List of arthropods of Virginia

The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) is the state insect of Virginia
The European Honey Bee is the state Pollinator of Virginia

This is a list of arthropods in Virginia, including both current and recently historical inhabitants. Species which are presumed extirpated are crossed out.

Insecta (Insects)

Butterflies

Name Species Family Conservation status
IUCN Red List Federal (ESA) State (Virginia DWR) State (NatureServe)
Aaron's Skipper[1] Poanes aaroni Hesperiidae Vulnerable (S3)[2]

Bees

Name Species Family Conservation status
IUCN Red List Federal (ESA) State (Virginia DWR) State (NatureServe)
Eastern Carpenter Bee[1] Xylocopa virginica Apidae No Status Rank[3]
Variable Cuckoo Bumble Bee Bombus variabilis Apidae Critically Endangered[4] Critical Conservation Need (Tier 1)[5] Presumed Extirpated (SX)[6]
Yellow Bumble Bee Bombus fervidus Apidae Vulnerable[7] Moderate Conservation Need (Tier IV)[5] Vulnerable (S3)[8]
Yellow Banded Bumble Bee Bombus terricola Apidae Vulnerable[9] High Conservation Need (Tier III)[5] Critically Imperiled (S1)[10]
Angelic Sweat Bee Agapostemon angelicus Halictidae Not Rated[11]

Wasps

Name Species Family Conservation status
IUCN Red List Federal (ESA) State (Virginia DWR) State (NatureServe)
Bald-faced hornet Dolichovespula maculata Vespidae

Cockroaches

Name Species Family Conservation status
IUCN Red List Federal (ESA) State (Virginia DWR) State (NatureServe)
Virginia Wood Cockroach Parcoblatta virginica Ectobiidae
Pennsylvania Wood Cockroach Parcoblatta pensylvanica Ectobiidae
Brown-hooded Cockroach Cryptocercus punctulatus Cryptocercidae

Arachnida (Arachnids)

Spiders

Name Species Family Conservation status
IUCN Red List Federal (ESA) State (Virginia DWR) State (NatureServe)
Spruce-fir Moss Spider Microhexura montivaga Dipluridae Endangered[12] Endangered Critically Imperiled (S1)[13]

Scorpions

Name Species Family Conservation status
IUCN Red List Federal (ESA) State (Virginia DWR) State (NatureServe)
Southern Unstriped Scorpion Vaejovis carolinianus Vaejovidae Moderate Conservation Need (Tier IV)[5] Critically Imperiled (S1)[14]

Myriapods (Millipedes and Centipedes)

Millipedes

Name Species Family Conservation status
IUCN Red List Federal (ESA) State (Virginia DWR) State (NatureServe)
Virginia cherry millipede[1] Apheloria virginiensis Xystodesmidae Moderate Conservation Need (Tier IV)[5] Secure (S5)[15]
Traveling cherry millipede[1] Pleuroloma flavipes Xystodesmidae No Status Rank[16]
Aeto Millipede[1] Conotyla aeto Conotylidae Very High Conservation Need (Tier II)[5] Critically Imperiled (S1)[17]
Big Cedar Creek Millipede[1] Appalachioria falcifera[note 1][18] Xystodesmidae Very High Conservation Need (Tier II)[5] Critically Imperiled (S1)[19]
Blowing Rock Millipede[1] Cleidogona medialis Cleidogonidae Very High Conservation Need (Tier II)[5] Vulnerable (S3)[20]
Ellett Valley Pseudotremia Millipede[1] Pseudotremia cavernarum Cleidogonidae Critical Conservation Need (Tier I)[5] Critically Imperiled (S1)[21]
Laurel Creek xystodesmid Millipede[1] Sigmoria whiteheadi Xystodesmidae Critical Conservation Need (Tier I)[5] Critically Imperiled (S1)[22]

Centipedes

Name Species / subspecies Family Conservation status
IUCN Red List Federal (ESA) State (Virginia DWR) State (NatureServe)
Eastern Red Centipede Scolopocryptops sexspinosus Scolopocryptopidae
Eastern Bark Centipede Hemiscolopendra marginata Scolopendridae
Montane Centipede Escaryus cryptorobius Schendylidae Imperiled (S2)

Crustacea (Crustaceans)

Isopoda (Isopods)

Land Species

Name Species Family Conservation status
IUCN Red List Federal (ESA) State (Virginia DWR) State (NatureServe)
Lee County cave isopod Lirceus usdagalun Asellidae Endangered[23][24] Critically Imperiled (S1)[25]
Blue Ridge Rock Slater[26] Ligidium blueridgensis Ligiidae
Miktoniscus spinosus[note 2][26] Miktoniscus spinosus Trichoniscidae

Aquatic Species

Name Species Family Conservation status
IUCN Red List Federal (ESA) State (Virginia DWR) State (NatureServe)
Cumberland Gap Cave Isopod Caecidotea cumberlandensis Asellidae Very High Conservation Need (Tier II)[5] Critically Imperiled (S1)[27]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Virginia DWR List of Native and Naturalized Species" (PDF). Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  2. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Aaron's Skipper". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  3. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Eastern Carpenter Bee". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  4. ↑ (www.leifrichardson.org/bbna.html), Leif Richardson (August 19, 2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Bombus variabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Terrestrial Invertebrates" (PDF). Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) (.gov). Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  6. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Bombus variabilis". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Bombus fervidus: Hatfield, R., Jepsen, S., Thorp, R., Richardson, L., Colla, S. & Foltz Jordan, S.: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T21215132A21215225". August 19, 2014. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T21215132A21215225.en. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  8. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Yellow Bumble Bee". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Bombus terricola: Hatfield, R., Jepsen, S., Thorp, R., Richardson, L. & Colla, S.: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T44937505A46440206". August 19, 2014. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T44937505A46440206.en. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  10. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Bombus terricola". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  11. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Agapostemon Angelicus". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  12. ↑ "ECOS: Spruce-fir moss spider (Microhexura montivaga)". Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  13. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Spruce-fir Moss Spider". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  14. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Southern Unstriped Scorpion". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
  15. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Virginia cherry millipede". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  16. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Travelling Cherry Millipede". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  17. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Aeto Millipede". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  18. ↑ "MilliBase - Appalachioria falcifera (Keeton, 1959)". www.millibase.org. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  19. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Big Cedar Creek Millipede". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  20. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Blowing Rock Millipede". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  21. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Ellett Valley Pseudotremia Millipede". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  22. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Laurel Creek Xystodesmid Millipede". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  23. ↑ "Lee County cave isopod (Lirceus usdagalun)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
  24. ↑ USFWS (November 20, 1992). "ETWP; Determination of Endangered Status for the Lee County Cave Isopod (Lirceus usdagalun)". Federal Register. 57 (225): 54722–54726. 57 FR 54722
  25. ↑ NatureServe (May 5, 2023). "Lirceus usdagalun". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
  26. 1 2 Ivanov, Kaloyan; Hightower, Liberty; Means, Jackson; Jones, Nathan (2024). "The Terrestrial Isopod Fauna (Isopoda: Oniscidea) of Virginia". doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.19769.75363.
  27. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Cumberland Gap Cave Isopod". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
  1. ↑ Formerly known as Brachoria falcifera
  2. ↑ Does not have a common name
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.