Overview

Current Listing Status:
Date Listed:1992-12-14 00:00:00.0
Lead Region: Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region (Region 3)

States/US Territories in which the Karner blue butterfly is known to occur:  Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Wisconsin

USFWS Refuges in which the Karner blue butterfly is known to occur:  LEOPOLD WETLAND MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, NECEDAH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, ST. CROIX WETLAND MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

Countries in which the Karner blue butterfly is known to occur:  Canada

Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents

Date Citation Page Title

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02/22/2005 70 FR 8602 8603 Proposed Low Effect Habitat Conservation Plan for Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC
09/19/2003 68 FR 54913 54914 Notice of Availability of the Approved Recovery Plan for the Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis)
12/05/2001 66 FR 63248 63249 Notice of Availability of the Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) Technical/Agency Draft Recovery Plan for Review and Comment
12/14/1992 57 FR 59236 59244 ETWP; Determination of Endangered Status for the Karner Blue Butterfly; 57 FR 59236 59244
01/21/1992 57 FR 2241 2247 ETWP; Proposed Endangered Status for the Karner Blue Butterfly

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Recovery Summary

Current Recovery Plan(s)
Plan Date Title Plan Status
09/19/2003 Recovery Plan for the Karner Blue Butterfly Final

Other Recovery Documents
Doc Date Citation Page Title Document Type
09/19/2003 68 FR 54913 54914 Notice of Availability of the Approved Recovery Plan for the Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis)
  • Notice Final Recovery Plan Availability
    • 12/05/2001 66 FR 63248 63249 Notice of Availability of the Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) Technical/Agency Draft Recovery Plan for Review and Comment
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability

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    Critical Habitat

    Current Critical Habitat Documents

    Date Citation Page Title Document Type Status
    07/03/1978 43 FR 28938 28945 Proposed Endangered or Threatened Status with Critical Habitat For Ten Butterflies or Moths Proposed Rule Active
    07/03/1978 43 FR 28938 28945 Proposed Endangered or Threatened Status with Critical Habitat For Ten Butterflies or Moths Proposed Rule Not Required

    To learn more about critical habitat please see http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov

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    Conservation Plans

    Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP):
    HCP Plan Summaries HCP Plan Documents
    Cobb to Brickyard Reconductoring Project N/A
    Michigan Statewide Karner blue butterfly HCP N/A
    NIPSCO N/A
    State-Wide Karner Blue/Wisconsin DNR N/A
    Town of Rome N/A

    Safe Harbor Agreements (SHA):
    SHA Plan Summaries SHA Plan Documents
    Indiana Karner blue butterfly SHA N/A

    Candidate Conservation Agreements (CCA):

    No Candidate Conservation Agreements exist for the Karner blue butterfly.

    Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAA):

    No Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances exist for the Karner blue butterfly.

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    Petitions


    No petition findings have been published for the Karner blue butterfly.


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    Life History


    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.


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    Other Resources

    NatureServe Explorer Species Reports -- NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

    ITIS Reports -- ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.
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