Euchloe ausonides insulana
| Island Marble | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Euchloe |
| Species: | E. ausonides |
| Subspecies: | E. a. insulana |
| Trinomial name | |
| Euchloe ausonides insulana Guppy & Shepard, 2001 | |
Island Marble (Euchloe ausonides insulana) is a subspecies of butterfly found in the San Juan Islands in Washington state.
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 United States Department of Fish and Wildlife.[3][4] Although not yet listed as endangered, the Island Marble butterfly is currently noted on the Washington State Species of Concern List.[5]
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/>
External links
- Saving the Island Marble Butterfly | Center for Biological Diversity
- Island Marble Butterfly | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
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