# One in nine European moth species faces extinction risk > The European Commission’s European Red List of Moths, published on 21 September, says nearly 11% of moth species in Europe and nearly 12% in the EU27 are threatened with extinction. The assessment covers 3,082 species at the European level. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/eu-red-list-moths-one-in-nine-threatened-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Environment - Published: 2026-10-06T08:59:00+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-07T00:56:50+03:00 - Event / data period: 2026-09-21 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/eu-red-list-moths-one-in-nine-threatened-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/eu-red-list-moths-one-in-nine-threatened-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/eu-red-list-moths-one-in-nine-threatened-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/eu-red-list-moths-one-in-nine-threatened-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/eu-red-list-moths-one-in-nine-threatened-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/eu-red-list-moths-one-in-nine-threatened-2026.md) The European Commission’s European Red List of Moths, published on 21 September, says nearly 11% of moth species in Europe and nearly 12% in the EU27 are threatened with extinction. The assessment covers 3,082 species at the European level. The report says data are lacking for one quarter of species; about 35% of endemic species assessed at European level are also classified as data deficient. It identifies habitat change and degradation, climate change and intensive agriculture among the main pressures. The Commission points to protecting, restoring and reconnecting habitats and improving monitoring as priorities. ## Data ### Development reported in the source Environmental development reported by the official source. Methodology: The event date stated by the primary source is used; no estimate or inference is added. | date | label | description | status | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-09-21 | One in nine European moth species faces extinction risk | The European Commission’s European Red List of Moths, published on 21 September, says nearly 11% of moth species in Europe and nearly 12% in the EU27 are threatened with extinction. The assessment covers 3,082 species at the European level. | occurred | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/eu-red-list-moths-one-in-nine-threatened-2026/data/reported-development?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/eu-red-list-moths-one-in-nine-threatened-2026/data/reported-development?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [European Commission Directorate-General for Environment]() (Source checked: 2026-10-06; Published: 2026-09-21) ## Correction history - 2026-10-07T00:56:50+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article. --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)