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From page 27...
... 3-1 Chapter 3 Imperiled Pollinator Profiles Florida is home to a diverse assemblage of pollinators. In this region, there are four pollinator species listed under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA)
From page 28...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-2 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  G5: Secure. Common; widespread and abundant.   G#G#: Range Rank. A numeric range rank (e.g., G2G3)  is used to indicate the range of uncertainty in  the status of a species or community.   T#: Infraspecific Taxon (for subspecies or varieties)
From page 30...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-4 Life cycle: This species is multivoltine and has multiple overlapping generations each year. May possibly enter diapause during dry months.
From page 31...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-5 Salvato, M
From page 32...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-6 (November through February) , when most larvae are likely in diapause.
From page 33...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-7 3.2.1 Additional Notes Three species of butterfly (nickerbean blue, cassius blue, and ceraunus blue) are listed as threatened under the ESA due to similarity of appearance to the Miami blue butterfly.
From page 34...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-8 3.3 Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)   Jan  Feb  Mar  April  May  June  July  Aug  Sept  Oct  Nov  Dec  Adult  Larvae    Adult monarch (top left)
From page 35...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-9 Life cycle: In northern and central Florida, they are most abundant during spring (March/April) and fall (late October/early November)
From page 36...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-10 Species Name  Common Name  Asclepias tuberosa  Butterfly milkweed  Multiple other Asclepias spp.  Milkweeds  Pattalias palustre  Gulf coast swallowwort  Funastrum clausum  White twinevine  Nectar Plants  Asclepias spp.  Milkweeds  Carphephorus spp.  Deer tongues  Bidens alba  Spanish needles  Baccharis halimifolia  Eastern baccharis  Cephalanthus occidentalis  Buttonbush  Conoclinium coelestinum  Blue mistflower  Solidago sempervirens  Seaside goldenrod  Vernonia gigantea  Giant ironweed 
From page 37...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-11 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 38...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-12 3.4 Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly (Heraclides  aristodemus ponceanus)   Jan  Feb  Mar  April  May  June  July  Aug  Sept  Oct  Nov  Dec  Adult  Larvae    Adult Schaus swallowtail butterfly (top left)
From page 39...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-13 Top reasons for decline, if known: Habitat loss; climate change (especially increased severity and frequency of hurricanes) ; invasive species (including predacious ants)
From page 40...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-14 Biscayne National Park to Miami-Dade County public schools." Southeastern Naturalist 16:26–46. Daniels, J
From page 41...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-15 Top reasons for decline, if known: Habitat loss; pesticides (mosquito control) ; alteration of natural disturbance regimes (i.e., fire suppression)
From page 42...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-16 endangered butterflies Strymon acis bartrami and Anaea troglodyta floridalis." Natural Areas Journal 36:81–87. Salvato, M
From page 43...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-17 feeding the next spring, and then pupate in a leaf cocoon in vegetation about 3 feet above the ground. Habitat needs: Remnant native grasslands or savannas.
From page 44...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-18 NatureServe.
From page 45...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-19 3.7.1 Southern Plains Bumble Bee (Bombus fraternus)   Jan  Feb  Mar  April  May  June  July  Aug  Sept  Oct  Nov  Dec  Adult                                                                                                Adult Southern Plains bumble bee (top left)
From page 46...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-20 3.7.2 American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus)   Jan  Feb  Mar  April  May  June  July  Aug  Sept  Oct  Nov  Dec  Adult                                                                                                Adult American bumble bee (top left)
From page 47...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-21 Table 3-9. Plants used by bumble bees.
From page 48...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-22 3.8 Frosted Elfin Butterfly (Callophrys irus)     Jan  Feb  Mar  April  May  June  July  Aug  Sept  Oct  Nov  Dec  Adult                                                                                                Larvae                                                                                                Adult frosted elfin butterfly (top left)
From page 49...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-23 Habitat needs: In Florida, appears to require pine savannahs with large populations of their host plant, Lupinus perennis, but population density is highest when Lupinus perennis population density is moderate. Top reasons for decline, if known: Loss of habitat due to conversion of native ecosystems to urban and suburban development, row crop agriculture, and intensive forestry.
From page 50...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-24 Thom, M
From page 51...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-25 Life cycle: This species has two broods per year, with adult flight times usually occurring from early May through mid-June and mid-September through mid-October. Habitat needs: This species prefers clearings in swamps where host plants (sedges)
From page 52...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-26 Shuey, J
From page 53...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-27 Top reasons for decline, if known: Habitat loss from development; changes to water flow and loss of disturbance (fire) that leads to succession.
From page 54...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-28 3.11 Gulf Coast Solitary Bee (Hesperapis oraria)     Jan  Feb  Mar  April  May  June  July  Aug  Sept  Oct  Nov  Dec  Adult                                                                                                Adult Gulf Coast solitary bee (top left)
From page 55...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-29 General conservation recommendations: Protect habitat and enhance availability of the host plant. Increase habitat connectivity in fragmented habitat.
From page 56...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles  3-30 Status: Critically imperiled (G1) ; under review for listing under the ESA Distribution: Florida Where it occurs: This species' range is currently known to extend from Highlands County, Florida at the southern end of Lake Wales Ridge, north to the Ocala National Forest.
From page 57...
... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-31 3.12.1 References Defenders of Wildlife.

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