Neonympha mitchellii francisci Parshall and Kral, 1989
St. Francis’ satyr, Saint Francis' satyr
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Rediscovered in 1992
Distribution
North Carolina, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Parshall, D. K. and Kral, T. W. (1989). A new subspecies of Neonympha mitchellii (French) (Satyridae) from North Carolina. Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society 43(2):114-119.
Other references:
Aschehoug ET, Sivakoff FS, Cayton HL, Morris WF, Haddad NM. (2015). Habitat restoration affects immature stages of a wetland butterfly through indirect effects on predation. Ecology 96(7): 1761-1767.
Cayton H, Haddad NM, Ball B, Henry E, Aschehoug E. Habitat restoration as a recovery tool for a disturbance-dependent butterfly, the endangered St. Francis’ satyr. Butterfly Conservation in North America: Springer; 2015. p. 147–59.
Haddad, Nick, M. (2018). Resurrection and resilience of the rarest butterflies. PLoS Biol 16(2): e2003488.
Kuefler D, Haddad NM, Hall S, Hudgens B, Bartel B, Hoffman E. Distribution, population structure, and habitat use of the endangered St. Francis’ satyr butterfly, Neonympha mitchellii francisci. American Midland Naturalist. 2008;159:298–320.
Milko LV, Haddad NM, Lance SL. Dispersal via stream corridors structures populations of the endangered St. Francis’ satyr butterfly (Neonympha mitchellii francisci). Journal of Insect Conservation. 2012;16(2):263–73.
Refsnider R. Emergency rule to list Mitchell’s satyr as endangered. In: USFWS, editor. Federal Register 1991. p. 28825–8.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Francis%27_satyr
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/13255/neonympha-mitchellii-francisci-saint-francis