DOCSLIB.ORG

Literature Cited for 12-Month Finding on 4 Great Basin Butterflies

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Literature Cited for 12-Month Finding on 4 Great Basin Butterflies 4 Great Basin Butterflies 12-Month Finding Literature Cited July 11, 2012 Austin, G.T. 1987. Nevada populations of Polites sabuleti and the descriptions of five new subspecies. Bulletin of the Allyn Museum. Number 109. Austin, G.T. 1993. Studies of three sensitive butterfly taxa in the Bureau of Land Management, Ely District, Nevada. Nevada State Museum and Historical Society, Las Vegas, Nevada. 15 pp. Austin, G.T. 1998a. Checklist of Nevada Butterflies. Page 837-844 in T.C. Emmel (ed.). Systematics of Western North American Butterflies. Mariposa Press, Gainesville, Florida. Austin, G.T. 1998b. New subspecies of Nymphalidae (Lepidoptera) from Nevada and Arizona. Pages 573-586 in T.C. Emmel (ed.). Systematics of Western North American Butterflies. Mariposa Press, Gainesville, Florida. Austin, G.T. 1998c. New subspecies of Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) from Nevada and Arizona. Pages 539-572 in T.C. Emmel (ed.). Systematics of Western North American Butterflies. Mariposa Press, Gainesville, Florida. Austin, G.T. and P.J. Leary. 2008. Larval hostplants of butterflies in Nevada. Holarctic Lepidoptera 12:1-134. Austin, G.T. and W.W. McGuire. 1998. Hesperia uncas W.H. Edwards (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) in the Great Basin region, with descriptions of new subspecies. Pages 775- 794 in T.C. Emmel (ed.). Systematics of Western North American Butterflies. Mariposa Press, Gainesville, Florida. Bates, B.C., Z.W. Kundzewicz, S. Wu and J.P. Palutikof (eds.). 2008. Climate Change and Water. Technical Paper of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. IPCC Secretariat, Geneva. 210 pp. Belsky, A. J. and J. L. Gelbard. 2000. Livestock grazing and weed invasions in the arid west. Oregon Natural Desert Association, Bend, Oregon. 31pp. Belsky, A.J., A. Matzke, and S. Uselman. 1999. Survey of livestock influences on stream and riparian ecosystems in the western United States. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 54:419-431. Blair, R.B. and A.E. Launer. 1997. Butterfly diversity and human land use: species assemblages along an urban gradient. Biological Conservation 80:113-125. Bock, C.E., R.A. Bailowitz, D.W. Danforth, Z.F. Jones, and J.H. Bock. 2007. Butterflies and exurban development in southeastern Arizona. Landscape and Urban Planning 80:34-44. 1 Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and Southern Nevada Water Authority. 2006. Stipulation for withdrawal of protests regarding SNWA groundwater applications (#54003-54021) in Spring Valley hydrographic area (#184). 18 pp., plus exhibits. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and Southern Nevada Water Authority. 2008. Stipulation for withdrawal of protests regarding SNWA groundwater applications (#53987-53992) in Delmar, Dry Lake, and Cave Valley hydrographic areas (#180–182). 16 pp., plus exhibits. Bureau of Land Management. 1993. Southwest Intertie Project Final Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Plan Amendment. Bureau of Land Management, Burley, Idaho. Bureau of Land Management. 2000. Handbook H-1601-1, Land Use Planning Handbook, Release 1-1675, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C. Bureau of Land Management. 2007a. Final Vegetation Treatments Using Herbicides on Bureau of Land Management Lands in 17 Western States Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. Volume II-Appendix J. Bureau of Land Management, Reno, Nevada. Bureau of Land Management. 2007b. Record of Decision Vegetation Treatments Using Herbicides on Bureau of Land Management Lands in 17 Western States Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. Bureau of Land Management, Washington D.C. Bureau of Land Management. 2007c. Ely Proposed Resource Management Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement. Volumes I and II. Bureau of Land Management, Reno, Nevada. Bureau of Land Management. 2008a. Ely District Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan. Bureau of Land Management, Ely, Nevada. Bureau of Land Management. 2008b. Manual 6840-Special Status Species Management. Release No. 6-125. Bureau of Land Management, Washington, D.C. 48 pp. Bureau of Land Management. 2008c. Southwest Intertie Project Decision Record. Bureau of Land Management, Ely, Nevada. 6 pp., plus attachments. Bureau of Land Management. 2009a. Stipulated Piezometers and Associated Appurtenances: Spring Valley, White Pine County, Nevada. Finding of No Significant Impact and Decision Record. Bureau of Land Management, Ely, Nevada. Bureau of Land Management. 2009b. Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments/Record of Decision (ROD) for Designation of Energy Corridors on Bureau of Land Management-Administered Lands in the 11 Western States. Bureau of Land Management. 2 Bureau of Land Management. 2010a. Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement. Volumes 1, 2, and 5. Winnemucca District Office, Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca, Nevada. Bureau of Land Management. 2010b. Environmental Assessment for Authorization 2704459 Term Grazing Permit Renewal on the Steptoe (00415) Allotment, Appendix II-Standards Determination Document. Bureau of Land Management, Ely, Nevada. 18 pp., plus appendices. Bureau of Land Management. 2010c. Final Environmental Impact Statement for the ON Line Project. Volumes 1 and 2. Bureau of Land Management, Ely, Nevada. Bureau of Land Management. 2011a. Clark, Lincoln, and White Pine Counties Groundwater Development Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Bureau of Land Management, Reno, Nevada. Bureau of Land Management. 2011b. Record of Decision for the One Nevada Transmission Line (ON Line) Project Rights-of-way. Bureau of Land Management, Ely, Nevada. Britten, H.B., E. Fleishman, G.T. Austin, and D.D. Murphy. 2003. Genetically effective and adult population sizes in the Apache silverspot butterfly, Speyeria nokomis apacheana (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Western North American Naturalist 63:229-235. Brussard, P.F., D.A. Charlet, and D.S. Dobkin. 1998. Great Basin-Mojave Desert region. Pages 505–542 in M.J. Mac, P.A. Opler, C.E. Puckett Haecker, P.D. Doran. Status and Trends of the Nation's Biological Resources. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. Chambers, J.C. 2008a. Water resources and the Great Basin. Pages 20-23 in J.C. Chambers, N. Devoe, and A. Evenden (eds.). Collaborative Management and Research in the Great Basin— Examining the Issues and Developing a Framework for Action. General Technical Report RMRS-GTR 204. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, Colorado. Chambers, J.C. 2008b. Climate change and the Great Basin. Pages 29-32 in J.C. Chambers, N. Devoe, and A. Evenden (eds.). Collaborative Management and Research in the Great Basin— Examining the Issues and Developing a Framework for Action. General Technical Report RMRS-GTR 204. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, Colorado. Chambers J.C. and M. Pellant. 2008. Climate change impacts on northwest and intermountain United States rangelands. Society for Range Management. June: 29-33 3 Chambers, J.C., N. Devoe, and A. Evenden. 2008. Introduction. Pages 1-8 in J.C. Chambers, N. Devoe, and A. Evenden (eds.) Collaborative Management and Research in the Great Basin — Examining the Issues and Developing a Framework for Action. General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-204. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, Colorado. Charlet, D. 2006. Effects of Interbasin Water Transport on Ecosystems of Spring Valley, White Pine County, Nevada. Unpublished report. Community College Southern Nevada, Henderson, Nevada. 25 pp. Department of Energy (DOE) and Bureau of Land Management. 2008. Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Designation of Energy Corridors on Federal Land in the 11 Western States (DOE/EIS-0386), Final Summary. U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land management. Ecological Services, Inc. 2007. 2006 General Terrestrial Invertebrate Surveys Final Report. Santa Paula, California. 32 pp., plus appendices. Environmental Protection Agency. 1998. Climate change and Nevada. EPA 236-F-98-007o, September 1998. 4 pp. Fleishman, E. 2000. Environmental auditing monitoring the response of butterfly communities to prescribed fire. Environmental Management 26:685-695. Fleishman, E. 2008. Great Basin rare and vulnerable species. Pages 61-64 in J. C. Chambers, N. Devoe, and A. Evenden (eds.). Collaborative Management and Research in the Great Basin— Examining the Issues and Developing a Framework for Action. General Technical Report RMRS-GTR 204. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Fort Collins, Colorado. Fleishman, E., G.T. Austin, P. F. Brussard, and D.D. Murphy. 1999. A comparison of butterfly communities in native and agricultural riparian habitats in the Great Basin, USA. Biological Conservation 89:209-218. Fleishner, T.L. 1994. Ecological costs of livestock grazing in western North America. Conservation Biology 8:629-644. Graves, S.D., and A.M. Shapiro. 2003. Exotics as host plants of the California butterfly fauna. Biological Conservation 110:413-433. Hickman, J. C. 1993. Page 206 in The Jepson Manual Higher Plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California. 1312 pp. plus appendices. Kartesz, J.T. 1987. Pages 282-283, 1503, and 1611 in A Flora of Nevada. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Nevada Reno. 1,729 pp. 4 Kruess, A., and T. Tscharntke. 2002. Grazing
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Manitoba Conservation Data Centre Surveys and Stewardship Activities, 2013
    Manitoba Conservation Data Centre Surveys and Stewardship Activities, 2013 Manitoba Conservation Data Centre Colin Murray Report No. 2014-01 Manitoba Conservation Data Centre Box 24, 200 Saulteaux Crescent Winnipeg, Manitoba R3J 3W3 www.manitoba.ca/conservation/cdc Recommended Citation: Murray, C. 2014. Manitoba Conservation Data Centre Surveys and Stewardship Activities, 2013. Report No. 2014-01. Manitoba Conservation Data Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba. v+41 pp. Images: Unless otherwise noted, all images are ©Manitoba Conservation Data Centre. Cover image: View of the Assiniboine River and Beaver Creek valleys looking south from a top the valley plateau. Inset is a White Flower Moth (Schinia bimatris) at rest. Photographed at Spruce Woods Provincial Park. Manitoba Conservation Data Centre Surveys and Stewardship Activities, 2013 By Colin Murray Manitoba Conservation Data Centre Wildlife Branch Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship Winnipeg, Manitoba Executive Summary In 2013, the Manitoba Conservation Data Center (MBCDC) added nearly 1,240 new occurrences to its Biodiversity Geospatial Database. This represents thousands of species at risk (SAR) observations including 27 plant and 51 animal species. Observations were gathered by MBCDC staff and also submitted to the MBCDC by individuals and other organisations. This information will further enhance our understanding of biodiversity in Manitoba and guide research, development, and educational efforts. This year MBCDC field surveys targeted 21 species which are listed under the federal Species at Risk Act, assessed by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), and listed under Manitoba’s Endangered Species and Ecosystems Act, and especially occurring in the mixed-grass prairie and sandhill areas of southwestern Manitoba.
    [Show full text]
  • A Fish Habitat Partnership
    A Fish Habitat Partnership Strategic Plan for Fish Habitat Conservation in Midwest Glacial Lakes Engbretson Underwater Photography September 30, 2009 This page intentionally left blank. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 I. BACKGROUND 7 II. VALUES OF GLACIAL LAKES 8 III. OVERVIEW OF IMPACTS TO GLACIAL LAKES 9 IV. AN ECOREGIONAL APPROACH 14 V. MULTIPLE INTERESTS WITH COMMON GOALS 23 VI. INVASIVES SPECIES, CLIMATE CHANGE 23 VII. CHALLENGES 25 VIII. INTERIM OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS 26 IX. INTERIM PRIORITY WATERSHEDS 29 LITERATURE CITED 30 APPENDICES I Steering Committee, Contributing Partners and Working Groups 33 II Fish Habitat Conservation Strategies Grouped By Themes 34 III Species of Greatest Conservation Need By Level III Ecoregions 36 Contact Information: Pat Rivers, Midwest Glacial Lakes Project Manager 1601 Minnesota Drive Brainerd, MN 56401 Telephone 218-327-4306 [email protected] www.midwestglaciallakes.org 3 Executive Summary OUR MISSION The mission of the Midwest Glacial Lakes Partnership is to work together to protect, rehabilitate, and enhance sustainable fish habitats in glacial lakes of the Midwest for the use and enjoyment of current and future generations. Glacial lakes (lakes formed by glacial activity) are a common feature on the midwestern landscape. From small, productive potholes to the large windswept walleye “factories”, glacial lakes are an integral part of the communities within which they are found and taken collectively are a resource of national importance. Despite this value, lakes are commonly treated more as a commodity rather than a natural resource susceptible to degradation. Often viewed apart from the landscape within which they occupy, human activities on land—and in water—have compromised many of these systems.
    [Show full text]
  • Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society
    J OURNAL OF T HE L EPIDOPTERISTS’ S OCIETY Volume 62 2008 Number 2 Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society 61(2), 2007, 61–66 COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON THE IMMATURE STAGES AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FIVE ARGYNNIS SPP. (SUBGENUS SPEYERIA) (NYMPHALIDAE) FROM WASHINGTON DAVID G. JAMES Department of Entomology, Washington State University, Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, 24105 North Bunn Road, Prosser, Washington 99350; email: [email protected] ABSTRACT. Comparative illustrations and notes on morphology and biology are provided on the immature stages of five Arg- ynnis spp. (A. cybele leto, A. coronis simaetha, A. zerene picta, A. egleis mcdunnoughi, A. hydaspe rhodope) found in the Pacific Northwest. High quality images allowed separation of the five species in most of their immature stages. Sixth instars of all species possessed a fleshy, eversible osmeterium-like gland located ventrally between the head and first thoracic segment. Dormant first in- star larvae of all species exposed to summer-like conditions (25 ± 0.5º C and continuous illumination), 2.0–2.5 months after hatch- ing, did not feed and died within 6–9 days, indicating the larvae were in diapause. Overwintering of first instars for ~ 80 days in dark- ness at 5 ± 0.5º C, 75 ± 5% r.h. resulted in minimal mortality. Subsequent exposure to summer-like conditions (25 ± 0.5º C and continuous illumination) resulted in breaking of dormancy and commencement of feeding in all species within 2–5 days. Durations of individual instars and complete post-larval feeding development durations were similar for A. coronis, A. zerene, A. egleis and A.
    [Show full text]
  • Papilio (New Series) #24 2016 Issn 2372-9449
    PAPILIO (NEW SERIES) #24 2016 ISSN 2372-9449 MEAD’S BUTTERFLIES IN COLORADO, 1871 by James A. Scott, Ph.D. in entomology, University of California Berkeley, 1972 (e-mail: [email protected]) Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………..……….……………….p. 1 Locations of Localities Mentioned Below…………………………………..……..……….p. 7 Summary of Butterflies Collected at Mead’s Major Localities………………….…..……..p. 8 Mead’s Butterflies, Sorted by Butterfly Species…………………………………………..p. 11 Diary of Mead’s Travels and Butterflies Collected……………………………….……….p. 43 Identity of Mead’s Field Names for Butterflies he Collected……………………….…….p. 64 Discussion and Conclusions………………………………………………….……………p. 66 Acknowledgments………………………………………………………….……………...p. 67 Literature Cited……………………………………………………………….………...….p. 67 Table 1………………………………………………………………………….………..….p. 6 Table 2……………………………………………………………………………………..p. 37 Introduction Theodore L. Mead (1852-1936) visited central Colorado from June to September 1871 to collect butterflies. Considerable effort has been spent trying to determine the identities of the butterflies he collected for his future father-in-law William Henry Edwards, and where he collected them. Brown (1956) tried to deduce his itinerary based on the specimens and the few letters etc. available to him then. Brown (1964-1987) designated lectotypes and neotypes for the names of the butterflies that William Henry Edwards described, including 24 based on Mead’s specimens. Brown & Brown (1996) published many later-discovered letters written by Mead describing his travels and collections. Calhoun (2013) purchased Mead’s journal and published Mead’s brief journal descriptions of his collecting efforts and his travels by stage and horseback and walking, and Calhoun commented on some of the butterflies he collected (especially lectotypes). Calhoun (2015a) published an abbreviated summary of Mead’s travels using those improved locations from the journal etc., and detailed the type localities of some of the butterflies named from Mead specimens.
    [Show full text]
  • Lepidoptera Recorded for Imperial County California Compiled by Jeffrey Caldwell [email protected] 1-925-949-8696 Note
    Lepidoptera Recorded for Imperial County California Compiled by Jeffrey Caldwell [email protected] 1-925-949-8696 Note: BMNA = Butterflies and Moths of North America web site MPG = Moth Photographers Group web site Most are from the Essig Museum’s California Moth Specimens Database web site Arctiidae. Tiger and Lichen Moths. Apantesis proxima (Notarctia proxima). Mexican Tiger Moth. 8181 [BMNA] Ectypia clio (clio). Clio Tiger Moth. 8249 Estigmene acrea (acrea). Salt Marsh Moth. 8131 Euchaetes zella. 8232 Autostichidae (Deoclonidae). Oegoconia novimundi. Four-spotted Yellowneck Moth. 1134 (Oegoconia quadripuncta mis-applied) Bucculatricidae. Ribbed Cocoon-maker Moths. Bucculatrix enceliae. Brittlebrush Moth. 0546 Cossidae. Goat Moths, Carpenterworm Moths, and Leopard Moths. Comadia henrici. 2679 Givira mucida. 2660 Hypopta palmata. 2656 Prionoxystus robiniae (mixtus). Carpenterworm or Locust Borer. 2693 Depressariidae. Pseudethmia protuberans. 1008 [MPG] Ethmiidae. Now assigned to Depressariidae. Ethmiinae. Ethmia timberlakei. 0984 Pseudethmia protuberans. 1008 Gelechiidae. Twirler Moths. Aristotelia adceanotha. 1726 [Sighting 1019513 BMNA] Chionodes abdominella. 2054 Chionodes dentella. 2071 Chionodes fructuaria. 2078 Chionodes kincaidella. 2086 (reared from Atriplex acanthocarpa in Texas) Chionodes oecus. 2086.2 Chionodes sistrella. 2116 Chionodes xanthophilella. 2125 Faculta inaequalis. Palo Verde Webworm. 2206 Friseria cockerelli. Mesquite Webworm. 1916 Gelechia desiliens. 1938 Isophrictis sabulella. 1701 Keiferia lycopersicella. Tomato Pinworm. 2047 Pectinophora gossypiella. Pink Bollworm. 2261 Prolita puertella. 1895 Prolita veledae. 1903 Geometridae. Inchworm Moths, Loopers, Geometers, or Measuring Worms. Archirhoe neomexicana. 7295 Chesiadodes coniferaria. 6535 Chlorochlamys appellaria. 7073 Cyclophora nanaria. Dwarf Tawny Wave. W 7140 Dichorda illustraria. 7055 Dichordophora phoenix. Phoenix Emerald. 7057 Digrammia colorata. Creosote Moth. 6381 Digrammia irrorata (rubricata). 6395 Digrammia pictipennata. 6372 Digrammia puertata.
    [Show full text]
  • Chapter 3, Management Direction
    chapter 3 MANAGEMENT DIRECTION Chapter 3. Management Direction lanata). Native grasses The mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System occurring in association is to administer a national network of lands and with these and other waters for the conservation, management and, where shrubs typically include appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife, and plant Indian ricegrass (Oryzopsis resources and their habitats within the United States hymenoides), Alkali sacaton for the benefit of present and future generations of (Sporobolus airoides), Americans. The underlying foundation of the Refuge western wheat grass System is that “wildlife comes first” (Fulfilling the (Pascopyrum smithii), and Promise, USFWS 1999). The refuge will be managed blue grama (Bouleloua with this underlying principle at the forefront. gracilis). Annual plants tend to be more abundant in this 3.1 HABITATS habitat type; however, many Blue grama of these are exotic species UPLAND HABITATS including cheat grass (Bromus tectorum). Crested wheatgrass (Agropyron desertorum), an exotic Semi-desert Shrublands and Grasslands perennial grass, also may be common. Many of the plants within this habitat type are drought resistant Semi-desert shrublands and grasslands are typical and tolerant to a range of soil salinity, conditions of arid continental interior basins and is widespread common on the valley floor. in areas affected by rain shadows in western North America where mean annual precipitation is less Bird diversity and densities tend to be relatively than 10 inches. This habitat type is widespread on low in semi-desert shrublands due to structural the valley floor, where only 7 inches of precipitation and floristic simplicity (Wiens and Rotenberry falls annually.
    [Show full text]
  • An Annotated List of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada
    A peer-reviewed open-access journal ZooKeys 38: 1–549 (2010) Annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada 1 doi: 10.3897/zookeys.38.383 MONOGRAPH www.pensoftonline.net/zookeys Launched to accelerate biodiversity research An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada Gregory R. Pohl1, Gary G. Anweiler2, B. Christian Schmidt3, Norbert G. Kondla4 1 Editor-in-chief, co-author of introduction, and author of micromoths portions. Natural Resources Canada, Northern Forestry Centre, 5320 - 122 St., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6H 3S5 2 Co-author of macromoths portions. University of Alberta, E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum, Department of Biological Sciences, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E3 3 Co-author of introduction and macromoths portions. Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, K.W. Neatby Bldg., 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6 4 Author of butterfl ies portions. 242-6220 – 17 Ave. SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2A 0W6 Corresponding authors: Gregory R. Pohl ([email protected]), Gary G. Anweiler ([email protected]), B. Christian Schmidt ([email protected]), Norbert G. Kondla ([email protected]) Academic editor: Donald Lafontaine | Received 11 January 2010 | Accepted 7 February 2010 | Published 5 March 2010 Citation: Pohl GR, Anweiler GG, Schmidt BC, Kondla NG (2010) An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada. ZooKeys 38: 1–549. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.38.383 Abstract Th is checklist documents the 2367 Lepidoptera species reported to occur in the province of Alberta, Can- ada, based on examination of the major public insect collections in Alberta and the Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes.
    [Show full text]
  • 2.1 Wildlife Endangered Hand out SC&BI 4.9.20
    Endangered & Imperiled Species Documented in Recent Years at the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve Federal Endangered Species List – [E] = Endangered [T] = Threatened ALL PHOTOS SHOWN IN THIS DOCUMENT WERE TAKEN AT BALLONA WETLANDS ECOLOGICAL RESERVE EXCEPT THE PLOVER NESTING IN THE SAND, TAKEN AT DOCKWEILER STATE BEACH & the Great Blue Heron nest, photo taken at nearby Mariners Village 1. Least Bell’s Vireo Vireo bellii pusillus [E] 2. Coastal California Gnatcatcher Polioptila californica californica [T] (resident songbird) nesting - including (migratory songbird) forages and relies on habitat at BWER; documented singing (courtship) on habitat nesting at nearby Playa del Rey Dunes at LAX on north and south levees of Ballona Creek 3. El Segundo Blue Butterfly 4. California Least Tern Sterna antillarum browni [E] (migratory Euphilotes battoides allyni [E] shorebird – migrates from Guatemala and southern Mexico; nests on reproducing in dunes at Ballona Wetlands ER; nearby Venice Beach in specially fenced preserve; feeds on fish in the also reproducing in nearby PDR Dunes shallow water sloughs and in Ballona Creek; mating documented on salt pannes) 5. Western Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosas nivosas [T] nesting at nearby Dockweiler Beach; sheltering at BWER salt panne 6. Light-footed Ridgway’s Rail (Light-footed Clapper Rail) Rallus longirostris levipes – [E] Female for at least last 2 years at freshwater marsh on edge of BWER (land owned by State Lands Commission) 4.9.20 - photos by Jonathan Coffin, Don Sterba List compiled by: Ballona Wetlands Restoration Committee The Voice for Nature on the Los Angeles Coast PAGE 1 State of California Endangered Species List - [E] = Endangered [T] = Threatened 1.
    [Show full text]
  • Butterflies Per Year, Determines How Long Before the by Dennis R
    species is bivoltine, meaning two broods per year, or univoltine, meaning only one brood Butterflies per year, determines how long before the By Dennis R. Skadsen pupa emerges as an adult butterfly. Butterflies are one of the most easily identified and well studied groups of insects. Most can be identified on the wing, and several field guides (second only to birds) are available to aid the observer in identifying both adult and larvae, learning where to find species, and flight periods of adults. The life history of butterflies, as with most insects, involves a complex series of changes known as metamorphosis. Adult females lay eggs, most often on or near a specific species of plant or plants which the larvae will feed on. A larva or caterpillar hatches from the egg. The main purpose of the larval stage of a butterfly’s life history is to eat and grow. Caterpillars often employ defense mechanisms to protect them from predators that include camouflage and warning coloration like the Mourning Cloak caterpillar (pg. 5). Monarch chrysalis (photo by Dennis Skadsen) In our area most species overwinter as pupae emerging as adults during late spring to early summer. A few species like the Mourning cloak overwinter as adults, hibernating in brush piles, under the bark of fallen or dying trees, and other sites that will keep the adult dry and protected from harsh winter conditions. One of the most recognizable butterflies, the Monarch is one of only a few species that migrates to a warmer climate to overwinter as an adult. Monarch caterpillar feeding on common Since some butterfly larvae are restricted to milkweed leaves (photo by Dennis Skadsen) feeding on certain plants, several species of butterflies are categorized as specialists.
    [Show full text]
  • Wandering Skipper Survey at the San Elijo Lagoon, Encinitas California
    Wandering Skipper Survey at Famosa Slough, San Diego, California 27 August 2010 Observers: Keith Greer, Betsy Miller, and Kim Roeland Introduction The wandering skipper (Panoquina errans) is a small butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is identifiable by its rich dark brown color and cream-colored spots on the dorsal forewing. The wandering skipper is found only along the coast in southern California, Baja California and northwestern mainland Mexico. Populations have been recorded from Huntington Beach, Upper Newport Bay, and Capistrano Beach (Orsak, 1977). In San Diego, the wandering skipper has been documented in the Tijuana Estuary, San Dieguito Lagoon, and Agua Hedionda lagoon (SanGIS, 2010), but it appears that no extensive survey data have been published. The wandering skipper is on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 1996) and is under consideration for possible listing on the endangered species list as a threatened species because of the reduction of salt marsh habitat. The larval host plant for this species, salt grass (Distichlis spicata), is found in transitional habitats along the edge of the high marsh. Nectar sources include Heliotropium spp., Haplopappus spp., and Frankenia salina (Orsak 1977). Potential habitat for the wandering skipper was considered to be areas containing the larval host plant in close proximity to nectar plants. Surveys were completed to determine presence of the wandering skipper in potential habitat areas within Famosa Slough, San Diego, California, both north and south of West Point Loma Blvd. Methods The surveys were conducted on August 27, 2010. The first survey, in high marsh habitat south of W.
    [Show full text]
  • Great Basin Silverspot Butterfly (Speyeria Nokomis Nokomis [W.H
    Great Basin Silverspot Butterfly (Speyeria nokomis nokomis [W.H. Edwards]): A Technical Conservation Assessment Prepared for the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, Species Conservation Project April 25, 2007 Gerald Selby Ecological and GIS Services 1410 W. Euclid Ave. Indianola, IA 50125 Peer Review Administered by Society for Conservation Biology Selby, G. (2007, April 25). Great Basin Silverspot Butterfly (Speyeria nokomis nokomis [W.H. Edwards]): a technical conservation assessment. [Online]. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region. Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/projects/scp/assessments/greatbasinsilverspotbutterfly.pdf [date of access]. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This assessment was prepared for the Rocky Mountain Region of the USDA Forest Service under contract number 53-82X9-4-0074. I would like to express my appreciation to the USDA Forest Service staff with whom I worked on the project: Richard Vacirca reviewed earlier drafts, Gary Patton provided valuable general oversight for the project and suggested improvements for the final draft, John Sidle reviewed the final draft, Nancy McDonald provided final editorial review of the pre-publication manuscript, and Kimberly Nguyen prepared the manuscript for Web publication. The entire staff, including Richard Braun, the contracting officer, provided the flexibility and contract extensions needed to bring this assessment to final publication. Two anonymous reviewers also provided valuable feedback. Their careful review and editorial input helped to improve the quality of the final product greatly. I would also like to express my appreciation to Natural Heritage Program personnel and other experts (professional and amateur) that took time from their busy schedules to provide information and data needed to complete this assessment.
    [Show full text]
  • Papilio (New Series) # 25 2016 Issn 2372-9449
    PAPILIO (NEW SERIES) # 25 2016 ISSN 2372-9449 ERNEST J. OSLAR, 1858-1944: HIS TRAVEL AND COLLECTION ITINERARY, AND HIS BUTTERFLIES by James A. Scott, Ph.D. in entomology University of California Berkeley, 1972 (e-mail: [email protected]) Abstract. Ernest John Oslar collected more than 50,000 butterflies and moths and other insects and sold them to many taxonomists and museums throughout the world. This paper attempts to determine his travels in America to collect those specimens, by using data from labeled specimens (most in his remaining collection but some from published papers) plus information from correspondence etc. and a few small field diaries preserved by his descendants. The butterfly specimens and their localities/dates in his collection in the C. P. Gillette Museum (Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado) are detailed. This information will help determine the possible collection locations of Oslar specimens that lack accurate collection data. Many more biographical details of Oslar are revealed, and the 26 insects named for Oslar are detailed. Introduction The last collection of Ernest J. Oslar, ~2159 papered butterfly specimens and several moths, was found in the C. P. Gillette Museum, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado by Paul A. Opler, providing the opportunity to study his travels and collections. Scott & Fisher (2014) documented specimens sent by Ernest J. Oslar of about 100 Argynnis (Speyeria) nokomis nokomis Edwards labeled from the San Juan Mts. and Hall Valley of Colorado, which were collected by Wilmatte Cockerell at Beulah New Mexico, and documented Oslar’s specimens of Oeneis alberta oslari Skinner labeled from Deer Creek Canyon, [Jefferson County] Colorado, September 25, 1909, which were collected in South Park, Park Co.
    [Show full text]