Extinct Insects

An illustrated guide to selected extinct and fossilised insects, designed to support AI -generated cinematic recreations of their world.

- Insect Sources

# Extinct Insect Examples - Meganeuropsis permiana - Eophyllium messelensis - Fibla carpenteri - Bombus cerdanyensis

# Extinct Insects – Recent Losses A working list of recently extinct, extinct-in-the-wild, or possibly extinct insects. Each item links to a species page you can build out; I’ve also added direct asset leads.

- Xerces blue — Glaucopsyche xerces - Saint Helena Giant Earwig — Labidura herculeana - Rocky Mountain Locust — Melanoplus spretus - Levuana Moth - Levuana iridescens - Ridley’s Stick Insect - Poko Noctuid Moth — Agrotis crinigera - Deloneura Immaculata — Mbashe River buff - Oʻahu Deceptor Bush Cricket — Leptogryllus deceptor

# Illustrated Insects Here we look at some examples of wiki-pages for insects where we have historical illustrations: - Titan Beetle (Pronus Giganteus)

Here are some collections of illustrations that are interesting to be used in the project: - Drury's Entomology - Microscopic Delights - Nature through Microscope & Camera - Maria Sibylla Merian