Legislative Regulation Review Committee
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lliQartment ofEnvironmental Protection
ENDANGERED,THREATENED,AND SPECIES OF SPECIAL CONCERN
Pagelof17 STATE OF CONNECTICUT REGULATION OF
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Proposed Amendments to Sections 26-306-4, 26-306-5, and 26-306-6 ofthe Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Section 1. Section 26-306-4 ofthe Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-306-4. List ofendangered species
(a) The following mammal species are determined to be endangered: Cryptotis parva Least shrew Myotis sodalis Indiana bat
(b) The following bird species are determined to be endangered: Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned hawk Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper sparrow Asio otus Long-eared owl Bartiamia longicauda Upland sandpiper Botaurus lentiginosus American bittern Chordeiles minor Common nighthawk Circus cyaneus Northern harrier Cistothorus platensis Sedge wren Eremophila alpestris Horned lark [Falco peregrinus] [Peregrine falcon] Gallinula chloropus Common moorhen [Haliaeetus leucocephalus] [Bald eagle] Icteria virens Yellow-breasted chat Laterallus jamaicensis Black rail (nesting population only) Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed woodpecker Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed grebe Pooecetes gramineus Vesper sparrow Rallus elegans King rail (nesting population only) Terna dougallii Roseate tern Tyto alba Barn owl Vennivora chrysoptera Golden-winged warbler
(c) The following reptile species are determined to be endangered: [Clemmys muhlenbergii] [Bog turtle] Crotalus horridus Timber rattlesnake Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Glyptemys·muhlenbergii Bog turtle Lepidochelys kempii Atlantic ridley
(d) The following amphibian species are determined to be endangered: Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted salamander (diploid populations) Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern spadefoot Page 2 of17 STATE OF CONNECTICUT REGULATION OF
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(e) The following fish species are determined to be endangered: Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose sturgeon Lampetra appendix American brook lamprey Lota Iota Burbot Osmerus mordax Rainbow smelt (anadromous populations only)
(f) The following invertebrate species are determined to be endangered: Alasmidonta heterodon Dwarfwedge mussel Alasmidonta varicosa Brook floater Amblyscirtes vialis· Common roadside skipper Anarta luteola Noctuid moth Calephelis borealis Northern metalmark Callophrvs hesseli Hessel's hairstreak. Catocala herodias gerhardi Herodias underwing [Chlosyne nycteis] [Silvery checkerspot] Cicindela lepida Dune ghost tiger beetle Cicindela puritana Puritan tiger beetle [Elimia virginica] [Virginia river snail] Epeoloides pilosula Macropis cuckoo Erynnis lucilius Columbine duskywing Erynnis persius persius Persius duskywing Eubranchipus holmanii Fairvshrimp Grammia phyllira Phyllira tiger moth Grammia speciosa Bog tiger moth Hemileuca maia maia Buck moth Hybomitra longiglossa Horse fly Lampsilis cariosa Yellow lamp mussel Metarranthis apiciaria Barrens metarranthis moth [Mitoura hesseli] [Hessel's hairstreak] Papaipema appassionata Pitcher plant borer Phyllonorycter ledella Labrador tea tentiforrn leafininer Williamsonia lintneri Banded bog skimmer
(g) The following plant species are determined to be endangered: Abies balsamea Balsam fir (native populations only) Agalinis acuta Sandplain gerardia Agastache nepetoides Yellow giant hyssop Agastache scrophulariifolia Purple giant hyssop Ageratina aromatica Small white snakeroot [Amelanchier sanguinea] [Roundleaf shadbush] [Anemone canadensis] [Canada anemone] Angelica lucida Sea-coast angelica Arceuthobium pusillum Dwarfmistletoe [Arenaria macrophylla] [Large-leaved sandwort] Aristida tuberculosa Beach needle grass Page 3 of17 STATE OF CONNECTICUT REGULATION OF
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Asclepias viridiflora Green milkweed [Aster X blakei] [Blake's aster] [Aster nemoralis] [Bog aster] [Aster radula] [Rough-leaved aster] Bouteloua curtipendula Side-oats grama-grass [Cacalia suaveolens] [Sweet-scented Indian plantain] Carex alata Broadwing sedge Carex backii Sedge Carex barrattii Barratt's sedge Carex buxbaumii Brown bog sedge Carex castanea Chestnut-colored sedge [Carex davisii] [Davis' sedge] Carex exilis Sedge [Carex limosa] [Sedge] Carex [paupercula] magellanica Sedge Carex polymorpha Variable sedge Carex pseudocyperus Cyprus-like sedge Carex schweinitzii Schweinitz's sedge Carex viridula Little green sedge Carex willdenowii Willdenow's sedge [Castilleja 'coccinea] [Indian paintbrush] Chamaelirium luteum Devil's-bit Cheilanthes lanosa Hairy lip-fern [Chrysopsis falcata] [Sickle-leaved golden aster] Cirsium horridulum Yellow thistle Coeloglossum viride Long-bracted green orchid Crassula aquatica Pygmyweed Cryptogranuna stelleri Slender cliff-brake Cypripedium reginae Showy lady's-slipper Dalibarda repens Dew-drop Desmodium cuspidatum Large-bracted tick-trefoil Desmodium humifusum Trailing tick-trefoil Dichanthelium scabriusculum Panic grass [Diplachne maritima] [Saltpond grass] Diplazium pycnocarpon Narrow-leaved glade fern Dryopteris campyloptera Mountain wood-fern Echinodorus tenellus [var. parvulus] Bur-head Eleocharis equisetoides Horse-tail spike-rush Eleocharis quadrangulata vaL crassior Spike-rush Equisetumpratense Meadow horsetail Equisetum scirpoides Dwarfscouring rush Eriocaulon parkeri Parker's pipewort Eupatorium album White thoroughwort [Eupatorium aromaticum] [Small white snakeroot] Eurybia radula Rough aster Floerkea proserpinacoides False mermaid-weed Galium labradoricum Bog bedstraw Page 4 of17 STATE OF CONNECTICUT REGULATION OF
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[Gentiana] Gentianella quinquefolia Stiffgentian Hasteola suaveolens Sweet-scented Indian-plantain [Hemicarpha micrantha] [Dwarfbulrush] [Houstonia longifolia] [Longleafbluet] Hudsorna ericoides Golden-heather Hydrastis canadensis Golden seal Hydrocotyle umbellata Water pennywort Hydrocotyle verticillata Whorled pennywort [Isanthus brachiatus] [False pennyroyal] Isotria medeoloides Small whorled pogonia Lachnanthes caroliana Carolina redroot (native populations only) Leptochloa fusca ssp. fascicularis Saltpond grass Ligusticum scothicum Scotch lovage Linnaea borealis [var.] ssp. americana Twinflower Linum sulcatum Yellow flax Liparis liliifolia Lily-leaved twayblade Ludwigia sphaerocarpa Globe-fruited false-loosestrife Lycopodiella alopecuroides Foxtail clubmoss Lythrum alatum Winged loosestrife Malaxis bayardii Bayard's white adder's mouth Malaxis brachypoda White adder's-mouth [Malaxis monophyllos] [White adder's-mouth] Malaxis unifolia Green adder's-mouth Milium effusum Tall millet-grass Moehringia macrophylla Large-leaved sandwort Moneses uniflora One-flower wintergreen Morusrubra Red mulberry Muhlenbergia capillaris Long-awn hairgrass Myriophyllum alterniflorum Slender water-milfoil Myriophyllum pinnatum Cutleafwater-milfoil Oclemena X blakei Blake's aster Oclemena nemoralis Bog aster Oligoneuron album Prairie goldenrod Oligoneuron rigidum Stiff goldenrod Onosmodium virginianum Gravel-weed [Panicum scabriusculum] [Panic grass] Paspalum laeve Field paspalum Pellaea glabella Smooth cliff-brake Pinus resinosa Red pine (native populations only) Piptatherum pungens Slender mountain ricegrass Pityopsis falcata Sickle-leaved golden aster Platanthera blephariglottis White-fringed orchid Polygala cruciata Field milkwort Polygala nuttallii Nuttall's milkwort Polygala senega Seneca snakeroot Page 5 of17 STATE OF CONNECTICUT REGULATION OF
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Polymnia canadensis Small-flowered leafcup [Populus heterophylla] [Swamp cottonwood] Potamogeton confervoides Pondweed Potamogeton friesii Fries' pondweed Potamogeton hillii Hill's pondweed Potamogeton ogdenii Ogden's pondweed [Potamogeton pusillus var. gemmiparus] [Capillary pondweed] Potamogeton strictifolius Straight-leaved pondweed [Potamogeton vaseyi] [Vasey's pondweed] [Potentilla tridentata] [Three-toothed cinquefoil] Pycnanthemum clinopodioides Basil mountain-mint Pycnanthemum torrei Torrey mountain-mint Ranunculus ambigens Water-plantain spearw6rt Ranunculus cymbalaria Seaside crowfoot Rhynchospora capillacea Capillary beak-rush, Rhynchospora scirpoides Long-beaked bald rush Ribes triste Swamp red currant Sabatia stellaris Marsh pink Sagittaria cuneata Waputo Salix pedicellaris Bog willow Saururus cernuus Lizard's tail Scheuchzeria palustris ssp. americana Pod grass Scleria pauclflora var. caroliniana Few-flowered nutrush Scleria reticularis Reticulated nutrush Scleria triglomerata Nutrush Scutellaria integrifolia Hyssop skullcap Scutellaria [leonardii] parvula var. Small skullcap missouriensis [Senecio pauperculus] [Ragwort] [Solidago ptarrnicoides] [Prairie goldenrod] [Solidago rigida] [Stiff goldenrod] Sparganium fluctuans Floating bur-reed Sparganium natans Small bur-reed Sp'orobolus clandestinus Rough dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis Northern dropseed Sporobolus neglectus Small dropseed Stachyshyssopifolia Hyssop-leafhedge-nettle Taenidia integerrima Yellow pimpernel Trichostema brachiatum False pennyroyal Triosteum angustifolium Narrow-leaved horse gentian Triphora trianthophora Nodding pogonia Utricularia resupinata Bladderwort Uvularia'grandiflora Large-flowered bellwort Vaccininm myrtilloides Velvetleafblueberry Viola brittoniana Coast violet Waldsteinia fragarioides Barren strawberry Xyris smalliana Small's yellow-eyed Page 6 ofl7 STATE OF CONNECTICUT REGULATION OF
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Zizia aptera Golden Alexanders
Sec. 2. Section 26-306-5 ofthe Regulations ofConnecticutState Agencies is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-306-5. List ofthreatened species
(a) The following mammal species are determined to be threatened: None
(b) The following bird species are determined to be threatened: Ammodramus maritimus Seaside sparrow Anas discors Blue-winged teal (nesting population only) Ardea alba Great egret Asio flammeus Short-eared owl (wintering populations) Charadrius melodus Piping plover Egretta thula Snowy egret Falco peregrinus Peregrine falcon Falco sparverius American kestrel Haematopus palliatus American oystercatcher Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald eagle Ixobrychus exilis Least bittern Pragne subis Purple martin [Sterna]Sternula antillarum Least tern
(c) The following reptile species are determined to be threatened: Caretta caretta Loggerhead Chelonia mydas Atlantic green turtle Eumeces fasciatus Five-lined skink
(d) The following amphibian species are determined to be threatened: [Ambystoma laterale] [Blue-spotted salamander] [(diploid populations only)] Gyrinophilus porphyriticus Northern spring salamander Plethodon glutinosus Northern slimy salamander
(e) The following fish species are determined to be threatened: Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus Atlantic sturgeon [Osmerus mordax] [Rainbow smelt] [(anadromous populations only)]
(f) The following invertebrate species are determined be threatened: Abagrotis nefascia benjamini Coastal heathIand cutworm [Amblyscirtes vialis] [Common roadside skipper] Apodrepanulatrix liberaria New Jersey tea inchworm Callophrys irus Frosted elfin Page 7 ofl7 STATE OF CONNECTICUT REGULATION OF
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Calopteryx dimidiata Sparkling jewelwing [Catocala herodias gerhardi] [Herodias underwing] Celastrina neglectamajor Appalachian blue [Chlosyne harrisii] [Harris' checkerspot] Cordulegaster erronea Tiger spiketail Drasteria graphica atlantica False heather underwing Enallagma doubledayi Atlantic bluet Erynnis brizo Sleepy duskywing Eucosma morrisoni Morrison's mosaic Euphyes bimacula Two-spotted skipper [Euphyes dion] [Sedge skipper] Euxoa violaris Violet dart moth Faronta rubripennis Pink streak Gomphus adelphus Mustached clubtail Gomphus descriptus Harpoon clubtail Gomphus fratemus Midland clubtail Gomphus quadricolor Rapids clubtail Hemaris gracilis Slender clearwing Hetaerina americana American rubyspot Hybomitra frosti Horse fly [Itame sp. I] [Barrens itame] [Leptodea ochracea] [Tidewater mucket] Leucorrhinia glacialis Crimson-ringed whiteface Papaipema leucostigma Columbine borer Phanetaclavana Lanced phaneta Progomphus obscurus Common sanddragon Psectraglaea carnosa Pink sallow Speranza exomata Barrens itame Speyeria atlantis Atlantis fritillary butterfly Stylurus' amnicola Riverine clubtail Thaumatopsis edonis Grassland thaumatopsis Zale cmema Noctuid moth Zale submediana Noctuid moth Zanclognatha martha. Noctuid moth
(g) The following plant species are determined to threatened: Alopecurus aequalis Orange foxtail Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla Bog rosemary Anemone canadensis Canada anemone [Arenaria glabra] [Smooth mountain sandwort] [Asplenium montanum] [Mountain spleenwort] Asplenium ruta-muraria Wallrue spleenwort [Aster spectabilis] [Showy aster] Bidens beckii Water-marigold Bidens eatonii Eaton's beggars-tick Carex alopecoidea Foxtail sedge Carex crawei Crawe's sedge Carex cumulata Clustered sedge Page 8 ofl7 STATE OF CONNECTICUT REGULATION OF
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Carex davisii Davis' sedge Carex limosa Sedge Castilleja coccinea Indian paintbrush Corydalis flavula Yellow corydalis [Dicentra canadensis] [Squirrel com] Eriophorum vaginatum var. spissum Hare's tail Eurybia spectabilis Showy aster [Gaultheria hispidula] [Creeping snowberry] Gaylussacia dumosa var. bigeloviana Dwarfhuckleberry Helianthemum propinquum Low frostweed Houstonia longifolia Longleafbluet Hudsonia tomentosa False beach-heather Hex glabra Inkberry (native populations only) [Ledum groenlandicum] [Labrador tea] Lipocamha micrantha Dwarfbulrush Maianthemum trifolium Three-leaved false Solomon's-seal [Megalodonta beckii] [Water-marigold] Minuartia glabra Mountain sandwort Myriophyllum sibiricum Northern water-milfoil Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Packera paupercula Ragwort panicum amarum Panic grass Pedicularis lanceolata Swamp lousewort Petasites frigidus var. palmatus Sweet coltsfoot Platanthera ciliaris Yellow-fringed orchid Populus heterophylla Swamp cottonwood Potamogeton pusillus ssp. gemmiparus Capillary pondweed Potamogeton vaseyi Vasey's pondweed Rhododendron groenlandicum Labrador tea Rhynchospora macrostachya Beaked rush [Ribes glandulosum] [Skunk currant] Rotala ramosior Toothcup Salix exigua Sandbar willow [Scirpus] Schoenoplectus acutus Hard-stemmed bulrush [Scirpus] Schoenoplectus torreyi Torrey bulrush Sibbaldiopsis tridentata Three-toothed cinguefoil Silene stellata Starry champion [Smilacina trifolia] .[Three-leaved false Solomon's-seal] Spergularia canadensis Canada sand-spurry Sporobolus cryptandrus Sand dropseed Streptopus amplexifolius [var. americanus] White mandarin Thuja occidentalis Northern white cedar (native populations only) Trollius laxus Spreading globe flower Xyris montana Northern yellow-eyed grass Page 9 of17 STATE OF CONNECTICUT REGULATION OF
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Sec. 3. Section 26-306-6 ofthe Regulations ofConnecticut State Agencies is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-306-6. List ofspecies ofspecial concern
(a) The following mammal species are determined to be species ofspecial concern: *Canis lupus Gray wolf Lasionycteris noctivagans Silver-haired bat Lasiurus borealis Red bat Lasiurus cinereus Hoary bat *Myotis leibii Eastern small-footed bat *Neotoma magister Eastern woodrat Phocoena phocoena Harbor porpoise *Puma concolor couguar Eastern cougar Synaptomys cooperi Southern bog lemming
*Believed Extirpated
(b) The following bird species are determined to be species ofspecial concern: A~golius acadicus Northern saw-whet owl Ammodramus caudacutus Saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow *Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's sparrow [Ammodramus maritimus] [Seaside sparrow] Buteo platypterus Broad-winged hawk Caprimulgus vociferus Whip-poor-will [Corvus corax] [Common raven] Dolichonyx: oryzivorus Bobolink Egretta caerulea Little blue heron Empidonax alnorum Alder flycatcher Gavia immer Common loon [Haematopus palliatus] [American oystercatcher] *Numenius borealis Eskimo curlew Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned night-heron Parula americana Northern parula Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis ssp. princeps Ipswich sparrow (wintering population) Plegadis falcinellus Glossy ibis Sterna hirundo Common tern Sturnella magna Eastern meadowlark Toxostoma rufum Brown thrasher
*Believed Extirpated
(c) The following reptile species are determined to be species ofspecial concern: [Clemmys] Glyptemys insculpta Wood turtle Heterodon platirhinos Eastern hognose snake Liochlorophis vernalis Smooth green snake Page 10 ofl7 STATE OF CONNECTICUT REGULATION OF
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Terrapene carolina carolina Eastern box turtle Thamnophis sauritus Eastern ribbon snake
(d) The following amphibian species are determined to be species ofspecial concern: Ambystomajeffersonianum Jefferson salamander "complex" Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted salamander "complex" Rana pipiens Northern leopard frog
(e) The following fish species are determine to be species ofspecial concern: Alosa aestivalis Blueback herring Catostomus catostomus Longnose sucker Enneacanthus obesus Banded sunfish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle shiner
(f) The following invertebrate species are determined to be species ofspecial concern: *Acronicta albarufa Barrens dagger moth *Acronicta lanceolaria Noctuid moth Agonum darlingtoni Ground beetle Agonum mutatum Ground beetle [*]Agrotis stigmosa Spotted dart moth Amara chalcea Ground beetle Anthopotamus verticis [Mayfly] Tusked sprawler Apamea burgessi Apamea moth Apamea inordinata Apamea moth Apamea lintneri Apameamoth [Apodrepanulatrix·liberaria] [New Jersey tea inchworm] Argyrostrotis anilis Short-lined chocolate Atylotus ohioensis Tabanidfly Badister transversus Ground beetle [Baetisca lacustris] [Mayfly] [Baetisca 0 besa] [Mayfly] Bembidion carinula Ground beetle Bembidion lacunarium Ground beetle Bembidion planum Ground beetle Bembidion pseudocautum Ground beetle Bembidion quadratulum Ground beetle Bembidion semicinctum Ground beetle Bembidion simplex Ground beetle [Bembidion tetracolum] [Ground beetle] Bombus affinis Affable bumblebee *Bombus ashtoni Ashton's bumblebee Bombus terricola Yellowbanded bumblebee [*]Brachinus cyanipennis Bombardier beetle Brachinus fumans Bombardier beetle Brachinus medius Bombardier beetle Brachinus ovipennis Bombardier beetle Brachinus patruelis Bombardier beetle Callophrys henrici Henry's elfin *Callophrys polios Hoary elfin Page 11 of17 STATE OF CONNECTICUT REGULATION OF
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[Calopteryx dimidiata] [Sparkling jewelwing] *Calosoma wilcoxi Ground beetle *Carabus serratus Ground beetle *Carabus sylvosus Ground beetle [*] Carabus vinctus Ground beetle *Catocala pretiosa pretiosa Precious underwing moth [*] Chaetaglaea cerata Noctuid moth *Chlosvne harrisii Harris' checkerspot *Chlosvne nycteis Silvery checkerspot *Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis Northeastern beach tiger beetle Cicindela formosa generosa Pine barrens tiger beetle Cicindela hirticollis Tiger beetle Cicindela marginata Tiger beetle *Cicindela purpurea Tiger beetle Cicindela tranquebarica Dark-bellied tiger beetle [Cinygmula subaequalis] [Mayfly] *Citheronia regalis Regal moth *Coccinella novemnotata C9 Lady beetle Crangonyx aberrans Mystic Valley amphipod "'-Cucullia speyeri Noctuid moth ~Eacles imperialis imperialis Imperial moth [Enallagma doubledayi] [Atlantic bluet] Enallagma minusculum Little bluet Enallagma pictum Scarlet bluet Erynnis horatius Horace's duskywing *Erynnis martialis Mottled duskywing Euchlaena madusaria Scrub euchlaena Eucoptocnemis fimbriaris Noctuid moth *Eulirnnadia agassizii Clam shrimp Eumacaria latiferrugata Brown-bordered geometer Euphyes dion Sedge skipper [*] Euxoa pleuritica Noctuid moth ElI;yra [rolandiana] fax Pitcher plant moth *Fassaria galbana Lymnaeid snail Fo'ssaria rustica Lymnaeid snail Geopinus incrassatus Ground beetle Gomphus vastus Cobra clubtail Gomphus ventricosus Skillet clubtail Goniops chrysocoma Horse fly [*Grammia phyllira] [Phyllira tiger moth] Gyraulus circumstriatus Aquatic snail Harpalus caliginosus Ground beetle Harpalus eraticus Ground beetle Helluomorphoides praetistus bicolor Ground beetle [Hetaerina americana] [American rubyspot] Hybomitra [lurida] luridus Horse fly Hybomitra trepida Horse fly Hybomitra typhus Horse fly *Hydraecia immanis Hop vine borer moth Page 12 of17 STATE OF CONNECTICUT REGULATION OF
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Ladona deplanata Blue corporal dragonfly [*Lampsilis cariosa] [Yellow lampmussel] Lepipolys perscripta Noctuid moth Leptodea ochracea Tidewater mucket [Leptophlebia bradleyi] [Mayfly] Ligumia nasuta Eastern pond mussel *Lithophane lemmeri Lemmer's noctuid moth *Lithophane viridipallens Pale green pinion moth Lomamyia flavicornis Yellow-horned beaded lacewing *Lordithon niger Black lordithon rove beetle Loxandrus [vitiosus] vulneratus Ground beetle Lycaena epixanthe Bog copper Lycaena hyllus Bronze copper Macropis ciliata Fringed loosestrife oil-bee Margaritifera margaritifera Eastern pearl shell Melitara prodenialis Eastern cactus-boring moth [*]Meropleon ambifuscum Newman's brocade Merycomyia whitneyi Tabanid fly [*Metarranthis apiciaria] [Barrens metarranthis moth] *Mixogaster johnsoni Syrphid fly Nebria lacustris lacustris Ground beetle *Nicrophorus americanus American burying beetle *Omophron tesselatum Ground beetle Oncocnemis riparia Dune oncocnemis *Panagaeus fasciatus Ground beetle *Papaipema circumlucens Hops-stalk borer moth Papaipema duovata Seaside goldenrod stem borer [Papaipema leucostigma] [Columbine borer] *Papaipema maritima Maritime sunflower borer moth *Papaipema sciata. Culvers root bore moth Paraleptophlebia assimilis Mayfly *Polygonia progne Gray comma Pomatiopsis lapidaria Slender walker Procambarus acutus Whiteriver crayfish [Progomphus obscurus] [Common sanddragon] *Pyreferra ceromatica Annointed sallow moth Rhodoecia aurantiago Aureolaria seed borer Sargus fasciatus Soldier fly Satyrodes eurydice Eyed brown *Scaphinotus e1evatus Ground beetle [*]Scaphinotus viduus Ground beetle Schinia spinosae Noctuid moth [Sisyra fuscata] [Spongillafly] Somatochlora elongata Ski-tailed emerald Spartiniphaga inops Spartina borer moth [Speyeria atlantis] [Atlantis fritillary] *Speyeria idalia Regal fritillary Sphodros niger Purse web spider Stagnicola catascopium Lymnaeid snail Page 13 ofl7 STATE OF CONNECTICUT REGULATION OF
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Stonemyia isabellina Tabanidfly Stygobromus tenuis tenuis Piedmont groundwater amphipod Synurella chamberlaini Coastal pond amphipod Tabanus fulvicallus Horse fly Tetragonoderus fasciatus Ground beetle [Thaumatopsis edonis] [Grassland thaumatopsis] [*]Tibicen auletes Cicada Valvata sincera Boreal turret snail Valvata tricarinata Turret snail [Zale curema] [Noctuid moth] Zale obliqua Noctuid moth [Zanclognatha martha] [Noctuid moth]
*Believed Extirpated
(g) The following plant species are determined to be species ofspecial concern: Acalypha virginica Virginia copperleaf [Acer nigrum] [Black maple] ["Ag'1stache nepetoides] [Yellow giant hyssop] *AmaI;anthus pumilus Sea-beach amaranth *Angelica venenosa Hairy angelica *Antennaria [neglecta var.] howellii ssp. Field pussytoes petaloidea *Aplectrum hyemale Puttyroot *Atethusa bulbosa Atethusa Aristida longespica Needlegrass Atistida purpurascens Arrowfeather Atistolochia serpentaria Virginia snakeroot Asclepias purpurascens Purple milkweed *Asclepias variegata White milkweed Asplenium montanum Mountain spleenwort [*Aster prenanthoides] [Crooked-stem aster] [Aster x herveyi] [Hervey's aster] Atriplex glabriuscula Orache Betula pumila Swamp birch *Blephilia ciliata Downy wood-mint *Blephilia hirsuta Hairy woodmint Bolboschoenus maritimus ssp. paludosus Bayonet grass Bolboschoenus novae-angliae Salt marsh bulrush *Botrychium simplex Little grape fern Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa Reed bentgrass *Calystegia spithamaea Low bindweed Cardamine douglassii Purple cress [*Cardamirie longii] [Long's bittercress] Carex aestivalis Summer sedge Carex aquatilis var. [altior] aguatilis Sedge Carexbushii Sedge Page 14 of17 STATE OF CONNECTICUT REGULATION OF
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subject matter ofRegulation
Endangered, Threatened, and Species of Special Concern
*Carex collinsii Collins sedge *Carex crawfordii Crawford sedge *Carex foenea Bronze sedge Carex formosa Handsome sedge Carex hitchcockiana Hitchcock's sedge [Carex lupuliformis] [False hop sedge] Carex molesta Troublesome sedge *Carex nigromarginata Black-edge sedge Carex novae-angliae New England sedge Carex oligocarpa . Eastern few-fruited sedge *Carex oligosperma Few-seeded sedge *Carex pauciflora Few-flowered sedge Carex prairea Prairie sedge Carex squarrosa Sedge Carex sterilis Dioecious sedge Carex trichocarpa Sedge Carex tuckermanii Tuckerman's sedge Carex typhina Sedge [Carex woodii] [Pretty sedge] *Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud (native populations only) *Chenopodium rubrum Coast blite [Coeloglossum viride var, virescens] [Long-bracted green orchid] Corallorhiza trifida Early coral root *Croton willdenowii Elliptical rushfoil [*Crotonopsis elliptica] [Elliptical rushfoil] *Cuphea viscosissima Blue waxweed *Cuscuta coryli Hazel dodder *Cynoglossum virginianum Wild comfrey *Cypripedium arietinum Ram's-head lady's-slipper Cypripedium parviflorum Yellow lady's-slipper Deschampsia caespitosa Tufted hairgrass Desmodium glabellum DiIIenius' tick-trefoil [Desmodium humifusum] [Trailing tick-trefoil] *Desmodium sessilifolium Sessile-leaftick-trefoil Dicentra canadensis Squirrel corn Dichanthelium ovale var, addisonii Panic grass *Dichanthelium sphaerocamon var. Panic grass isophyllum *Dichanthelium xanthophysum Panic grass Diospyros virginiana Persimmon Draba reptans Whitlow-grass *Drosera filiformis Thread-leafsundew Dryopteris goldiana Goldie's fern *Eleocharis microcarpa var. filiculmis Spike-rush [Elymus trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus] [Slender wheatgrass] Elymus wiegandii Wiegand's wild [rice] m Page 15 of17 STATE OF CONNECTICUT REGULATION OF
NAME OF AGENCY
Department ofEnvironmental Protection
concerning
subject matter ofRegulation
Endangered, Threatened, and Species ofSpecial Concern
*Equisetum palustre Marsh horsetail Eurybia X herveyi Hervey's aster *Gamochaeta purpurea Purple cudweed Gaultheria hispidula Creeping snowberry *Geranium bicknellii Bicknell's northern crane's-bill [* Gnaphalium purpureum] [Purple cudweed] *Goodyera repens var. ophioides Dwarfrattlesnake plantain *Helianthemum dumosum Bush rockrose Hepatica [acutiloba] nobilis var. acuta Sharp-lobed hepatica *Heterahthera reniformis Kidneyleafmud-plantain [Honkenya] Honckenya peploides Seabeach sandwort Hottonia inflata Featherfoil [Hudsonia tomentosa] [False beach-heather] *Huperzia selago Fir clubmoss *Hybanthus concolor Green violet Hydrophyllum virginianum Virginia waterleaf *Hypericuin adpressum Creeping S1. John's-wort Hypericum [pyramidatum] ascyron Great S1. John's-wort ;, Juncus debilis Weak rush Krigia biflora Two-flowered cynthia Lespedeza repens Creeping bush-clover Liatris scariosa var. novae- angliae Blazing star Lilaeopsis chinensis Lilaeopsis Limosella [subulata] australis Mudwort *Linum intercursum Sandplain flax [Linum sulcatum] [Yellow flax] Liquidambar styraciflua Sweet gum (native populations only) *Ludwigia polycarpa Many-fruited false-loosestrife [*Lycopodium alopecuroides] [Foxtail clubmoss] [*Lycopodium selago] [Fir clubmoss] Lycopus amplectens Clasping-leaved water-horehound Lygodium palmatum Climbing fern *Lyonia mariana Stagger-bush [*Melanthium hybridum] [Hybrid bunchflower] [*Milium effusum] [Tall millet-grass] [Mlmulus alatus] [Winged monkey-flower] Mit6lla nuda Naked miterwort *Nuphar advena Large yellow pond lily Nuphar microphylla Small yellow pond lily [*Nyrnphaea odorata var. tuberosa] [Water lily] *Oenothera fruticosa Sundrops Opuntia humifusa Eastern prickly pear Orontiu!1J.·aquaticum Golden club *Orthilia secunda One-sided pyrola [Oryzopsis pungens] [Slender mountain-Ricegrass] Oxalis violacea Violet wood-sorrel Page 16 of17 STATE OF CONNECTICUT REGULATION OF
NAME OF AGENCY
Department of Environmental Protection
concerning
subject matter ofRegulation
Endangered, Threatened, and Species of Special Concern
Panax quinquefolius American ginseng [Panicum commonsianum] [Panic grass] *Panicum rigidulum var. elongatum Tall flat panic-grass t*Panicum sphaerocarpon] [Panic grass] *Panicum verrucosum Warty panic grass [*Panicum xanthophysum] [Panic grass] *Paronychia fastigiata Hairy forked chickweed *Paspalum setaceum [var. psanunophilum] Bead grass *Phaseolus polystachios var. [aquilonius] Wild kidney bean polystachios Plantago virginica Hoary plantain *Platanthera dilatata Tall white bog orchid Platanthera flava var. herbiola Pale green orchid 'Platanthera hookeri Hooker's orchid *Platanthera orbiculata Large round-leaved orchid Podostemum ceratophyllum Threadfoot *Polanisia dodecandra Clanuny-weed [Polygala cmciata] [Field milkwort] *Polygonum glaucum Seabeach knotweed [*Potamogeton confervoides] [Pondweed] [*Potamogeton diversifolius] [Water-thread pondweed] Potentilla arguta Tall cinquefoil *Prunus alleghaniensis Alleghany plum *Pmnus maritima var. gravesii Grave's beach plum *Puccinellia [langeana] tenella ssp. alaskana Goose grass [*Pyrola secunda] [One-sided pyrola] Quercus macrocarpa Bur oak [*Ranunculus cymbalaria] [Seaside crowfoot] *Ranunculus flanunula var. filiformis Creeping spearwort Ranunculus longirostris White water-crowfoot *Ranunculus pensylvanicus Bristly buttercup [Ranunculus sceleratus] [Cursed crowfoot] [Ranunculus subrigidus] [White water-crowfoot] *Rhus aromatica Fragrant sumac (native populations only) Ribes glandulosum Skunk currant *Ribes lacustre Swamp black currant [*]Ribes rotundifolium Wild currant Rosa nitida Shining rose Rubus cuneifolius Sand bramble *Rumex maritimus [var. fueginus] Sea-side dock *Sabatia dodecandra Large marsh pink [* Sagittaria cuneata] [Waputo] Sagittaria subulata Arrowleaf [*]Salix petiolaris Slender willow Salix serissima Autumn willow Schizachne purpurascens Purple oat *Schwalbea americana Chaffseed Page 17 of17 STATE OF CONNECTICUT REGULATION OF
NAME OF AGENCY
Department ofEnvironmental Protection
concerning
subject matter of Regulation
Endangered, Threatened, and Species of Special Concern
[Scirpus cylindricus] [Salt marsh bulrush] Scirpus georgianus Georgia bulrush [* Scirpus hudsonianus] [Cotton bulrush] *Scirpus longii Long's bulrush [Scirpus paludosus var. atlanticus] [Bayonet grass] *Seleria verticillata Lownutrush Senna hebecarpa Wild senna [Silene stellata] [Starry champion] *Smilax hispida Bristly greenbriar Solidago [elliottii] latissimifolia Elliott's goldenrod *Solidago rugosa var. sphagnophila Early wrinkle-leaved goldenrod [*Sparganium minimum] [Small bur-reed] [*]Spiranthes tuberosa var. grayi Little ladies'-tresses Stachys tenuifolia Smooth hedge-nettle Stellaria borealis Northern stitchwort *Symphyotrichum prenanthoides Crooked-stem aster Trichomanes intricatum Appalachian gametophyte *Trichophorum alpinum Cotton bulrush [*Triosteum angustifolium] [Narrow-leaved horse gentian] [*Triphora trianthophora] [Nodding pogonia] [*]Trlsetum spicatum [var. molle] Spiked false oats [*Utricularia fibrosa] [Fibrous bladderwort] [*Vaccinium myrtilloides] [Velvetleafblueberry] *Vaccinium vitis-idaea [var.] ~. minus Mountain cranberry *Valerianella radiate [var. fernaldii] Beaked corn-salad *Veratrum latifolium Hybrid bunchflower 'Verbena simplex Narrow-leaved vervain *Viburnum nudum Possum haw Viburnum prunifolium Smooth black-haw Viola adunca Hook-spurred violet Viola canadensis Canada violet *Viola hirsutula Southern wood violet Viola nephrophylla Northern bog violet *Viola renifolia [var. brainerdii] Kidney-leaf white violet Viola selkirkii Great-spurred violet *Viola striata Striped violet Vitis X novae-angliae New England grape [Waldsteinia fragarioides] [Barren strawberry]
*Believed Extirpated
Statement of Purpose: Pursuant to CGS 26-307, the commissioner is required to review, at least every five years, the designation of species as endangered, threatened, or of special concern to determine whether species should be: (l) Added or removed from the list; or, if necessary, (2) change the designation from one category to another. The proposed regulation updates the lists of species which are endangered, threatened or ofspecial concern.
CERTIFICATION Page_I_oflpages
Be it known that the foregoing: [x] Regulations [] Emergency Regulations
Are: [] Adopted [X] Amended as hereinabove stated [] Repealed By the aforesaid agency pursuant to:
[X] Section 26-306 of the General Statutes.
[] Section_h~ of the General Statutes, as amended by Public Act NO. of the Public Acts. Public Act No. - the Public Acts. After publication in the Connecticut Law Journal on August 11,2009 of the notice of the proposal to: [ 1 Adopt [x] Amend [ 1 Repeal such regulations
(If applicable) [x] And the holding of an advertised public hearing on the ~1~6~ d~ay of September, 2009
WHEREFORE, the foregoing regulations are hereby:
[ 1 Adopted [X] Amended as hereinabove stated [] Repealed
Effective:
[Xl When filed with the Secretary of the State. (OR)
[] The__day of _
SIGNED(Head of Board, A enc TITLE, DULY AUTHORIZED In Witness Whereof: Commissioner/DEP
Approved by the Attorney OFFICIAL TITLE, DULY AUTHORIZED in accordance with Sec. 4-169, as amended, C.G.S.:
Approved DiSoapproved ,Disapproved in part, (Indicate Section Numbers disapproved only) Rejected without prejudice. By the Legislative Regulation Review Committee in accordance DATE SIGNED/Clerk of the Leaislative Reaulation Review Committee) with Sec. 4-170. as amended. of the General Statutes. .1 1 Two certified copies received and filed, and one such copy forwarded to the Commission on Official Legal Publications in accordance with Section 4-172. as amended, ofthe General Statutes.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. One coPy of all re~ulations for adoption amendment or repeal, except emergency reqUlatlons, must De presented to the Attorney General for his detetminati n ot legal sUfficiency. Section ~-169 of the General Statutes.
2. Seventeen copies of all requlations for adoption, amendment or repeal, except emerqency regulations must be presefited to the standlnq Legislative Regulation Review Committee for its approvai . Section 4-170 of the General Statutes.
3. Each regulation must be in the form intended for publication and must include the appropr~ate regulatlon sectlon number and section heading. Section 4-172 of the General Statutes.
4. Indicate by "(NEW)" in heading if new regulation. Amended regulati<,ms must contain new lanquage in capital letters and deleted language in brackets. Sect~on 4-170 of the General Statutes.