Species Status Assessment Report for Silverspot butterfly (Speyeria nokomis nokomis)

This species status assessment (SSA) report communicates the results of the comprehensive biological status review by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for a subspecies of silverspot butterfly (Speyeria nokomis nokomis), and provides a thorough account of the subspecies’ overall viability and, therefore, extinction risk. This SSA report provides the best available biological information to advise a 12-month Finding listing decision, as required by the Endangered Species Act (ESA).



February 2021, Version 1.0

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The Colorado Ecological Services Field Offices have staff in Lakewood and Grand Junction who work with partners to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants, and the environments upon which they depend.
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The Ecological Services Program works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, we work with federal, state, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to...
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