Other insects of Tamil Nadu
628 other insects on the India list have an open record placed in Tamil Nadu, 1 of them threatened (1 Vulnerable) and 4 endemic to India.
A species is in a state when it has an open record placed there: a record anyone can check online (a GBIF record, or a research-grade iNaturalist observation). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Threatened other insects of Tamil Nadu (1)
Other insects of Tamil Nadu endemic to India (4)
All other insects of Tamil Nadu on the list (628)
- Abrosoma carinulatum
- Abrosoma integrum
- Abrosoma singulare
- Abrosoma singulare
- Acanthogryllus asiaticus
- Acheta domesticus House Cricket
- Acorypha glaucopsis
- Acrida bicolor Two-coloured Stick Grasshopper
- Acrida cinerea Oriental Longheaded Locust
- Acrida turrita
- Acromantis lobofemorata
- Acronirmus gracilis
- Acrotylus humbertianus
- Acrotylus insubricus Common Digging Grasshopper
- Adraneothrips madrasensis
- Adraneothrips stannardi
- Aduncothrips asiaticus
- Aethalochroa ashmoliana
- Aethaloptera sexpunctata
- Afronurus kumbakkaraiensis
- Agaphthora diptera
- Aiolopus simulatrix Sudan Plague Locust
- Aiolopus thalassinus Slender Green-winged Grasshopper
- Alerothrips indicus
- Allacta vellimalai
- Alloiothrips nigrisetis
- Amalothrips flaccidus
- Amantis reticulata
- Ambivia undata
- Amorphoscelis annulicornis
- Amorphoscelis brunneipennis
- Amusurgus ornatipes
- Anacanthotermes viarum
- Anacridium flavescens
- Anaphothrips sudanensis Yellow-banded Maize Thrips
- Anaxipha nigrithorax
- Androthrips flavipes
- Androthrips ramachandrai
- Anisolabis dohrni
- Anisolabis lefroyi
- Apalacris varicornis
- Apterocryncus martini
- Apterygothrips fungosus
- Apterygothrips jogensis
- Arachnomimus lepidus
- Arachnomimus maindroni
- Arorathrips mexicanus
- Arrhenothrips ramakrishnae
- Arthisma mutilata
- Ascalaphus dicax
- Ascalaphus prothoracicus
- Ascalohybris subjacens
- Ascaloptynx appendiculata
- Asticostena andrewesi
- Atractomorpha aberrans
- Atractomorpha crenulata
- Aulacobothrus luteipes
- Aularches miliaris Spotted Locust
- Austroscolia soror
- Avatara aperiens
- Ayyaria chaetophora
- Azaleothrips amabilis
- Baenothrips minutus
- Baetis bialatus
- Baetis frequentus
- Baetis kaltenbachi
- Baetis spei
- Bathrips jasminae
- Bittacus henryi
- Blattella asahinai Asian Cockroach
- Blattella biligata Tworidge Roach
- Blattella germanica German Cockroach
- Blattella nipponica
- Blattella padmanabhani
- Blattella vaga Field Cockroach
- Brachycrotaphus longiceps
- Brachyntheisogryllacris abbreviata
- Bregmatothrips binervis
- Brochopeplus exaltatus
- Burrinia burri
- Byctothrips ayyari
- Caenis americani
- Caenis arunachalami
- Caenis kaegies
- Caenis maduraiensis
- Caenis srinii
- Caenis ulmeriana
- Caenis venkataramani
- Caliothrips indicus
- Calligrapha bicolorata
- Calolamprodes characterosa
- Carausius abdominalis
- Carausius debilis
- Carausius hilaris
- Carausius imbellis
- Carausius juvenilis
- Carausius morosus
- Carausius morosus Indian Walking Stick
- Carausius morosus Indian Walking Stick
- Carausius rotundatolobatus
- Carausius rudissimus
- Carausius vacillans
- Castetsia dispar
- Centroptella ghatensis
- Ceracris striata
- Ceratobasis koenigii
- Ceratomantis ghatei
- Ceratothripoides claratris
- Chabulina onychinalis
- Cheleocloeon vaigaiensis
- Cheumatopsyche marieni
- Chimarra actinifera
- Chimarra godagama
- Chimarra henryi
- Chimarra subpositio
- Chiraplothrips graminellus
- Chiridothrips indicus
- Chirothrips maximi
- Chitaura indica
- Chitocompsus semipurpureus
- Chloebora grossa
- Chondracris bengalensis
- Chondracris rosea Large Green Grasshopper
- Chopralla ceylonensis
- Choroedocus illustris
- Chrotogonus oxypterus
- Chrysopa cymbele
- Cistelomorpha nigrolineata
- Climacoptera superba
- Cloeodes soldani
- Cloeon bicolor
- Cloeon dipterum Pond Olive
- Cloeon harveyi
- Cloeon viridulum
- Clypeocaenis bisetosa
- Clypeocaenis kaveri
- Clypeocaenis malzacheri
- Clytra subfasciata
- Coloratobistus villosus
- Colpocephalum rosei
- Coniopteryx goniocera
- Coniopteryx maculithorax
- Conocephalus maculatus Spotted Meadow Katydid
- Conocephalus melaenus Black-kneed Meadow Katydid
- Coptacra ensifera
- Coptacrella martini
- Coptotermes ceylonicus
- Cosmogaster lateralis
- Creobroter gemmatus
- Creobroter gemmatus Jeweled Flower Mantis
- Creobroter pictipennis Indian Flower Mantis
- Creoleon parallelus
- Crioceris hampsoni
- Croce filipennis
- Cryptocephalus lefevrei
- Cryptocephalus sandrocottus
- Cryptocephalus sehestedti
- Cryptotermes brevis West Indian Drywood Termite
- Ctenocephalides felis Cat Flea
- Ctenolepisma calvum
- Ctenolepisma lineata Four-lined Silverfish
- Ctenolepisma lineatum
- Ctenolepisma longicaudatum Long-tailed Silverfish
- Ctenolepisma udumalpetense
- Cueta facile
- Cueta sauteri
- Cuspicona simplex
- Cyrtacanthacris tatarica Brown‐spotted Locust
- Decolya visenda
- Deflorita deflorita
- Deiphobe infuscata
- Deiphobe infuscata
- Deiphobella laticeps
- Dendroiketes corticinus
- Derectaotus maindroni
- Derispia coccinelloides
- Derlethina tamiraparaniae
- Dhimbama dawsoni
- Diabolocatantops innotabilis
- Diabolocatantops pinguis
- Diamphipsocus striatum
- Dianemobius fascipes
- Dianemobius fascipes
- Diaphanogryllacris gladiator
- Dicronychus notatus
- Didymocorypha lanceolata
- Dilar austroindicus
- Diploptera punctata Pacific Beetle Cockroach
- Dipseudopsis notata
- Dittopternis venusta
- Divulgoatus discrepans
- Dolichothrips chikakoae
- Dolichothrips citripes
- Dolichothrips indicus
- Dolichothrips montanus
- Dolichothrips reuteri
- Dravidacris annamalaica
- Dubitacris robustus
- Ducetia japonica
- Dudgeodes sartorii
- Dysaules himalayanus
- Dysaules longicollis
- Ecacanthothrips tibialis
- Echinosoma horridum
- Ectopsocopsis mozambica
- Ectopsocus ewarti
- Ectopsocus himalayanus
- Ectopsocus hypandrus
- Ectopsocus meridionalis
- Edmundsula lotica
- Edmundsula meghamalaiensis
- Elaphrothrips greeni
- Elaphrothrips procer
- Elaunon bipartitus
- Elimaea nigrosignata
- Elmantis trincomaliae
- Elydna hypenoides
- Empusa guttula
- Empusa spinosa
- Eomantis guttatipennis
- Eomantis iridipennis
- Eparchus insignis
- Epeorus gilliesi
- Ephestiasula nigrofemorata
- Ephestiasula rogenhoferi
- Epistaurus sinetyi
- Eriboea solon
- Euborellia annulata
- Euborellia annulipes Ring-legged Earwig
- Eucoptacra praemorsa
- Eucorydia ornata
- Eucriotettix flavopictus
- Euprepocnemides pictipes
- Eupromachus alienigenus
- Eurhynchothrips ordinarius
- Euryaplothrips crassus
- Euscelimena harpago
- Euscyrtus concinnus
- Exothrips sakimurai
- Eyprepocnemis alacris
- Fatua longicornis
- Florithrips traegardhi
- Forficula greeni
- Frankliniella schultzei
- Franklinothrips megalops
- Franklinothrips vespiformis Vespiform Thrips
- Friedrichiellus albofasciatus
- Gastrimargus africanus
- Genimen prasinum
- Gesonula punctifrons
- Gibbifronta pavoniae
- Gigantothrips nigrodentatus
- Glipa malaccana
- Glyptobasis nugax
- Gongylus gongylodes
- Gongylus gongylodes Wandering Violin Mantis
- Gonolabidura minor
- Gonolabis nilgiriensis
- Gonolabis punctata
- Gonypeta punctata
- Gonypetyllis semuncialis
- Gryllacropsis magniceps
- Gryllodes sigillatus Tropical House Cricket
- Gryllotalpa orientalis Oriental Mole Cricket
- Gryllus bimaculatus Southern Field Cricket
- Gryllus quadrimaculatus
- Gynaikothrips uzeli Weeping Fig Thrips
- Halpemorpha hyrtacus
- Hapalopeza nilgirica
- Haplothrips ceylonicus
- Haplothrips flavicinctus
- Haplothrips ganglbaueri
- Haplothrips gowdeyi Black Flower Thrips
- Haplothrips ramakrishnai
- Helionothrips kadaliphilus
- Hemipsocus menoni
- Hemipsocus mockfordi
- Hemithyrsocera alagara
- Hemithyrsocera palliata Pallid Sun Roach
- Hestiasula brunneriana
- Hestiasula brunneriana Indian Unicorn Boxer Mantis
- Hestiasula woodi
- Hestiasula woodi
- Heteracris pulchra
- Heterochaetula fissispinis
- Heteropternis respondens
- Hexacentrus unicolor
- Hierodula coarctata
- Hierodula doveri
- Hierodula membranacea Golden Giant Asian Mantis
- Hierodula membranacea
- Hierodula tenuidentata Giant Asian mantis
- Hieroglyphus banian Rice Grasshopper
- Hieroglyphus oryzivorus
- Hilethera oedipodioides
- Himertula kinneari
- Himertula vidhyavathiae
- Holochlora japonica Japanese broadwinged katydid
- Holothrips cracens
- Homoeoxipha lycoides
- Homogryllacris maindroni
- Hoplandrothrips nobilis
- Hospitalitermes monoceros
- Humbertiella ceylonica
- Humbertiella indica Indian bark mantis
- Humbertiella similis
- Hydatothrips initium
- Hymenesia tranquebarica
- Hypocophoides indicus
- Hypurgus humeralis
- Idgia dimelaena
- Indialis badia
- Indoapterolampra rugosiuscula
- Indokuzicus militaris
- Indomenella indica
- Indomiriatra provertex
- Indopalpares pardus
- Indosialis indica
- Indratilla gynandromorpha
- Isonychia moyarensis
- Karnyothrips pellucidus
- Khaoyaiana ambigua
- Labidura riparia Shore Earwig
- Labiobaetis jacobusi
- Lacturnea lacturnus
- Lamellipalpodes debprasuma
- Lamellipalpodes kurumba
- Languidipes corporaali
- Leeuwenia karnyi
- Leptacris filiformis
- Leptomantella parva
- Leva indica
- Lichenomima aldretei
- Liebebiella vera
- Liothrips associatus
- Liothrips perandaphaga
- Loyolaia indica
- Lygothrips jambuvasi
- Macrostemum floridum
- Macrotermes convulsionarius
- Madurea cephalotes
- Mallada desjardinsi
- Mallothrips indica
- Mantis religiosa European Mantis
- Mantis religiosa
- Mastacides crassipes
- Mastacides pterolepis
- Mecopoda elongata Malaysian Bush-cricket
- Megaglena sivarubani
- Megalurothrips distalis
- Megalurothrips usitatus
- Menacanthus camelinus
- Menacanthus eurysternus
- Menexenus semiarmatus
- Mesothrips jordani
- Metacromantis nigrofemorata
- Micraphthona fulvipes
- Microcephalothrips abdominalis Composite Thrip
- Micromus igorotus
- Mirollia indica
- Modicogryllus consobrinus
- Molanna paramoesta
- Mopla guttata
- Morphacris fasciata
- Morphna decolyi
- Morphna lucida
- Morphopoliana languida
- Mymarothrips garuda
- Myrmeleon tenuipennis Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) tenuipennis
- Myrsidea splendenticola
- Nala lividipes Black Bush Earwig
- Nanomantis lactea
- Nasutitermes anamalaiensis
- Nasutitermes brunneus
- Nasutitermes octopilis
- Nathanella indica
- Nathanella saraswathiae
- Necyla sacra
- Neoloboptera chakrabortyi
- Neoperla biseriata
- Neoperla ochracea
- Neorthacris acuticeps
- Neorthacris simulans Short Horned Gaudy Grasshopper
- Neosmerinthothrips robustus
- Neostylopyga maindroni
- Neostylopyga ornata
- Neostylopyga rhombifolia Harlequin Cockroach
- Neostylopyga sexpustulata
- Nevromus austroindicus
- Nicephora mazerani
- Nicephora subulata VU
- Nicephora trigonidioides
- Nigrobaetis klugei
- Nigrobaetis minutus
- Nigrobaetis paramakalyani
- Niphetogryllacris succinea
- Notiobiella viridinervis
- Notophlebia ganeshi
- Odontomantis micans
- Odontomantis planiceps Asian Ant Mantis
- Odontomantis pulchra
- Odontotermes formosanus
- Odontotermes longignathus
- Odontotermes obesus
- Oecanthus indicus
- Oedaleus abruptus
- Oedaleus nigeriensis
- Oedaleus senegalensis Senegalese Grasshopper
- Oligotoma nigra Black Webspinner
- Onomarchus uninotatus
- Opharicus ballardi
- Ophthalmothrips faurei
- Ornebius guerini
- Orthacris comorensis
- Orthacris incongruens
- Orthacris maindroni
- Orthacris ramakrishnai
- Orthacris robusta
- Orthacris ruficornis
- Orthochtha indica
- Oryctopus bolivari
- Oryctopus prodigiosus
- Oxya hyla Spine-kneed Grasshopper
- Oxya intricata
- Oxylakis truncatipennis
- Oxyophthalma gracilis
- Pachyacris violascens
- Palpares zebratus
- Panesthia monstruosa
- Paracatocala macula
- Paraduronia carinata
- Parakuzicus forficatus
- Paramarmessoidea annulata
- Paramorsimus oleifolius
- Paraphlaeoba platyceps
- Parasanaa donovani
- Parasondax cantralli
- Parasosibia parva
- Parasosibia villosa
- Parathespis humbertiana
- Parathespis humbertiana
- Pareparchus pelvimeter
- Patiscus quadripunctatus
- Pectocera nivea
- Pectodajaca modestum
- Pediculus humanus Human Louse
- Pelecinotus brachypterus
- Pelecinotus cristagalli
- Pelecinotus cristobtusa
- Periplaneta americana American Cockroach
- Petersula courtallensis
- Phalangopsina bolivari
- Phalangopsina gravelyi
- Phaneroptera gracilis
- Phaneroptera rentzi
- Phanoperla sertispina
- Phlaeoba angustidorsis
- Phlaeoba antennata
- Phlaeoba infumata Silent Slant-Faced Grasshopper
- Phlaeoba panteli
- Phlaeobida angustipennis
- Phlebonotus anomalus
- Phobaeticus sinetyi
- Phobaeticus sinetyi
- Phonarellus minor
- Phyllochoreia westwoodi
- Phyllomimus nodulosus
- Phyllozelus siccus
- Pileolum kirbyi
- Pirithoicus ophthalmicus Little Clown Grasshopper
- Platycrepidius indicus
- Pleias aelleni
- Plicothrips apicalis
- Podontia congregata
- Podothrips lucasseni
- Podothrips sasacola
- Poekilocerus pictus Painted Grasshopper
- Polionemobius taprobanensis
- Prabhasa distorta
- Praepodothrips nigrocephalus
- Praepodothrips priesneri
- Priesneriola oneillae
- Probergrothius sanguinolens
- Probergrothius varicornis
- Procloeon kottagudiensis
- Proreus decipiens
- Prostemma carduelis
- Prostemma flavomaculatum
- Psectra iniqua
- Pseudocloeon pulchellum
- Psocathropos lachlani
- Pternoscirta cinctifemur
- Pteroplistes masinagudi
- Pulchriphyllium anangu
- Pulchriphyllium anangu
- Pycnoscelus indicus Indian Cockroach
- Pycnoscelus surinamensis Surinam Cockroach
- Pyknothrips reticulatus
- Pyrgomorpha bispinosa
- Pyrgomorpha conica Cone-headed Grasshopper
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