaeocles fasciatusNative2I
  
543TaladroLochmaeocles sladeniNative5III
  
544Lophopoeum bruchiNot listed1I
  
545Lophopoeum timbouvaeNative2I
  
546Lypsimena nodipennisNative1I
  
547Corta Palos GrandeMacrodontia flavipennisNot listed1I
  
548Macronemus filicornisNot listed1I
  
549Macropophora accentiferNative1I
  
550Mallocera glaucaNot listed1I
  
551Mallodon spinibarbisNative60VI
  
552Mallosoma zonatumNative1I
  
553Martinsellus signatusNot listed1I
  
554Taladro De Las FloresMegacyllene acutaNative45V
  
555Megacyllene boryiNative1I
  
556Megacyllene castaneaNative2I
  
557Megacyllene falsaNative1I
  
558Megacyllene latreilleiNative2I
  
559Megacyllene mellyiNative15III
  
560Megacyllene multiguttataNative2I
  
561Megacyllene proximaNot listed2I
  
562Megacyllene rufipesNot listed1I
  
563Megacyllene spiniferaNative13III
  
564Megacyllene unicolorNative3I
  
565Meroscelisus servilleiNative1I
  
566Microplophorus magellanicusNative1I
  
567Mionochroma electrinumNative2I
  
568Mionochroma vittataNative4I
  
569Monochamus sartorNot listed1I
  
570Black Longhorned BeetleTaladro NegroNavosoma luctuosumNative3I
  
571Nealcidion bicristatumNative2I
  
572Neoclytus pusillusNative4I
  
573Neoclytus ypsilonNative18III
  
574Neodillonia albisparsaNative6III
  
575Odontocera flavicaudaNative3I
  
576Oedopeza ocellatorNot listed1I
  
577Ommata tenuisNative2I
  
578Corta PalosOncideres germariNative5III
  
579Corta PalosOncideres guttulataNative1I
  
580Oncideres pepotingaNative1I
  
581Twig GirdlerCorta PalosBesouro SerradorOncideres schreiteriNot listed1I
  
582Oncideres sp.Native11III
  
583Oreodera aerumnosaNot listed2I
  
584Oreodera sp.Not listed1I
  
585Orion maurusNative5III
  
586Orthomegas jaspideusNative2I
  
587Oxymerus chevrolatiiNative8III
  
588Oxymerus flavescensNative5III
  
589Oxymerus pallidusNative1I
  
590Oxymerus sp.Native2I
  
591Oxymerus virgatusNative3I
  
592Pantomallus sordidusNative1I
  
593Parandra sp.Native1I
  
594Parmenonta maculataNot listed1I
  
595GuitarreroParomoeocerus barbicornisNative98VI
  
596Periboeum ocellatumNative2I
  
597Phaula thomsoniiNative1I
  
598Eucalyptus BorerTaladro de los EucaliptosBroca do EucaliptoPhoracantha recurvaNative17III
  
599Plocaederus pactorNot listed1I
  
600TaladroPraxithea deroureiNot listed2I
  
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