Lotis Blue Butterfly Recovery Plan - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Executive Summary
1. Point or condition when species can be considered recovered.
Presently, there is too little information to determine at what
point the Lotis blue butterfly will be considered recovered. 'The
interim recovery goal will be obtained when the single known
colony is protected and three new, viable, sel f-sustai ning
populations, each on at least 2 hectares of suitable habitat, are
establ ished and protected.
2. What must be done to reach recovery?
Preserve and protect the known Lotis blue butterfly population,
devel op and implement management strategies, es tab1 i sh three new
sel f-sustaining , viable populations each on at least 2 hectares
of suitable habitat, develop public awareness of Lotis blue
butterfly, and enforce laws to protect Lotis blue butterfly and
habi tat.
What specifically must be done to meet the needs of #2?
A. Preserve approximately 2 hectares of known habitat site from
land use changes and minimize impacts from herbicides and
insecticides.
0. Preserve hydro1 ogic and bi 01 ogic (hostplants) resources for
the species.
C. Sel ect , secure and rehabi 1 i tate addi tional habi tat sites by
conducting surveys for additional habitat and host plants,
protecting these sites, and implementing rehabil i tation
efforts.