Survey Protocol for the Carson Wandering Skipper

Survey Protocol for the Carson Wandering Skipper
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Close up of a California condor. Its pink featherless head contrasts with its black feathers.
We provide national leadership in the recovery and conservation of our nation's imperiled plant and animal species, working with experts in the scientific community to identify species on the verge of extinction and to build the road to recovery to bring them back. We work with a range of public...
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Falls Church,VA
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A small, orange butterfly landed on yellow flowers.

The Carson wandering skipper is a small tawny orange butterfly found in grassland habitats on alkaline substrates in Washoe County, Nevada and Lassen County, California. Much like monarch butterfly caterpillars rely on milkweed, Carson wandering skipper caterpillars feed on salt grass. The...

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Kingdom
Animalia
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FWS and DOI Region(s)
Pacific Southwest
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3-200-59: Scientific Purposes, Enhancement of Propagation, or Survival Permits (Recovery Permits)