The Race to Save the Sacramento Mountains Checkerspot ...
1 day ago · The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly is critically endangered, with the last known larva living in a lab in New Mexico.
Draft Recovery Plan for Sacramento Mountains Checkerspot ...
Sep 23, 2025 · The butterfly inhabits high-altitude meadows atop the Sacramento Mountains, an isolated mountain range in south-central New Mexico. It requires a specific host plant, New …
Plan released for NM checkerspot butterfly | Western ...
Sep 26, 2025 · The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a draft recovery plan for the endangered Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly, which is found in New Mexico’s …
This tiny caterpillar is the last... - The New York Times ...
17 hours ago · This tiny caterpillar is the last known of its kind. Scientists hope to breed the critically endangered Sacramento Mountains checkerspot by finding and capturing another …
The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly has darker colors overall and wide, dark brown or black bands separating the checkered pattern of orange and cream.
Lincoln National Forest land being set aside to recover rare ...
Aug 11, 2023 · Lands within Lincoln National Forest could be set aside for recovery of the Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly, which was deemed endangered by federal …
The Race to Save the Sacramento Mountains Checkerspot ...
1 day ago · The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas nevadensis sacramento) is now listed as critically endangered. Habitat loss, invasive plants, and