Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly, Multi-Species Recovery Plan for South Florida
1999. Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly, Multi-Species Recovery Plan for South Florida
This account represents a revision of the existing recovery plan for the Schaus swallowtail butterfly (FWS1982). The Schaus swallowtail butterfly (Heraclides Papilio) aristodemus ponceanus) is a large dark brown and yellow butterfly which historically occurred in hardwood hammocks from South Miami to Lower Matecumbe Key, Florida. The Schaus swallowtail butterfly was originally listed as a threatened species because of population declines caused by the destruction of its tropical hardwood hammock habitat, mosquito control practices, and over-harvesting by collectors. It was reclassified to an endangered species because its numbers and range had declined dramatically since the original listing. No date on document.
- Type
- Administrative
- Date of Issue
- 1999
- Units
- SFCN
- Keywords
- Behavior, Butterfly, Distribution, Habitat, Plan, Taxonomy, wings