Center for Biological Diversity3y
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Sacramento Mountains Checkerspot Butterfly
Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas anicia cloudcrofti), found only in sunny meadows within the Sacramento Mountains of southern New Mexico. Photo courtesy of USFWS. Image is ...
The Scientist2y
Genome Spotlight: Edith’s Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas editha)
Edith’s checkerspot butterflies are found throughout western North ... that it can differ markedly from populations a mere 20 kilometers away. To construct the butterfly’s 0.6 Gb genome, the team ...
Center for Biological Diversity3y
Denied Protection for Two Decades, New Mexico Butterfly Finally Proposed for ‘Endangered’ Status
Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas anicia cloudcrofti). Photo credit: USFWS. Image is available for media use. The Center for Biological Diversity is a national, nonprofit ...
San Diego Reader3d
Alpine park – too much for checkerspot butterfly and spadefoot toad?
A lawsuit filed by the Cleveland National Forest Foundation and California Native Plant Society claims the project threatens the endangered Quino checkerspot butterfly, western spadefoot (a toad), and ...