The Graveyard
This page is a memorial to those insect species which have been unable to resist the encroachments on their homes, the dismantling of their habitats, and have apparently become extinct. Though such a display may be disheartening, each of these cases contains one or more lessons to help us prevent this list from continuing to grow.
Lepidoptera
- Unsilvered (=Atossa) Fritillary Butterfly
Speyeria adiaste atossa - Xerces Blue Butterfly
Glaucopsyche xerces - Strohbeen's Parnassian Butterfly
Parnassius clodius strohbeeni - Sthenele Satyr Butterfly
Cercyonis sthenele sthenele
Orthoptera
- Antioch shield-back Katydid
Nebuda extincta
Coleoptera
- Oblivious Tiger Beetle
Cicindela latesignata obliviosa - San Joaquin Valley Tiger Beetle
Cicindela tranquebarica ssp. - Mono Lake Hygrotus Diving Beetle
Hygrotus artus
Diptera
- El Segundo Flower-loving Fly
Rhaphiomidas terminatus terminatus - Antioch Robber Fly
Cophura hurdi (Possibly extinct) - Valley Flower-loving Fly
Rhaphiomidas trochilus
Hymenoptera
- Antioch Sphecid Wasp
Philanthus nasalis - Yellow-banded Andrenid Bee
Perdita hirticeps luteocincta

