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12-22-2016

Callophrys mossii bayensis

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.Callophrys mossii bayensis R.Brown, 1969 Common names San Bruno elfin Butterfly in English Bibliographic References. Pelham, Jonathan P., 2008: A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature. Journal

Adults of this butterfly emerge in February and March, when nectar providing flowers open. After mating, the female locates host plants on which to deposit her eggs, which hatch within a week. The tiny larvae first feed on the plant’s vegetative structures; however, when the stonecrop‘s flowers begin to open, the larvae migrate upward and feed on the flowers themselves. By June most have completed their larval development at which time they evacuate from the host plant to pupate in ground litter. They lie dormant as pupae until the following spring, when the life cycle begins anew.

The San Bruno elfin’s life cycle holds an interesting aspect, common to many other lycaenids regarding a symbiotic interaction with ants. Elfin larvae excrete a sweet liquid known as honeydew which attracts ants. In exchange for honeydew, the ants often provide protection from harm by predators and parasites, which are principal killers of foliage feeding insects.

Detailed information
Full Name: San Bruno Elfin butterfly (Callophrys mossii bayensis)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Insects
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 06/08/1976 California/Nevada Region (Region 8) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the San Bruno Elfin butterfly, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: California
  • US Counties in which the San Bruno Elfin butterfly, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
05/21/2010 75 FR 28636 28642 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 34 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of 96 Completed 5-Year Reviews in California and Nevada
03/05/2008 73 FR 11945 11950 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 58 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of Completed 5-Year Reviews in California, Nevada and Southern Oregon
07/22/2004 69 FR 43862 43864 Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement for an Amendment to the Incidental Take Permit for the San Bruno Mountain Habitat Conservation Plan, San Mateo County, CA
03/10/1983 48 FR 10136 10137 Conservation Plan for Incidental Take of End. Wildlife, Finding of No Significant Impact; 48 FR 10136-10137
01/26/1983 48 FR 3663 3664 Conservation Plan for Incidental Take of End. Wildlife; Proposed Finding of No Significant Impact;
02/08/1977 42 FR 7972 7976 Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for Six Butterflies and Two Plants; 42 FR 7972 7976
06/01/1976 41 FR 22041 22044 Determination That Six Species of Butterflies are Endangered Species; 41 FR 22041 22044 (Lotis blue, Lycaeides argyrognomon lotis; El Segundo blue, Shijimiaeoides battoides allyni; Smith's blue, Shijimiaeoides enoptes smithi; Mission blue, Icaricia icarioides missionensis; San Bruno elfin, Callophrys mossi bayensis; Lange's metalmark, Apodemia mormo langei)
10/14/1975 40 FR 48139 48140 Proposed Endangered Status for 6 Species of Butterfly in California; 40 FR 48139 48140 (San Bruno elfin, Callophrys mossii bayensis; Lotis blue, Lycaeides argyrognomon lotis; Mission blue, Icaricia icarioides missionensis; Smith's blue, Philotes enoptes smithi; El Segundo blue, Shijimiaeoides batiodes allyni; Lange's metalmark, Apodemia mormo langei)
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