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California’s Butterflies

California’s Butterflies. Erin Kihlthau. California’s Butterflies. 13 Species Endangered includes Lotis Blue Last seen 1983 Depend on host plants B iological Habitats Grassland Coastal scrub D une plant communities. Mission Blue Butterfly. Listed in 1976 Lupine, a perennial

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California’s Butterflies

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  1. California’s Butterflies Erin Kihlthau

  2. California’s Butterflies • 13 Species Endangered • includes Lotis Blue • Last seen 1983 • Depend on host plants • Biological Habitats • Grassland • Coastal scrub • Dune plant communities

  3. Mission Blue Butterfly • Listed in 1976 • Lupine, a perennial • Coastal grasslands • San Francisco Bay • Marine County • Limited to single refuge • Symbiosis connection with ants

  4. Myrtle Silverspot Butterfly • Listed in 1992 • Blue Violet • Coastal prairies • Alameda County • San Francisco Bay • Extremely sensitive to pesticides • Silverspot Endangered • Oregon, Callippe, & Behren’s

  5. Bay Checkerspot Butterfly • Listed in 1987 • Coastal sage shrub • Dwarf Plantain • Purple Owl’s Clover • Fog of Coastal Ranges • San Francisco County • San Mateo County • Marine County

  6. Mankind Activities • Urban development • Weed control; herbicides • Damaging fire controlactivities • Invasive alien plant species • Off-road vehicle traffic • Destructive agricultural practices • Oil refining and sand mining • Over Collecting

  7. Butterfly Conservation • San Bruno Mountain Habitat • Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge • The Xerces Society

  8. The Butterfly Effect • Man manipulates the landscape devastated • Essential environment, destroyed • Preeminent plant life, depleted • Sustainable support, decreased • Required reproduction, disappeared • Succession of Species, defeated

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