Home›Articles›One Million Named, Millions More Unnamed: Insecta's Real CensusArticleOne Million Named, Millions More Unnamed: Insecta's Real CensusArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnInsecta, Taxa Well-attested SourcesInsecta (Wikipedia)Diversity sectionQuote, Diversity sectionEstimates of the total number of insect species vary considerably, suggesting that there are perhaps some 5.5 million insect species in existence, of which about one million have been described and named.View the SourceNature Atlas Long-Form Articles, First EditionComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.