Biology:Hypolimnas octocula marianensis
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Short description: Subspecies of butterfly
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| Subspecies: | H. o. marianensis
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| Hypolimnas octocula marianensis | |
Hypolimnas octocula marianensis, known as the Mariana eight-spot butterfly or forest flicker, is a subspecies of Hypolimnas octocula, the eight-spot butterfly.[1]
The species is in found on Guam and Saipan in the Mariana Islands and feeds on two host plants: Procris pedunculata and Elatostema calcareum.[2] These two herbs grow only on karst limestone forest. It occurs with certainty only on Guam and is a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act. The Mariana eight-spot butterfly suffers from numerous threats, including habitat destruction, competition from introduced species and increased predation from ants and wasps.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Volume 9: Appendices". Draft Environmental Impact Statement: Relocating Marines from Okinawa, Visiting Aircraft Carrier Berthing, and Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force. November 2009. p. 36. http://www.guambuildupeis.us%2Fdocuments%2Fvolume_9%2FDEIS_Vol_9-AppendixG_Nov09.pdf. Retrieved 6 February 2010.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions". Federal Register. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. December 10, 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-05-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20090508031933/http://www.fws.gov/endangered/pdfs/CNOR/08%20CNOR%20published%2012-10-08.pdf. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
Wikidata ☰ Q5959718 entry
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