Recovery Plan for the Quino Checkerspot Butterfly

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (``we'') announces the availability of the final Recovery Plan for the Quino Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino). The Quino checkerspot butterfly is a subspecies that is currently restricted primarily to clay and granitic soils at lower elevation slopes typically below 1,400 meters (4,600 feet) in open scrub, chaparral, and woodland communities. The populations addressed in this recovery plan are found in western Riverside and southern San Diego Counties proximal to the Mexico international border.