25 Species of Insects That Are Found In Pakistan

Insects are tiny and sometimes annoying (we are talking about you, mosquitos), but most of them are extremely important for the environment. Insects like ants and beetles are cleaners of our environment and without them earth would be a dump of waste (it is sadly becoming so, thanks to non-biodegradable plastic waste). Insects that don’t clean up the environment, like bees and wasps etc., are also extremely important as they act as pollinators and ensure our earth keeps growing delicious fruits and vegetables for us to consume [Check out: Pollinator Decline of Bees – Causes, Effects and Solutions]. Also bees make honey!

Butterflies on the other hand are not only important for the environment but also very beautiful – sadly they are dying! To know more read: 10 Reason of Why Butterflies are Dying and How We Can Save Them. So it wouldn’t be wrong to say that a world without insects would be a very different place. Pakistan is a country rich in biodiversity and that includes insect biodiversity too. So today we bring you a list of some commonly found insects in Pakistan. Check it out.

 

COMMON WINDMILL BUTTERFLY

Scientific Name: Byasa polyeuctes

Location: Kashmir

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PLAIN TIGER BUTTERFLY

Scientific Name: Danaus chrysippus

 

COMMON TIGER BUTTERFLY

Scientific Name: Danaus genutia

 

Also check out: 20 Deadly Venomous and Poisonous Animals Found in Pakistan

 

COMMON JAY BUTTERFLY

Scientific Name: Graphium doson

Location: Himalayan Foothills

Image Source:Firos AK, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

 

LARGE SCAVENGING WATER BEETLE

Scientific Name: Hydrophilus caschmirensis

Image Source: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

 

Also check out: 20 Deadly Venomous and Poisonous Animals Found in Pakistan

 

LEAF BEETLE

Scientific Name: Macrocoma sacra

 

LADYBUGS (LADYBIRD BEETLES)

Scientific Name: Coccinellidae

 

OMORGUS GRANULATUS BEETLE

Scientific Name: Omorgus granulatus

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COMMON ROUGH WOODLOUSE

Scientific Name: Porcellio scaber

Location: Punjab

[Correction: Woodlouse is in fact not an insect and rather a terrestrial crustacean.]

 

TAWNY MIME BUTTERFLY

Scientific Name: Papilio agestor

Location: Kashmir

 Image Source: Sandipoutsider, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

 

PLATYCORYNUS PEREGRINUS BEETLE

Scientific Name: Platycorynus peregrinus

 Image Source: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

 

SEED BUGS

Scientific Name: Lygaeoidea

Location: Punjab

 

TRIOZA FLETCHERI

Scientific Name: Trioza fletcheri

Location: Punjab

 

VIOLET CARPENTER BEE

Scientific Name: Xylocopa violacea

Location: Punjab, Kashmir

 

WHEAT TERMITE

Scientific Name: Microtermes obesi

Location: Wheat fields, Pakistan

 

TWO-STRIPED JUMPER SPIDER

Scientific Name: Telamonia dimidiata

 Image Source: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

 

PLEXIPPUS PAYKULLI JUMPING SPIDER

Scientific Name: Plexippus paykulli

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GARDEN CENTRE SPIDER

Scientific Name: Uloborus plumipes

 Image Source: RudiSteenkamp, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

 

 PSEUDONEOPONERA RUFIPES ANTS

Scientific Name: Pseudoneoponera rufipes

 Image Source: iNaturalist user: portioid, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

 

STRUMIGENYS GODEFFROYI ANTS

Scientific Name: Strumigenys godeffroyi

 

MARPISSA MUSCOSA JUMPING SPIDER

Scientific Name: Marpissa muscosa

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Check out: 11 Venomous And Non-Venomous Snake Species Found In Pakistan

 

TAILED CELLAR SPIDERS

Scientific Name: Crossopriza lyoni

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SHEET WEAVER INSECT

Scientific Name: Agyneta pakistanica

 

DEATHSTALKER SCORPION

Scientific Name: Leiurus quinquestriatus

Location: Thar desert

 Image Source: מינוזיג, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

 

INDIAN RED SCORPION

Scientific Name: Hottentotta tamulus

Location: Eastern Pakistan

 Image Source: Shantanu Kuveskar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

 

DWARF HONEY BEE

Scientific Name: Apis florea

Image Source: Peterwchen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

 

ASIAN HONEY BEE

Scientific Name: Apis cerana

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Also check out: 17 Beautiful Butterfly Species That Are Found in Pakistan

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