A County Report of 's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species

Windham County

Amphibians

Scientific Name Common Name Protection Status Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted salamander E/SC

Gyrinophilus porphyriticus Northern spring salamander T

Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern spadefoot E

Birds

Scientific Name Common Name Protection Status Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned hawk E

Aegolius acadicus Northern saw-whet owl SC

Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's sparrow SC*

Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper sparrow E

Asio flammeus Short-eared owl T

Asio otus Long-eared owl E

Botaurus lentiginosus American bittern E

Buteo platypterus Broad-winged hawk SC

Caprimulgus vociferus Whip-poor-will SC

Circus hudsonius Northern harrier (Circus cyaneus) E

Cistothorus platensis Sedge wren E

Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink SC

Eremophila alpestris Horned lark E

Falco sparverius American kestrel SC

Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald eagle T

Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah sparrow SC

Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed grebe E

Progne subis Purple martin SC

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Birds

Scientific Name Common Name Protection Status Rallus elegans King rail E

Setophaga cerulea Cerulean warbler SC

Sturnella magna Eastern meadowlark T

Toxostoma rufum Brown thrasher SC

Tyto alba Barn owl E

Fish

Scientific Name Common Name Protection Status Cottus cognatus Slimy sculpin SC

Enneacanthus obesus Banded sunfish SC

Notropis bifrenatus Bridle shiner SC

Invertebrates

Scientific Name Common Name Protection Status Acronicta falcula Corylus dagger SC

Acronicta fragilis Fragile dagger moth SC

Alasmidonta varicosa Brook floater E

Brachinus ovipennis Bombardier beetle SC

Callophrys henrici Henry's elfin SC

Callophrys hesseli Hessel's hairstreak E

Callophrys irus Frosted elfin T

Calopteryx dimidiata Sparkling jewelwing T

Carabus serratus Ground beetle SC

Catocala herodias gerhardi Herodias underwing E

Chaetaglaea cerata Waxed sallow SC

Chlosyne harrisii Harris' checkerspot SC*

Chytonix sensilis Barrens Chytonix E

Cicindela formosa generosa Big sand tiger beetle SC

Cicindela purpurea Purple tiger beetle SC*

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Invertebrates

Scientific Name Common Name Protection Status Cicindela tranquebarica Dark-bellied tiger beetle T

Derrima stellata Pink star moth SC

Digrammia equivocata Equivocal looper SC

Enallagma daeckii Attenuated bluet SC

Enallagma minusculum Little bluet SC

Enallagma pictum Scarlet bluet SC

Enallagma recurvatum Pine barrens bluet T

Erynnis brizo Sleepy duskywing T

Erynnis horatius Horace's duskywing SC

Erynnis persius persius Persius duskywing E

Euchlaena madusaria Scrub euchlaena T

Exyra fax Pitcher plant moth T

Gomphus adelphus Mustached clubtail SC

Gomphus quadricolor Rapids clubtail T

Gyraulus circumstriatus Disc gyro SC

Hemaris gracilis Slender clearwing T

Hemileuca maia maia Barrens buck moth E

Hetaerina americana American rubyspot T

Hybomitra longiglossa Horse fly E

Hyparpax aurora Pink prominent SC

Lycaena epixanthe Bog copper SC

Margaritifera margaritifera Eastern pearlshell SC

Metarranthis apiciaria Barrens metarranthis moth SC

Papaipema appassionata Pitcher plant borer T

Psectraglaea carnosa Pink sallow T

Schinia septentrionalis Northern flower moth T

Schinia spinosae Spinose flower moth SC

Sympistis perscripta Scribbled sallow moth SC

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Invertebrates

Scientific Name Common Name Protection Status

Williamsonia lintneri Ringed boghaunter E

Zale curema Black-eyed zale E

Zale obliqua Oblique zale SC

Zanclognatha martha Pine barrens zanclognatha T

Mammals

Scientific Name Common Name Protection Status Lasionycteris noctivagans Silver-haired bat SC

Lasiurus borealis Red bat SC

Lasiurus cinereus Hoary bat SC

Myotis lucifugus Little brown bat E

Synaptomys cooperi Southern bog lemming SC

Plants

Scientific Name Common Name Protection Status Abies balsamea Balsam fir E

Acalypha virginica Virginia copperleaf SC

Agalinis acuta Sandplain agalinis E

Ageratina aromatica Small white snakeroot E

Arethusa bulbosa Dragon's-mouth SC*

Aristida purpurascens Arrowfeather E

Asclepias purpurascens Purple milkweed SC

Asplenium montanum Mountain spleenwort SC

Bidens beckii Beck's water-marigold SC

Carex bushii Bush's sedge SC

Carex buxbaumii Brown bog sedge E

Carex polymorpha Variable sedge E

Celastrus scandens American bittersweet SC

Coeloglossum viride Long-bracted green orchid E

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Plants

Scientific Name Common Name Protection Status Corallorhiza trifida Early coral root SC

Crocanthemum propinquum Low frostweed SC

Cypripedium parviflorum Yellow lady's-slipper SC

Desmodium glabellum Dillenius' tick-trefoil SC

Desmodium sessilifolium Sessile-leaf tick-trefoil SC*

Dichanthelium xanthophysum Pale-leaved rosette-panicgrass SC*

Dryopteris goldiana Goldie's fern SC

Eleocharis equisetoides Horsetail spikesedge E

Eriophorum vaginatum var. spissum Hare's tail T

Eurybia spectabilis Showy T

Gaultheria hispidula Creeping snowberry SC

Gaylussacia bigeloviana Dwarf huckleberry T

Goodyera repens var. ophioides Dwarf rattlesnake plantain SC*

Hottonia inflata Featherfoil SC

Hydrocotyle umbellata Water pennywort E

Ilex glabra Inkberry T

Isotria medeoloides Small whorled pogonia E

Lespedeza repens Creeping bush-clover SC

Liatris novae-angliae New England blazing-star SC

Liparis liliifolia Lily-leaved twayblade E

Lipocarpha micrantha Dwarf bulrush T

Lygodium palmatum Climbing fern SC

Maianthemum trifolium Three-leaved false Solomon's-seal T

Malaxis unifolia Green adder's-mouth E

Moneses uniflora One-flower wintergreen E

Oclemena nemoralis Bog aster E

Orthilia secunda One-sided pyrola SC*

Oxalis violacea Violet wood-sorrel SC

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Plants

Scientific Name Common Name Protection Status

Panax quinquefolius American ginseng SC

Pedicularis lanceolata Swamp lousewort T

Piptatherum pungens Slender mountain ricegrass E

Platanthera flava var. herbiola Pale green orchid SC

Platanthera hookeri Hooker's orchid SC*

Polygala nuttallii Nuttall's milkwort T

Potamogeton gemmiparus Capillary pondweed T

Potamogeton vaseyi Vasey's pondweed T

Prunus alleghaniensis Alleghany plum SC*

Rosa nitida Shining rose SC*

Rumex persicarioides Sea-side dock SC*

Sagittaria subulata Awl-leaved arrowhead SC

Scleria triglomerata Whip nutrush E

Senna hebecarpa Wild senna T

Stachys hyssopifolia Hyssop-leaf hedge-nettle E

Stellaria borealis Northern stitchwort SC

Trichophorum alpinum Alpine bulrush SC*

Viola canadensis Canada violet SC

Reptiles

Scientific Name Common Name Protection Status Clemmys guttata Spotted turtle SC

Glyptemys insculpta Wood turtle SC

Heterodon platirhinos Eastern hognose snake SC

Opheodrys vernalis Smooth green snake SC

Terrapene carolina carolina Eastern box turtle SC

Thamnophis sauritus Eastern ribbon snake SC

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State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division 79 Elm St., Hartford, CT 06106

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