12-22-2016

Icaricia icarioides missionensis

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Detailed information

Full Name: Mission Blue butterfly (Icaricia icarioides missionensis)

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 Mission Blue butterfly, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: California
US Counties in which the Mission Blue 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)

Recovery

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

Date	Title	Plan Action Status	Plan Status
10/10/1984	Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies	View Implementation Progress	Final

Date	Title	Plan Action Status	Plan Status
10/10/1984	Recovery Plan for San Bruno Elfin and Mission Blue Butterflies	View Implementation Progress	Final

Date	Citation Page	Title	Document Type
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	Notice 5-year Review, Completion
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	Notice 5-year Review, Initiation

Date	Title
02/16/2010	San Bruno Elfin Butterfly and Mission Blue Butterfly 5-Year Review

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