Hypolimnas octocula marianensis
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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: and .[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[]
- ^ a b "Volume 9: Appendices" (PDF). Draft Environmental Impact Statement: Relocating Marines from Okinawa, Visiting Aircraft Carrier Berthing, and Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force. November 2009. p. 36. Retrieved 6 February 2010.[permanent 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" (PDF). Federal Register. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. December 10, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-08. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
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- Hypolimnas
- Insects of Oceania
- ESA endangered species
- Butterfly subspecies
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