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From page 27... ... 3-1 Chapter 3 Imperiled Pollinator Profiles The Northeast region, including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and parts of New York, is home to a diverse assemblage of pollinators. In this region, there are two species listed under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) Read the entire page →
From page 28... ... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-2 to increase habitat connectivity for many species, including pollinators. It is important to note 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. Read the entire page →
From page 29... ... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-3 3.1 Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis) Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Adult Adult rusty patched bumble bee (top left) Read the entire page →
From page 30... ... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-4 General conservation recommendations: Preserve, restore, and create high-quality habitat that includes suitable nesting, foraging, and overwintering sites throughout a species' range. Assess and mitigate risk of pesticide use in or near suitable habitat to avoid treating flowers in bloom or contaminating nesting and overwintering sites. Read the entire page →
From page 31... ... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-5 Monarda spp. Bee balm Pink/purple/red; perennial Monarda fistulosa Bee Balm / Wild Bergamot Purple; perennial Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Narrowleaf Mountain Mint White; perennial Rudbeckia laciniata Cutleaf Coneflower Yellow; perennial Veronicastrum Veronicastrum White/pink/blue; perennial Late Cirsium discolor Field Thistle Pink/purple; biennial Eutrochium spp. Joe Pye weeds Pink/purple; perennial Eutrochium maculatum Spotted Joe Pye Weed Pink; perennial Solidago spp. Goldenrods Yellow; perennial Solidago nemoralis Gray Goldenrod Yellow; perennial Symphyotrichum novae‐angliae New England Aster Purple; perennial 3.1.1 References Cariveau, D., E Evans, and M Read the entire page →
From page 32... ... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-6 3.2 Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Adult Larvae Adult monarch (top left) Read the entire page →
From page 33... ... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-7 Life cycle: Each year, monarchs from Mexico (and possibly from Florida and the Southeast) arrive in the Northeast in May or June, and they breed in these states until August or early September (Figure 31) Read the entire page →
From page 34... ... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-8 Species Name Common Name Asclepias viridiflora Green comet milkweed Multiple other Asclepias spp. Milkweeds Nectar Plants Asclepias spp. Milkweeds Baccharis halimifolia Eastern baccharis Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush Cirsium spp. Thistles1 Euthamia graminifolia Flat‐top goldenrod Eutrochium spp. Joe Pye weeds Liatris spp. Blazingstars Monarda fistulosa Wild bergamot Pycnanthemum spp. Mountain mints Solidago spp. Goldenrods Symphyotrichum spp. Asters Vernonia spp. Ironweeds1 1 This genus includes native and nonnative species; some of the nonnative species are invasive Read the entire page →
From page 35... ... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-9 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. Read the entire page →
From page 36... ... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-10 3.3 Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Adult Larvae Adult Karner blue butterfly (top left) Read the entire page →
From page 37... ... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-11 Top reasons for decline, if known: Habitat loss and fragmentation, which have led to small population sizes and greatly reduced genetic variability; habitat degradation. Climate change may play a role in current and future declines through phenological mismatches and extreme weather events. Read the entire page →
From page 38... ... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-12 1 This species specializes on wild lupine, but uses a wide variety of plants for nectar. This is a partial list of nectar plants used by this species. 2 This genus includes native and nonnative species; some of the nonnative species are invasive. 3 Nonnative. 3.3.1 References Chan, P Read the entire page →
From page 39... ... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-13 dense vegetation (e.g., bunch grasses) , or old bird nests or mouse burrows. Read the entire page →
From page 40... ... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-14 Status: Vulnerable to apparently secure (G3G4) Distribution: Widespread across the United States, except for the south-central and southeastern states. Read the entire page →
From page 41... ... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-15 How to recognize: This bumble bee has black hair on the face and a yellow band in front of the wings on the thorax. The abdomen has a thick yellow stripe between black bands; the fifth segment near the rear usually has pale/brown hairs. Read the entire page →
From page 42... ... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-16 Distribution: The historic range was from Texas east to Florida and north to Ontario and Maine. However, it is believed to have been extirpated from Illinois, Maine, and Ontario. Read the entire page →
From page 43... ... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-17 Table 3-4. Plants used by frosted elfin butterfly. Read the entire page →
From page 44... ... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-18 Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Status: Secure; taxon critically imperiled to vulnerable (G5T1T3) Distribution: Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin; presumed extirpated in Maine and possibly extirpated in Rhode Island Where it occurs: This species occurs in a variety of open habitats, including pine barrens, oak barrens, pitch pine-scrub oak barrens, and scrubby ridgetops and in open areas under power lines. Read the entire page →
From page 45... ... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-19 3.6.1 References Michigan State University. No date. Read the entire page →
From page 46... ... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-20 instar larvae enter diapause until the next spring. Larvae use grasses as host plants, including those in Table 3-6. Read the entire page →
From page 47... ... Chapter 3. Imperiled Pollinator Profiles 3-21 Species Name Common Name Dipsacus spp. Teasel2 1 Favored nectar source 2 Nonnative 3 This genus includes native and nonnative species; some of the nonnative species are invasive 3.7.1 References Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. No date. Read the entire page →

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... 3-1 Chapter 3 Imperiled Pollinator Profiles The Northeast region, including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and parts of New York, is home to a diverse assemblage of pollinators. In this region, there are two species listed under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA)