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Insects 951 - Systematic Listing

(738 speciess + 213 forms with special treatment that are not considered at the species level)

Number of records: 2.146

Last update: 01/10/2026 23:40:22

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Brazil

General Information

Brazil is located in the central-east of South America, being the largest and most populous country on the continent. It is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and shares borders with all countries in South America, except Chile and Ecuador. Its geographical position is unique, as it covers a large part of the South American territory, from the Amazon rainforest in the north to the pampas in the south. Brazil is a federal country, divided into 26 states and over 5,500 municipalities, which reflects its great geographical and cultural diversity.

As for how to get to Brazil, there are several transportation options. The country has a network of well-connected international airports, with the main ones being São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport and Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport. Additionally, Brazil has an extensive network of highways and roads that connect the main cities and regions of the country. The cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are the main transportation hubs, and from there you can take flights, buses, or cars to reach other parts of the country. It is essential to note that, depending on the region and time of year, some roads and highways may be closed or difficult to access due to adverse weather conditions.

Brazil is a country with a great diversity of natural environments and landscapes. The Amazon rainforest, which covers a large part of the north of the country, is one of the richest and most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet. In the south, the pampas and fields offer a more open and rolling landscape. The Brazilian coast, which stretches for over 7,000 kilometers, offers a wide variety of beaches, bays, and cliffs. In the interior of the country, there are mountains, plateaus, and valleys, which offer a more rugged and diverse landscape. The vegetation in Brazil is also very varied, from the dense tropical rainforest to the grasslands and savannas. The climate in Brazil is tropical in most of the country, with warm temperatures and high humidity levels throughout the year.

In terms of logistics for visiting and exploring Brazil, it is essential to consider that the country is very large and diverse, and each region has its own characteristics and challenges. In general, the larger and more touristy cities, such as Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, offer good infrastructure for visitors, with hotels, restaurants, and transportation services. However, in more remote and rural areas, the infrastructure may be more limited, and it is essential to plan ahead and be prepared for more basic conditions. It is recommended to research and plan ahead, especially if you plan to visit more remote areas or during the rainy season. Additionally, it is essential to respect local norms and regulations, especially in protected areas and national parks.

In summary, Brazil is a country with great geographical and cultural diversity, offering a wide variety of landscapes and natural environments. With good planning and preparation, it is possible to explore and enjoy the beauty and richness of this country, from the Amazon rainforest to the beaches and mountains of the south.



Compilation and publication: EcoRegistros – 18/07/2026











  Order Family English Common Name Spanish Common Name Portuguese Common Name Scientific Name Belonging Records Chance of observation Conservation status Notes
1SpirobolidaRhinocricidaeBumblebee MillipedeMilpiés de Bandas AmarillasAnadenobolus monilicornisNative1III
  
2BlattodeaBlaberidaeCucaracha VerdePanchlora sp.Not listed1III
  
3Pycnoscelus sp.Not listed1III
  
4Surinam CockroachCucaracha de TierraPycnoscelus surinamensisNot listed3IV
  
5BlattidaeAmerican CockroachCucaracha RojaPeriplaneta americanaNative2III
  
6EctobiidaeChorisoneura sp.Not listed2III
  
7Pseudomops neglectusNot listed1III
  
8Pseudomops sp.Not listed1III
  
9DermapteraLabiduridaeLabidura xanthopusNot listed1III
  
10MantodeaAcanthopidaeSouth American Dead Leaf MantisLouva-a-deusAcanthops falcatariaNative1III
  
11CoptopterygidaeStick MantisMantis PaloLouva-a-deus GravetoBrunneria sp.Native3IV
  
12MantidaeParastagmatoptera sp.Not listed1III
  
13Photina sp.Not listed1III
  
14Argentine White-Crested MantisStagmatoptera hyalopteraNative1III
  
15Stagmatoptera sp.Not listed1III
  
16ThespidaeMiobantia sp.Not listed2III
  
17NeuropteraChrysopidaeCeraeochrysa sp.Not listed1III
  
18Chrysopidae sp.Native1III
  
19Leucochrysa sp.Not listed2III
  
20MyrmeleontidaeAscalorphne sp.Not listed2III
  
21OdonataAeshnidaeAnax amaziliNot listed6V
  
22Coryphaeschna perrensiNot listed1III
  
23Gynachanta nervosaNative1III
  
24Rhionaeschna planalticaNot listed10VI
  
25Staurophlebia reticulataNot listed3IV
  
26Triacanthagyna nymphaNot listed3IV
  
27CalopterygidaeHetaerina roseaNot listed30VI
  
28CoenagrionidaeAcanthagrion cuyabaeNot listed6V
  
29Acanthagrion lanceaNot listed23VI
  
30Argentagrion ambiguumNot listed11VI
  
31Argia albistigmaNot listed17VI
  
32Argia sp.Native1III
  
33Cyanallagma bonarienseNot listed2III
  
34Homeoura cheliferaNot listed20VI
  
35Ischnura capreolusNot listed30VI
  
36Ischnura fluviatilisNot listed40VI
  
37Oxyagrion hempeliNot listed8VI
  
38Oxyagrion rubidumNot listed7VI
  
39Caballito del DiabloOxyagrion terminaleNot listed16VI
  
40Telebasis willinkiNot listed9VI
  
41HeteragrionidaeHeteragrion aurantiacumNative1III
  
42LestidaeRainpool SpreadwingLestes forficulaNot listed1III
  
43Lestes undulatusNot listed9VI
  
44LibellulidaeRed-tailed PennantRayadora De Cola RojaBrachymesia furcataNot listed5V
  
45Tawny PennantBrachymesia herbidaNative1III
  
46Dasythemis minckiNot listed8VI
  
47PytahududuDiastatops intensaNative18VI
  
48Dythemis nigraNot listed4IV
  
49Black PondhawkRayadora Espinosa NegraErythemis attalaNative5V
  
50Flame-taled PondhawkErythemis peruvianaNative13VI
  
51Erythemis plebejaNot listed9VI
  
52Great PondhawkAlguacil VerdeErythemis vesiculosaNative11VI
  
53Erythrodiplax atroterminataNot listed29VI
  
54Erythrodiplax connataNot listed3IV
  
55Erythrodiplax fuscaNative19VI
  
56Erythrodiplax mediaNot listed38VI
  
57Erythrodiplax melanorubraNot listed8VI
  
58Erythrodiplax nigricansNot listed5V
  
59Little Blue DragonletErythrodiplax paraguayensisNot listed23VI
  
60Erythrodiplax umbrataNative6V
  
61Macrothemis imitansNot listed10VI
  
62Hyacinth GliderMiathyria marcellaNot listed10VI
  
63Micrathyria hesperisNot listed10VI
  
64Micrathyria hypodidymaNot listed5V
  
65Micrathyria longifasciataNot listed3IV
  
66Square-spotted DasherCenicilla OceladaMicrathyria ocellataNative1III
  
67Micrathyria sp.Not listed1III
  
68Pale-footed DasherMicrathyria tibialisNot listed13VI
  
69Oligoclada laetitiaNot listed6V
  
70Orthemis ambinigraNot listed8VI
  
71Rayadora CarmínOrthemis discolorNative20VI
  
72Orthemis nodiplagaNot listed10VI
  
73Wandering GliderLibélula Planeadora AmarillaPantala flavescensNot listed23VI
  
74Perithemis icteropteraNot listed8VI
  
75Ambarina del EstePerithemis teneraNative30VI
  
76Planiplax erythropygaNot listed3IV
  
77Tauriphila risiNot listed4IV
  
78White-tailed GliderXifeaTauriphila xipheaNot listed3IV
  
79Tramea cophysaNot listed23VI
  
80ProtoneuridaeNeoneura ethelaNot listed6V
  
81PseudostigmatidaeMecistogaster amaliaNot listed1III
  
82PsocopteraPsocidaeDictyopsocus pennicornisNot listed1III
  
83ColeopteraCantharidaeCantharidae sp.Not listed1III
  
84Chauliognathus flavipesNative3IV
  
85Chauliognathus scriptusNot listed1III
  
86Discodon cinctumNot listed1III
  
87Discodon minutumNative1III
  
88CarabidaeGround BeetleBesouro-caçador-de-lagartasCalosoma alternansNative2III
  
89Tetragonoderus sp.Not listed1III
  
90CerambycidaeEscarabajo ArlequínBesouro Da FigueiraAcrocinus longimanusNot listed1III
  
91Aegomorphus jaspideusNot listed1III
  
92Aglaoschema ventraleNot listed1III
  
93Andraegoidus rufipesNot listed1III
  
94Cerambycidae sp.Native1III
  
95Chlorida costataNot listed1III
  
96Bamboo BorerChlorophorus annularisNot listed1III
  
97Chrysoprasis sp.Not listed1III
  
98Cerambicido RojoChydarteres striatusNot listed2III
  
99Coleoxestia sp.Not listed1III
  
100Colobothea sp.Not listed1III
  
101Compsibidion sommeriNot listed1III
  
102Compsocerus violaceusNot listed1III
  
103Cotyclytus curvatusNot listed1III
  
104Serra-pau-de-cristaHypselomus cristatusNot listed1III
  
105Besouro-serra-pauHypsioma fasciataNot listed1III
  
106Macropophora accentiferNative3IV
  
107Malacoscylus gonostigmaNot listed1III
  
108Mallodon spinibarbisNative2III
  
109Nealcidion bicristatumNot listed1III
  
110Nealcidion simillimumNot listed1III
  
111Oncideres ulcerosaNot listed1III
  
112Oreodera glaucaNot listed1III
  
113Parandra sp.Not listed1III
  
114Peritrox nigromaculatusNot listed1III
  
115Eucalyptus BorerTaladro de los EucaliptosBroca do EucaliptoPhoracantha recurvaNative1III
  
116Poeciloxestia dorsalisNot listed1III
  
117Praemallaspis leucaspisNative1III
  
118Retrachydes thoracicusNot listed1III
  
119Stenygra conspicuaNot listed1III
  
120Stizocera sp.Not listed1III
  
121Taeniotes sp.Not listed1III
  
122Trachyderes succinctusNative2III
  
123ChelonariidaeChelonarium sp.Not listed1III
  
124ChrysomelidaeAlagoasa areataNot listed1III
  
125Alagoasa sp.Not listed1III
  
126Tortoise BeetleAnacassis cribrumNot listed1III
  
127Asphaera sp.Not listed1III
  
128Cacoscelis sp.Not listed1III
  
129Mariquita LeopardoCalligrapha polyspilaNot listed1III
  
130Canistra rubiginosaNot listed1III
  
131Cerotoma ruficollisNative3IV
  
132Chalcophana sp.Not listed1III
  
133Besouro-chalepinioChalepus sp.Not listed3IV
  
134Besouro-tartarugaCistudinella notataNot listed1III
  
135Coelomera lanioNot listed2III
  
136Colaspis sp.Not listed1III
  
137Vaquita de la PalmeraCoraliomela quadrimaculataNot listed1III
  
138Cyrtonota sp.Not listed1III
  
139Besouro-desfolhadorDiabrotica amoenaNot listed1III
  
140Diabrotica limitataNot listed2III
  
141Diabrotica sp.Native1III
  
142Eumolpus sp.Not listed3IV
  
143Exora encausticaNative1III
  
144Besouro-desfolhadorLema apicalisNot listed1III
  
145Besouro-desfolhadorLema reticulosaNot listed1III
  
146Mecistomela marginataNative1III
  
147Besouro-tartarugaMesomphalia turritaNative1III
  
148Metaxyonycha granulataNot listed2III
  
149Microctenochira brasiliensisNot listed1III
  
150Neolema dorsalisNative1III
  
151Neolema fasciataNative1III
  
152Neolema sp.Not listed1III
  
153Omophoita magniguttisNot listed1III
  
154Omophoita octoguttataNot listed2III
  
155Omophoita personataNative2III
  
156Paranaita bilimbataNative1III
  
157Paranaita opimaNot listed2III
  
158Platyphora fraternaNot listed1III
  
159Platyphora sp.Native2III
  
160Schematiza sp.Native1III
  
161Stolas antiquaNot listed1III
  
162Stolas chalybaeaNative2III
  
163Stolas ignitaNative1III
  
164CicindelidaeSand Tiger BeetleEscarabajo Tigre de la ArenaCylindera niveaNative1III
  
165Odontocheila sp.Native1III
  
166Tetracha brasiliensisNative1III
  
167Bright Metallic Tiger BeetleEscarabajo Tigre BrillanteTetracha fulgidaNative1III
  
168CoccinellidaeColeomegilla maculataNative1III
  
169Cycloneda conjugataNative1III
  
170Vaquita RojaCycloneda sanguineaNot listed1III
  
171Joaninha-das-cucurbitáceasEpilachna cacicaNative1III
  
172VaquitaEriopis connexaNot listed1III
  
173Eupalea reinhardtiNot listed1III
  
174Vaquita Multicolor AsiáticaHarmonia axyridisNative1III
  
175Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctataNot listed1III
  
176CurculionidaeAulametopus marginellusNot listed1III
  
177Cholus annulatusNative1III
  
178Cholus sp.Not listed1III
  
179Curculionidae sp.Not listed1III
  
180Cyrtomon gibberNot listed1III
  
181Heilipodus sp.Not listed1III
  
182Lordops sp.Not listed1III
  
183Naupactus rivulosusNot listed1III
  
184Neoerethistes sp.Not listed1III
  
185Phaops ambitiosusNot listed1III
  
186Platyomus sp.Not listed1III
  
187Rhigus faldermanniNot listed1III
  
188Xystus sanguinicollisNot listed1III
  
189DryophthoridaeMetamasius ensirostrisNot listed1III
  
190Broca-do-estipeRhinostomus barbirostrisNative2III
  
191Sphenophorus sp.Not listed1III
  
192ElateridaeAnchastus sp.Not listed2III
  
193Cardiorhinus sp.Not listed1III
  
194Besouro EstalinhoChalcolepidius zonatusNative2III
  
195TucaConoderus fuscofasciatusNot listed1III
  
196Dipropus sp.Not listed1III
  
197Lissomus sp.Not listed1III
  
198Pyrophorus sp.Not listed1III
  
199EndomychidaeStenotarsus sp.Not listed1III
  
200ErotylidaeIphiclus trifasciatusNative2III
  
201Megalodacne sp.Not listed1III
  
202Mycotretus sp.Native1III
  
203HydrophilidaeHydrophilus sp.Not listed1III
  
204LampyridaeBicho de LuzAspisoma sticticaNative1III
  
205Lychnacris sp.Not listed1III
  
206Pyrogaster telephorinusNot listed1III
  
207LucanidaeLeptinopterus tibialisNative1III
  
208MegalopodidaeAgathomerus sp.Not listed1III
  
209MeloidaeCissites maculataNot listed1III
  
210MelyridaeAstilo Moteado BrasileñoAstylus variegatusNot listed2III
  
211NitidulidaeConotelus sp.Native1III
  
212OedemeridaeDiplectrus vicinusNative1III
  
213PassalidaePassalus sp.Not listed2III
  
214ScarabaeidaeBlepharotoma sp.Not listed1III
  
215Bolax sp.Native1III
  
216Canthidium imperialeNot listed1III
  
217Chalepides sp.Native1III
  
218Coelosis inermisNative1III
  
219ToritoDiloboderus abderusNot listed1III
  
220Escarabajo RinoceronteEnema panNative1III
  
221Gymnetis pantherinaNative2III
  
222Gymnetis sp.Not listed1III
  
223Leucothyreus sp.Not listed1III
  
224Macraspis cinctaNative1III
  
225Macraspis cribrataNative1III
  
226Megasoma janusNot listed1III
  
227Megasoma vazdemelloiNative1III
  
228Onthophagus sp.Not listed1III
  
229Pelidnota glaberrimaNot listed1III
  
230Rutela lineolaNative2III
  
231Strategus centaurusNot listed1III
  
232Strategus sp.Native1III
  
233StaphylinidaeEulissus chalybaeusNative7VI
  
234Renda sp.Not listed1III
  
235Xanthopygus sp.Not listed1III
  
236TenebrionidaeAcropteron sp.Not listed1III
  
237Blapida okeniNative2III
  
238Camaria sp.Not listed1III
  
239Darkling BeetleVaquita DoradaLagria villosaNot listed3IV
  
240Lobopoda sp.Not listed1III
  
241Mylaris maximaNative1III
  
242Nilio sp.Not listed1III
  
243Poecilesthus fasciatusNot listed2III
  
244Strongylium aurichalceumNot listed1III
  
245Strongylium luteicorneNative2III
  
246Strongylium sp.Native2III
  
247LepidopteraCastniidaeHista fabriciiNative1III
  
248Synpalamides phalarisNative1III
  
249Telchin licusNative1III
  
250CossidaeLangsdorfia franckiiNative6V
  
251CrambidaeArthromastix lauralisNative1III
  
252Diaphania elegansNot listed1III
  
253Diaphania hyalinataNot listed1III
  
254Pickleworm MothBarrenador del PepinoDiaphania nitidalisNative2III
  
255Diaphania sp.Not listed1III
  
256Pyrausta sp.Native1III
  
257Stained-glass MothPolilla VitralSamea ecclesialisNot listed3IV
  
258Beet Webworm MothPolilla de la RemolachaSpoladea recurvalisNative1III
  
259Orange-spotted Flower MothPolilla de Manchas AnaranjadasSyngamia florellaNative1III
  
260ErebidaeAclytia heberNative2III
  
261Aethria ornataNative1III
  
262Antichloris sp.Not listed2III
  
263Apistosia judasNot listed1III
  
264Argyroeides sp.Not listed1III
  
265Calodesma collarisNot listed2III
  
266Carales asturNative4IV
  
267Chrostosoma sp.Not listed1III
  
268Coreura fidaNative1III
  
269Correbidia calopteridiaNative1III
  
270Scarlet-bodied Wasp-mothPolilla-avispa EscarlataCosmosoma augeNot listed2III
  
271Ctenucha rubricepsNot listed2III
  
272Cyanopepla orbonaNot listed1III
  
273Dinia eagrusNot listed1III
  
274Dycladia lucetiusNative2III
  
275Dysschema sacrificaNot listed2III
  
276Dysschema sp.Not listed1III
  
277Elysius hermiaNot listed1III
  
278Eulepidotis julianataNative2III
  
279Eulepidotis sp.Native1III
  
280Eupseudosoma involutaNative1III
  
281Eupseudosoma involutumNative2III
  
282Eurata elegansNot listed1III
  
283Feigeria magnaNative1III
  
284Feigeria mycerinaNative1III
  
285Feigeria sp.Native1III
  
286Hypocrita bicoloraNot listed1III
  
287Idalus agastusNot listed1III
  
288Idalus dorsalisNative1III
  
289Letis specularisNative1III
  
290Lophocampa distinctaNative1III
  
291Lophocampa sp.Not listed1III
  
292Lycomorphodes sp.Not listed2III
  
293Lycomorphodes suspectaNot listed1III
  
294Macrocneme leucostigmaNative1III
  
295Macrocneme sp.Native1III
  
296Melese paranensisNative1III
  
297Mursa sp.Not listed1III
  
298Nelphe sp.Not listed1III
  
299Neonerita dorsipunctaNative1III
  
300Ormetica chrysomelasNot listed1III
  
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