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

PART 111
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
LOTIS BLUE BUTTERFLY RECOVERY PLAN
kration1 Responsible Agency Estimated Costs Comments
General Task Priority of Task FWS Other ($1,000) and
Category Task Plan Fhmber Number (yrs . ) Region Program Agency FYI FY2 FY3 Notes
R7 Rear individuals of 2422 2 3 1 SE
surrogate Lycaeides
argyrognomon su species
to refine rearing
techniques before LBB
captive breeding is attempted.
R7 Devise an artificial diet 2423 2 1 1 SE
for efficient lab rearing
of LRB.
R7 Rear the LBB from eggs 2424 2 2 1 SE
laid by stock captured at
the known col ony.
R 13 Transplant individuals 25 2 3 1 S E
of surrogate C. argyrognomon
subspecies to refine
techniques for establ ishing
new butterfly populations .
M 5 Reintroduce LRP into 2 6 2 3
secure habitat.
To Be Determined
To Be Determined