1 insect starting with the letter X — each with origin, classification, and notes.
If you've been searching for insects that start with X, you'll find 1 detailed insect below. We're not interested in giving you only a list of names — every entry on this page links to a full profile with the kind of detail you'd actually want to know.
For insects, that means taxonomy, habitat, diet, life cycle, and ecological role.
A small blue butterfly of California's San Francisco peninsula — extinct since the 1940s, the first North American butterfly species lost to habitat destruction, and the namesake of the Xerces Society for invertebrate conservation.
That's our current list of insects starting with the letter X. We add new entries every week — if you have a favorite insect starting with X that isn't on this page, let us know and we'll write it up.
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