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About how many insect species have been formally described by scientists?

Around 1 million.

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  1. Around 10 million
  2. Around 1 million ✔
  3. Around 50 thousand

Why: Estimates suggest over 5.5 million insect species exist, with about 1 million formally described.

Huh, didn't know that: Estimates suggest over 5.5 million insect species exist, with about 1 million formally described.

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Answer: Around 1 million. Estimates suggest over 5.5 million insect species exist, with about 1 million formally described.

  1. Entomology en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomology
    around 1 million formally described by entomologists
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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