Endangered species and Park

[Paul Opler]

     Bruce: To my knowledge only two listed butterflies are resident on 
     National Park Service units. Of course other Federally listed species 
     occur on other Federal lands.
     
     1. Schaus swallowtail, Papilio aristodemus ponceanus: Biscayne 
     National Park.
     
     2. Myrtle's silverspot, Speyeria zerene myrtleae: Pt. Reyes National 
     Seashore
     
     Other butterflies have their type localities or the majority of their 
     distributions within some National Park Service units. 
     
     Paul Opler, Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey


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Subject: Endangered species and Park
Author:  bruce_walsh at TIKAL.BIOSCI.ARIZONA.EDU at NBS-Internet-Gateway
Date:    9/3/97 9:48 AM


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  OFFICE MEMO          Endangered species and Parks           Date:9/3/97
     
Just a quick question:
     
Does anyone know of ANY endangered/threatened butterflies in a (US) national 
park?
     
The only one that comes to mind is Schautz's swallowtail on one of the Florida 
Keys that is a National Monument.
     
Please reply to the list, so that we can have a definite list for all 
concerned.
     
Cheers
     
Bruce Walsh