Status Survey of the Schaus Swallowtail in Florida in 1984
Emmel TC. 1985. Status Survey of the Schaus Swallowtail in Florida in 1984. Technical Report No. 14.. Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
The purpose of this research was to determine the 1984 population status and geographic distribution of the Schaus Swallowtail butterfly. Papilio (Heraclides) aristodemus ponceanus Schaus, a large and colorful endemic insect in south Florida that is currently on the United States List of Endangered Species and appears to be close to extinction. Its range has steadily I declined during the past century. Intensive surveys were carried throughout the Florida Keys and the south Florida mainland to I determine the location of extant colonies of the butterfly species and its larval food plants, to determine approximate population sizes, and make ecological observations on its population biology.