T&E San Diego NWR

Three images next to each other. From left to right, coastal California gnatcatcher, flowering Otay tarplant, and Quino checkerspot butterfly.

Photo By/Credit

Kevin Hamm, Lisa Cox, and John Martin/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

10/14/2021

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

The federally threatened coastal California gnatcatcher, endangered Otay tarplant, and Quino checkerspot butterfly. Both the gnatcatcher and tarplant have designated critical habitat boundaries on Mother Miguel Mountain, which guides much of the management priorities for the wildlife refuge. Credit: Coastal California gnatcatcher by Kevin Hamm/USFWS; flowering Otay tarplant by John Martin/USFWS; Quino checkerspot butterfly by Lisa Cox/USFWS.

Facility

San Diego National Wildlife Refuge

Species

Polioptila californica californica

Deinandra conjugens

Euphydryas editha quino

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