Species: Euchloe ausonides insulanus

Island Large Marble
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    Island Marble (Euchloe ausonides insulanus)

    This article was originally published by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife as part of its annual report Threatened and Endangered Wildlife in Washington.

    Island marble perched on the host, field mustard (Brassica campestris). Photo by Thor Hansen.
    Kingdom
    Animalia
    Phylum
    Mandibulata
    Class

    Insecta

    Order

    Lepidoptera

    Family

    Pieridae

    Genus

    Euchloe

    Classification
    Other Global Common Names
    Island Marble - marbré insulaire
    Informal Taxonomy
    <p>Animals, Invertebrates - Insects - Butterflies and Moths - Butterflies and Skippers</p>
    Formal Taxonomy
    Animalia - Mandibulata - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Pieridae - Euchloe - This subspecies is illustrated (Plate 7: figure 6) by Layberry et al. (1998) and discussed in their text as well as in its original description by Guppy and Shepard. For a drawing and some additional information on it see Syd Canning's article in the British Columbia CDC Newsletter no. 5 from Dec. 1996. This subspecies is accepted by Layberry et al. as well as Guppy and Shepard.
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    G5T1
    Global Status Last Reviewed
    2010-10-12
    Global Status Last Changed
    2000-10-20
    Conservation Status Map
    <img src="http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/GetMapGif?CA.BC=SX&US.WA=S1" alt="Conservation Status Map" style="width: 475px; height: auto;" />
    Global Range
    AC - <100-1000 square km (less than about 40-400 square miles) - ABC - Southern Vancouver Island, Canada historically. Rediscovered in 1998 on nearby San Juan Island, Washington by John Fleckenstein. Based on an extensive survey in 2005 on 16 islands, the subspecies appears to be limited to portions of adjacent San Juan (mainly the southern end) and Lopez Islands in Washington State. If all of both islands is considered range, the extent would be around 500 square miles, but the true range, which would be immediate coastal and prairie portions of these islands, is much smaller.
    Global Range Code
    AC
    Global Range Description
    <100-1000 square km (less than about 40-400 square miles)
    ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.109980