12-22-2016

Cyclargus (=Hemiargus) thomasi bethunebakeri

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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. The Miami blue is a small butterfly that is native to coastal areas of southern Florida. It is a subspecies of Thomas’s blue. Once common throughout its range, it has become critically endangered. Its numbers have recently been increased by a captive breeding program at the Florida Museum of Natural History. The presence of Plebeius ammon in the Dry Tortugaswas reported in 1941. The Florida population was assigned a sub-specific status in 1943 as Hemiargus ammon bethune-bakeri. The Miami blue butterfly is one of the rarest insects in North America, with only one known population remaining, and that is in the Key West National Wildlife Refuge.

Detailed information

Full Name: Miami Blue Butterfly (Cyclargus (=hemiargus) thomasi bethunebakeri)

Where found: Wherever found

Critical Habitat:N/A

Species Group:Insects

Current listing status

Status	Date Listed	Lead Region	Where Listed
Endangered	04/06/2012	Southeast Region (Region 4)	Wherever found

States/US Territories in which the Miami Blue Butterfly, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Florida
US Counties in which the Miami Blue Butterfly, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
USFWS Refuges in which the Miami Blue Butterfly, Wherever found is known to occur: Key West National Wildlife Refuge

Federal register documents

Date	Citation Page	Title
04/06/2012	77 FR 20948 20986	Listing of the Miami Blue Butterfly as Endangered Throughout Its Range; Listing of the Cassius Blue, Ceraunus Blue, and Nickerbean Blue Butterflies as Threatened Due to Similarity of Appearance to the Miami Blue Butterfly in Coastal South and Central Florida: Final rule.
08/10/2011	76 FR 49408 49412	Proposed Listing of the Miami Blue Butterfly as Endangered, and Proposed Listing of the Cassius Blue, Ceraunus Blue, and Nickerbean Blue Butterflies as Threatened Due to Similarity of Appearance to the Miami Blue Butterfly: Proposed rule; request for public comments.
08/10/2011	76 FR 49542 49567	Emergency Listing of the Miami Blue Butterfly as Endangered, and Emergency Listing of the Cassius Blue, Ceraunus Blue, and Nickerbean Blue Butterflies as Threatened Due to Similarity of Appearance to the Miami Blue Butterfly: Emergency rule.
11/10/2010	75 FR 69222 69294	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; Proposed Rule
11/09/2009	74 FR 57804 57878	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
12/10/2008	73 FR 75176 75244	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; Proposed Rule
12/06/2007	72 FR 69034 69106	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; Proposed Rule
09/12/2006	71 FR 53756 53835	Review of Native Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
05/11/2005	70 FR 24870 24934	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Native Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
01/03/2002	67 FR 280 282	ETWP; 90-Day Finding for a Petition To List the Miami Blue Butterfly as Endangered With Critical Habitat; Substantial

Recovery

No recovery information is available for the Miami Blue Butterfly.

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