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... 3-1 Chapter 3 Imperiled Pollinator Profiles The Great Basin is home to a diverse assemblage of pollinators. Here we define the Great Basin to include parts of Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Oregon (Figure 1-1)
From page 28...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-2 that although some of the species profiled in this section may be unlikely to use roadside habitat for breeding, individuals may still use roadside habitat for nectar or pollen or as movement corridors. Therefore, it is worthwhile to invest in high-quality habitat restoration projects along roadsides near natural areas, preserves, and populations of imperiled species.
From page 29...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-3 3.1 Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)   Jan  Feb  Mar  April  May  June  July  Aug  Sept  Oct  Nov  Dec  Adult  Larvae  Adult monarch (top left)
From page 30...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-4 the larval host plant. While larvae specialize on milkweed, adults use a variety of plants for nectar (Table 3-2)
From page 31...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-5 Taken from handout created by Monarch Joint Venture and The Xerces Society:  https://monarchjointventure.org/images/uploads/documents/MowingForMonarchsUpdated.pdf.  Figure 3-1. Management timing windows for monarchs in the United States.
From page 32...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-6 Pelton, E
From page 33...
... 3-7 Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  Where it occurs: The species is found in grassland habitat with alkaline soils where saltgrass, the larval host plant, occurs. Populations of the Carson wandering skipper have been found in Carson Valley, Nevada; the Honey Lake Basin in California and Nevada; Spanish Springs Valley, Nevada; and Warm Springs Valley, Nevada.
From page 34...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-8 Species Name  Common Name  Nectar Plants  Thelypodium crispum  Crisped thelypody  Sisymbrium altissimum  Tall tumblemustard2  Pyrrocoma racemosa  Clustered goldenweed  Cirsium arvense  Canada thistle2  Cirsium vulgare  Common thistle, bull thistle2  Lotus tenuis  Narrow‐leaved bird's‐foot‐trefoil  Cleomella parviflora  Slender cleomella  Cleomella plocasperma  Twisted cleomella  Heliotropium curassavicum  Salt heliotrope  Potentilla sp.  Cinquefoils3  Sesuvium verrucosum  Western sea purslane  1 Does best when roots are inundated with water for a short time each spring  2 Nonnative species  3 This genus includes native and nonnative species; some of the nonnative species are invasive  3.2.1 References Sanford, M
From page 35...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-9 dense vegetation (e.g., bunch grasses) , or old bird nests or mouse burrows.
From page 36...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-10 Status: Vulnerable to apparently secure (G3G4) Distribution: Widespread across the United States, except for states in the south-central and southeastern states.
From page 37...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-11 Status: Vulnerable (G3) Distribution: Mountain and desert West Where it occurs: Dry shrubland Flight Times: This species is typically active on the landscape from early May through mid-October.
From page 38...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-12 Flight Time: This species is typically active on the landscape from May through September. Between October and April, queens are overwintering in the ground.
From page 39...
... 3-13 Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  Body size: Medium. Females range from 18 to 23 millimeters (0.72 to 0.92 inch)
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... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-14 3.4 Desert Green Hairstreak (Callophrys sheridanii ssp.)     Jan  Feb  Mar  April  May  June  July  Aug  Sept  Oct  Nov  Dec  Adult                                                                                                Larvae                                                                                                Adult desert green hairstreak (top left)
From page 41...
... 3-15 Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  Top reasons for decline, if known: Degradation of habitat by invasive vegetation, particularly cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) , and the increased frequency and intensity of wildfires associated with it.
From page 42...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-16 3.4.1 References Austin, G

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