Euchloe ausonides insulana
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| Euchloe ausonides insulana Guppy & Shepard, 2001
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Euchloe ausonides insulana, the island marble, is a subspecies of butterfly found in the San Juan Islands in Washington in the northwest United States.
In 1998 the island marble, thought to be extinct since 1908, was discovered during a prairie butterfly survey in San Juan Island National Historical Park.[1]
The Canadian Species at Risk Act (SARA) listed the island marble butterfly as being extirpated in Canada in May 2000 and again in April 2010.[2]
On August 22, 2012, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation submitted a petition for protection with the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).[3][4] Although not yet listed as endangered, the island marble butterfly is currently noted on the Washington State Species of Concern List.[5] In April 2018, the USFWS proposed to list the butterfly as endangered.[6]
References
- ^ "San Juan Island National Historical Park – The Island Marble Butterfly (U.S. National Park Service)" National Park Service – Experience Your America | February 9, 2009. <http://www.nps.gov/sajh/naturescience/island-marble-butterfly.htm>
- ^ "Species Profile: Island Marble" Government of Canada | Species at Risk Public Registry <http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/species/speciesDetails_e.cfm?sid=602>
- ^ "Fighting For Its Life (Again): The Island Marble Butterfly" Crag Law Center | June 25, 2013. <http://crag.org/2013/06/25/fighting-for-its-life-again-the-island-marble-butterfly/>
- ^ "The Imperiled Island Marble Butterfly" The Island Guardian | August 23, 2012. <http://www.islandguardian.com/archives/00004512.html>
- ^ "Species of Concern in Washington State" Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife Conservation <http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/endangered/All/>
- ^ Jenkins, Don (April 12, 2018). "Washington butterfly up for ESA protection". Capital Press. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
External links
- Saving the Island Marble Butterfly | Center for Biological Diversity
- Island Marble Butterfly | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
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