DRAFT Delaware Species of Greatest Conservation … DRAFT...DRAFT Delaware Species of Greatest Conservation Need 2015 Wildlife Action Plan Revision 6 Mniotilta varia Black-and-white

DRAFT

Delaware Species of Greatest Conservation Need 2015 Wildlife Action Plan Revision

1

DE SGCN Wildlife (657)

Contents

DE SGCN Mammals .................................................................... 2

DE SGCN Birds ........................................................................... 3

DE SGCN Herptofauna ................................................................ 9

Amphibians .............................................................................................................................................. 9

Reptiles .................................................................................................................................................... 9

Turtles .................................................................................................................................................... 10

DE SGCN Fish ........................................................................... 11

Lampreys ............................................................................................................................................... 11

Sharks and Rays .................................................................................................................................... 11

Fishes ...................................................................................................................................................... 12

DE SGCN Invertebrates ............................................................. 14

Bivalves .................................................................................................................................................. 14

Snails ...................................................................................................................................................... 14

Arachnids & Crustaceans ...................................................................................................................... 15

Beetles .................................................................................................................................................... 15

Tiger Beetles .......................................................................................................................................... 15

Bees & Wasps......................................................................................................................................... 16

Butterflies & Skippers ........................................................................................................................... 16

Moths...................................................................................................................................................... 17

Dragonflies & Damselflies .................................................................................................................... 20

Stoneflies & Caddisflies ........................................................................................................................ 23

2007 SGCN Not Meeting 2015 Criteria ........................................ 24

*Species highlighted in light green are species new to the 2015 DEWAP Revision

DRAFT


2

DE SGCN Mammals (21)

Scientific Name Common Name

Balaenoptera borealis Sei Whale

Balaenoptera musculus Blue Whale

Balaenoptera physalus Fin Whale

Condylura cristata Star-nosed Mole

Cryptotis parva North American Least Shrew

Cystophora cristata Hooded Seal

Eptesicus fuscus Big Brown Bat

Eubalaena glacialis North Atlantic Right Whale

Lasionycteris noctivagans Silver-haired Bat

Lasiurus borealis Eastern Red Bat

Lasiurus cinereus Hoary Bat

Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback Whale

Myotis leibii Eastern Small-footed Myotis

Myotis lucifugus Little Brown Myotis

Myotis septentrionalis Northern Myotis

Nycticeius humeralis Evening Bat

Perimyotis subflavus Eastern Pipistrelle

Phocoena phocoena Harbor Porpoise

Physeter macrocephalus Sperm Whale

Sciurus niger cinereus Delmarva Fox Squirrel

Sorex fontinalis Maryland Shrew

DRAFT


3

DE SGCN Birds (183)


Accipiter gentilis Northern Goshawk

Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk

Actitis macularius Spotted Sandpiper

Aegolius acadicus Northern Saw-whet Owl

Ammodramus caudacutus Saltmarsh Sparrow

Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's Sparrow

Ammodramus maritimus Seaside Sparrow

Ammodramus nelsoni Nelson's Sparrow

Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow

Anas acuta Northern Pintail

Anas americana American Wigeon

Anas discors Blue-winged Teal

Anas platyrhynchos Mallard

Anas rubripes American Black Duck

Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle

Ardea alba Great Egret

Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron

Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone

Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl

Asio otus Long-eared Owl

Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup

Aythya americana Redhead

Aythya marila Greater Scaup

Aythya valisineria Canvasback

Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper

Bonasa umbellus Ruffed Grouse

Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern

Branta bernicla Brant

Branta canadensis Canada Goose (migratory population)

Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret

Bucephala albeola Bufflehead

DRAFT


4

Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye

Buteo lagopus Rough-legged Hawk

Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo platypterus Broad-winged Hawk

Calidris alba Sanderling

Calidris alpina Dunlin

Calidris canutus Red Knot

Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris maritima Purple Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper

Caprimulgus carolinensis Chuck-will's-widow

Caprimulgus vociferus Eastern Whip-poor-will

Cardellina canadensis Canada Warbler

Carpodacus purpureus Purple Finch

Catharus bicknelli Bicknell's Thrush

Catharus fuscescens Veery

Certhia americana Brown Creeper

Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift

Charadrius melodus Piping Plover

Chlidonias niger Black Tern

Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk

Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier

Cistothorus palustris Marsh Wren

Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren

Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed Duck

Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo

Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker

Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite

Contopus cooperi Olive-sided Flycatcher

Cygnus columbianus Tundra Swan

Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink

Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron

Egretta thula Snowy Egret

Egretta tricolor Tricolored Heron

DRAFT


5

Empidonax minimus Least Flycatcher

Empidonax traillii Willow Flycatcher

Empidonax virescens Acadian Flycatcher

Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark

Euphagus carolinus Rusty Blackbird

Falco columbarius Merlin

Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon

Falco sparverius American Kestrel

Gallinago delicata Wilson's Snipe

Gavia immer Common Loon

Gavia stellata Red-throated Loon

Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed Tern

Geothlypis formosa Kentucky Warbler

Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher

Helmitheros vermivorum Worm-eating Warbler

Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt

Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush

Icteria virens Yellow-breasted Chat

Icterus galbula Baltimore Oriole

Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern

Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike

Larus argentatus Herring Gull

Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull

Laterallus jamaicensis Black Rail

Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing Gull

Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnothlypis swainsonii Swainson's Warbler

Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit

Limosa haemastica Hudsonian Godwit

Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded Merganser

Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanitta americana American Scoter

Melanitta fusca White-winged Scoter

Melanitta perspicillata Surf Scoter

Melospiza georgiana nigrescens Coastal Plain Swamp Sparrow

DRAFT


6

Mniotilta varia Black-and-white Warbler

Morus bassanus Northern Gannet

Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher

Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel

Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron

Oceanodroma castro Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

Onychoprion anaethetus Bridled Tern

Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck

Parkesia motacilla Louisiana Waterthrush

Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow

Passerella iliaca Fox Sparrow

Pelagodroma marina White-faced Storm-Petrel

Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow

Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant

Phalaropus lobatus Red-neck Phalerope

Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's Phalarope

Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern Towhee

Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager

Piranga rubra Summer Tanager

Plectrophenax nivalis Snow Bunting

Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis

Pluvialis dominica American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied Plover

Podiceps auritus Horned Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe

Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow

Porzana carolina Sora

Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler

Puffinus gravis Great Shearwater

Puffinus griseus Sooty Shearwater

Puffinus lherminieri Audubon's Shearwater

DRAFT


7

Rallus elegans King Rail

Rallus limicola Virginia Rail

Rallus longirostris Clapper Rail

Recurvirostra americana American Avocet

Riparia riparia Bank Swallow

Rynchops niger Black Skimmer

Scolopax minor American Woodcock

Setophaga americana Northern Parula

Setophaga caerulescens Black-throated Blue Warbler

Setophaga castanea Bay-breasted Warbler

Setophaga cerulea Cerulean Warbler

Setophaga citrina Hooded Warbler

Setophaga discolor Prairie Warbler

Setophaga dominica Yellow-throated Warbler

Setophaga fusca Blackburnian Warbler

Setophaga pensylvanica Chestnut-sided Warbler

Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart

Setophaga tigrina Cape May Warbler

Setophaga virens Black-throated Green Warbler

Sitta canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta pusilla Brown-headed Nuthatch

Somateria mollissima Common Eider

Spinus pinus Pine Siskin

Spiza americana Dickcissel

Spizella arborea American Tree Sparrow

Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow

Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Jaeger

Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern

Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern

Sterna hirundo Common Tern

Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern

Sternula antillarum Least Tern

Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark

Thalasseus sandvicensis Sandwich Tern

Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher

DRAFT


8

Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa semipalmata Willet

Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper

Tryngites subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird

Tyto alba Barn Owl

Uria lomvia Thick-billed Murre

Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler

Vermivora cyanoptera Blue-winged Warbler

Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated Vireo

Vireo gilvus Warbling Vireo

DRAFT


9

DE SGCN Herptofauna (43)


Amphibians (18)

Acris crepitans Northern Cricket Frog

Ambystoma maculatum Spotted Salamander

Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander

Ambystoma tigrinum Tiger Salamander

Anaxyrus fowleri Fowler's Toad

Desmognathus fuscus Northern Dusky Salamander

Eurycea bislineata Northern Two-lined Salamander

Eurycea longicauda Longtail Salamander

Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed Salamander

Hyla chrysoscelis Cope's Gray Treefrog

Hyla gratiosa Barking Treefrog

Lithobates sp. nov. A Leopard Frog

Lithobates virgatipes Carpenter Frog

Notophthalmus viridescens Eastern Newt

Pseudacris kalmi New Jersey Chorus Frog

Pseudotriton montanus Mud Salamander

Pseudotriton ruber Red Salamander

Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot

Reptiles (14)

Agkistrodon contortrix Copperhead

Cemophora coccinea Scarletsnake

Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hog-nosed Snake

Lampropeltis getula Common Kingsnake

Lampropeltis triangulum Milksnake

Nerodia erythrogaster Plain-bellied Watersnake

Opheodrys aestivus Rough Greensnake

Pantherophis guttatus Red Cornsnake

Plestiodon laticeps Broad-headed Skink

Regina septemvittata Queen Snake

DRAFT


10

Scincella lateralis Ground Skink

Storeria occipitomaculata Red-bellied Snake

Thamnophis sauritus Eastern Ribbonsnake

Virginia valeriae Smooth Earthsnake

Turtles (11)

Caretta caretta Loggerhead

Chelonia mydas Green Turtle

Clemmys guttata Spotted Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback

Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill

Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle

Glyptemys muhlenbergii Bog Turtle

Lepidochelys kempii Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

Malaclemys terrapin Diamondback Terrapin

Pseudemys rubriventris Northern Red-bellied Cooter

Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle

DRAFT


11

DE SGCN Fish (94)


Lampreys (2)

Lampetra aepyptera Least Brook Lamprey

Lethenteron appendix American Brook Lamprey

Sharks and Rays (42)

Alopias superciliosus Bigeye Thresher Shark

Alopias vulpinus Thresher Shark

Carcharhinus acrontus Blacknose Shark

Carcharhinus altimus Bignose Shark

Carcharhinus brachyurus Narrowtooth Shark

Carcharhinus brevipinna Spinner Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis Silky Shark

Carcharhinus galapagensis Galapagos Shark

Carcharhinus isodon Finetooth Shark

Carcharhinus leucas Bull Shark

Carcharhinus limbatus Blacktip Shark

Carcharhinus longimanus Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Carcharhinus obscurus Dusky Shark

Carcharhinus perezi Caribbean Reef Shark

Carcharhinus plumbeus Sandbar Shark

Carcharhinus porosus Smalltail Shark

Carcharhinus signatus Night Shark

Carcharias taurus Sand Tiger

Carcharodon carcharias White Shark

Cetorhinus maximus Basking Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier Tiger Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum Nurse Shark

Heptranchias perlo Sharpnose Sevengill Shark

Hexanchus griseus Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

Hexanchus nakamurai Bigeye Sixgill Shark

Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin Mako Shark

Isurus paucus Longfin Mako Shark

DRAFT


12

Lamna nasus Porbeagle Shark

Mustelus canis Smooth Dogfish

Mustelus norrisi Florida Smoothhound

Negaprion brevirostris Lemon Shark

Odontaspis noronhai Bigeye Sand Tiger

Prionace glauca Blue Shark

Rhincodon typus Whale Shark

Rhizoprionodon porosus Caribbean Sharpnose Shark

Rhizoprionodon terraenovae Atlantic Sharpnose Shark

Sphyrna lewini Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna mokarran Great Hammerhead

Sphyrna tiburo Bonnethead Shark

Sphyrna zygaena Smooth Hammerhead

Squalus acanthias Spiny Dogfish

Squatina dumeril Angel Shark

Fishes (50)

Acantharchus pomotis Mud Sunfish

Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose Sturgeon

Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus Atlantic Sturgeon

Alosa aestivalis Blueback Herring

Alosa mediocris Hickory Shad

Alosa pseudoharengus Alewife

Alosa sapidissima American Shad

Amia calva Bowfin

Anguilla rostrata American Eel

Apeltes quadracus Fourspine Stickleback

Brevoortia tyrannus Atlantic Menhaden

Centropristis striata Black Sea Bass

Clupea harengus Atlantic Herring

Cottus bairdii Mottled Sculpin

Cottus caeruleomentum Blue Ridge Sculpin

Cynoscion nebulosus Spotted Seatrout

Cynoscion regalis Weakfish

Cyprinella analostana Satinfin Shiner

Enneacanthus chaetodon Blackbanded Sunfish

DRAFT


13

Enneacanthus obesus Banded Sunfish

Epinephelus nigritus Warsaw Grouper

Etheostoma fusiforme Swamp Darter

Etheostoma vitreum Glassy Darter

Exoglossum maxillingua Cutlip Minnow

Fundulus heteroclitus Mummichog

Fundulus luciae Spotfin Killifish

Fundulus majalis Striped Killifish

Hybognathus regius Eastern Silvery Minnow

Leiostomus xanthurus Spot

Lepomis auritus Redbreast Sunfish

Menidia menidia Atlantic Silverside

Micropogonias undulatus Atlantic Croaker

Moxostoma macrolepidotum Shorthead Redhorse

Notropis amoenus Comely Shiner

Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner

Notropis chalybaeus Ironcolor Shiner

Notropis procne Swallowtail Shiner

Noturus insignis Margined Madtom

Paralichthys dentatus Summer Flounder

Percina peltata Shield Darter

Pogonias cromis Black Drum

Pomatomus saltatrix Bluefish

Pseudopleuronectes americanus Winter Flounder

Sciaenops ocellatus Red Drum

Scomberomorus maculatus Spanish Mackerel

Semotilus corporalis Fallfish

Stenotomus chrysops Scup

Tautoga onitis Tautog

Thunnus thynnus Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Umbra pygmaea Eastern Mudminnow

DRAFT


14

DE SGCN Invertebrates (316)


Bivalves: Freshwater Mussels & Oyster (11)

Alasmidonta heterodon Dwarf Wedgemussel

Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater

Alasmidonta varicosa Brook Floater

Anodonta implicata Alewife Floater

Elliptio fisheriana Northern Lance

Lampsilis cariosa Yellow Lampmussel

Lampsilis radiata Eastern Lampmussel

Leptodea ochracea Tidewater Mucket

Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel

Strophitus undulatus Creeper

Crassostrea virginica American Oyster

Snails (24)

Pomatiopsis lapidaria Slender Walker

Anguispira alternata Flamed Tigersnail

Anguispira fergusoni Coastal-plain Tigersnail

Busycon carica Knobbed Whelk

Busycotypus canaliclatus Channeled Whelk

Carychium exiguum Obese Thorn

Catinella hubrichti Snowhill Ambersnail

Discus catskillensis Angular Disc

Euconulus dentatus Toothed Hive

Gastrocopta armifera Armed Snaggletooth

Glyphyalinia picea Rust Glyph

Haplotrema concavum Gray-foot Lancetooth

Oxyloma effusum Coastal-plain Ambersnail

Philomycus flexuolaris Winding Mantleslug

Punctum vitreum Glass Spot

Pupoides albilabris White-lip Dagger

Stenotrema hirsutum Hairy Slitmouth

Triodopsis tridentata Northern Threetooth

DRAFT


15

Ventridens intertextus Pyramid Dome

Vertigo ovata Ovate Vertigo

Vertigo pygmaea Crested Vertigo

Vertigo teskeyae Swamp Vertigo

Vertigo tridentata Honey Vertigo

Zonitoides nitidus Black Gloss

Arachnids & Crustaceans (4)

Limulus polyphemus Horseshoe Crab

Homarus americanus American Lobster

Callinectes sapidus Blue Crab

Pandalus borealis Northern Shrimp

Beetles (16)

Agabetes acuductus A Predaceous Diving Beetle

Helocombus bifidus A Water-scavenger Beetle

Hoperius planatus A Predaceous Diving Beetle

Hydrochus spangleri Seth Forest Water Scavenger Beetle

Lucanus elaphus Giant Stag Beetle

Nicrophorus americanus American Burying Beetle

Photuris bethaniensis Bethany Beach Firefly

Photuris cinctipennis A Firefly

Photuris frontalis A Firefly

Photuris hebes A Firefly

Photuris mysticalampas A Firefly

Photuris pennsylvanica A Firefly

Photuris pyralomimus A Firefly

Photuris salina A Firefly

Photuris tremulans A Firefly

Pyractomena ecostata A Firefly

Tiger Beetles (14)

Cicindela dorsalis Eastern Beach Tiger Beetle

Cicindela dorsalis media White Tiger Beetle

Cicindela duodecimguttata Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle

Cicindela formosa generosa Big Sand Tiger Beetle

Cicindela hirticollis Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle

Cicindela lepida Ghost Tiger Beetle

DRAFT


16

Cicindela marginata Margined Tiger Beetle

Cicindela patruela Northern Barrens Tiger Beetle

Cicindela patruela consentanea New Jersey Pine Barrens Tiger Beetle

Cicindela purpurea Cow Path Tiger Beetle

Cicindela rufiventris Eastern Red-bellied Tiger Beetle

Cicindela scutellaris Festive Tiger Beetle

Cicindela unipunctata One-spotted Tiger Beetle

Tetracha virginica Virginia Big-headed Tiger Beetle

Bees & Wasps (8)

Bombus affinis Rusty-patched Bumble Bee

Bombus ashtoni Ashton's Cuckoo Bumble Bee

Bombus auricomus Black and Gold Bumble Bee

Bombus fraternus Southern Plains Bumble Bee

Bombus pensylvanicus American Bumble Bee

Bombus variabilis Variable Cuckoo Bumble Bee

Colletes aestivalis A Cellophane Bee

Psorthaspis sanguinea A Spider Wasp

Butterflies & Skippers (41)

Anatrytone logan Delaware Skipper

Asterocampa celtis Hackberry Emperor

Asterocampa clyton Tawny Emperor

Atlides halesus Great Purple Hairstreak

Atrytonopsis hianna Dusted Skipper

Autochton cellus Gold-banded Skipper

Battus philenor Pipevine Swallowtail

Boloria bellona Meadow Fritillary

Boloria selene myrina Myrina Fritillary

Callophrys augustinus Brown Elfin

Callophrys gryneus Juniper Hairstreak

Callophrys henrici Henry's Elfin

Callophrys hesseli Hessel's Hairstreak

Callophrys irus Frosted Elfin

Celastrina neglectamajor Appalachian Azure

Danaus plexippus Monarch

Erynnis baptisiae Wild Indigo Duskywing

DRAFT


17

Erynnis brizo brizo Sleepy Duskywing

Erynnis icelus Dreamy Duskywing

Erynnis martialis Mottled Duskywing

Euphydryas phaeton Baltimore Checkerspot

Euphyes conspicua Black Dash

Euphyes dion Dion Skipper

Feniseca tarquinius Harvester

Hesperia metea Cobweb Skipper

Hesperia sassacus Indian Skipper

Lethe eurydice Eyed Brown

Libytheana carinenta American Snout

Lycaena hyllus Bronze Copper

Poanes hobomok Hobomok Skipper

Poanes massasoit chermocki Chermock's Mulberry Wing

Poanes massasoit massasoit Mulberry Wing

Polygonia progne Gray Comma

Pompeius verna Little Glassywing

Pontia protodice Checkered White

Problema bulenta Rare Skipper

Satyrium kingi King's Hairstreak

Satyrium liparops strigosum Striped Hairstreak

Speyeria aphrodite Aphrodite Fritillary

Speyeria idalia Regal Fritillary

Wallengrenia otho Southern Broken-Dash

Moths (106) Acronicta connecta Connected Dagger Moth

Acronicta exilis Exiled Dagger Moth

Acronicta increta Southern Oak Dagger Moth

Acronicta lithospila Streaked Dagger Moth

Acronicta rubricoma Ruddy Dagger Moth

Agnorisma bollii A Noctuid Moth

Agrius cingulata Pink-spotted Hawkmoth

Amorpha juglandis Walnut Sphinx

Amphion floridensis Nessus Sphinx

Apamea helva A Noctuid Moth

DRAFT


18

Argyrostrotis quadrifilaris Four-lined Chocolate Moth

Azenia obtusa Obtuse Yellow

Bellura gortynoides A Noctuid Moth

Calyptra canadensis Canadian Owlet

Capsula subflava A Noctuid Moth

Caripeta aretaria A Geometrid Moth

Catocala alabamae Alabama Underwing

Catocala antinympha Sweetfern Underwing

Catocala carissima An Underwing Moth

Catocala cerogama Yellow Banded Underwing

Catocala dejecta Dejected Underwing

Catocala flebilis Mournful Underwing

Catocala habilis Habilis Underwing

Catocala innubens The Betrothed Underwing

Catocala insolabilis Inconsolable Underwing

Catocala lacrymosa Tearful Underwing

Catocala maestosa Sad Underwing

Catocala marmorata Marbled Underwing

Catocala minuta Little Underwing

Catocala mira Wonderful Underwing

Catocala nebulosa Clouded Underwing

Catocala obscura Obscure Underwing

Catocala parta Mother Underwing

Catocala praeclara Praeclara Underwing

Catocala residua Residua Underwing

Catocala ulalume An Underwing Moth

Catocala umbrosa An Underwing Moth

Catocala unijuga Once-married Underwing

Ceratomia undulosa Waved Sphinx

Cerura scitiscripta Black-Etched Prominent

Chloropteryx tepperaria Angle Winged Emerald Moth

Cirrhophanus triangulifer A Noctuid Moth

Cisthene kentuckiensis Kentucky Lichen Moth

Cisthene tenuifascia Thin-Banded Lichen Moth

Copivaleria grotei Grote's Sallow

DRAFT


19

Darapsa versicolor Hydrangea Sphinx

Deidamia inscriptum Lettered Sphinx

Dolba hyloeus Pawpaw Sphinx

Drasteria graphica Graphic Moth

Eacles imperialis Imperial Moth

Exyra fax Pitcher Plant Moth

Gluphisia lintneri A Notodontid Moth

Grammia phyllira Phyllira Tiger Moth

Hadena ectypa A Noctuid Moth

Haploa colona Colona Moth

Hemileuca maia maia Eastern Buckmoth

Heterocampa astarte A Notodontid Moth

Hyles gallii Galium Sphinx

Iridopsis pergracilis A Geometrid Moth

Lapara coniferarum Southern Pine Sphinx

Lintneria eremitus Hermit Sphinx

Lophocampa caryae Hickory Tussock Moth

Macrochilo louisiana Louisiana Macrochilo

Manduca jasminearum Ash Sphinx

Manduca rustica Rustic Sphinx

Melitara prodenialis Eastern Cactus-boring Moth

Nigetia formosalis Thin-winged Owlet Moth

Orgyia detrita A Tussock Moth

Paonias astylus Huckleberry Sphinx

Papaipema appassionata Pitcher Plant Borer Moth

Papaipema araliae Aralia Shoot Borer Moth

Papaipema astuta Yellow Stoneroot Borer

Papaipema baptisiae Wild Indigo Borer Moth

Papaipema birdi Umbellifer Borer Moth

Papaipema circumlucens Hop Borer

Papaipema duplicatus Dark Stoneroot Borer Moth

Papaipema eupatorii Eupatorium Borer Moth

Papaipema furcata Ash Borer Moth

Papaipema inquaesita Sensitive Fern Borer Moth

Papaipema lysimachiae Loosestrife Borer Moth

DRAFT


20

Papaipema marginidens A Borer Moth

Papaipema maritima Maritime Sunflower Borer Moth

Papaipema nelita A Borer Moth

Papaipema pterisii Bracken Borer Moth

Papaipema rigida A Borer Moth

Papaipema rutila Mayapple Borer Moth

Papaipema speciosissima Osmunda Borer Moth

Papaipema stenocelis Chain Fern Borer Moth

Parahypenodes quadralis A Noctuid Moth

Parapamea buffaloensis Buffalo Moth

Paratrea plebeja Plebian Sphinx

Pero ancetaria Hübner's Pero

Pero zalissaria A Geometrid Moth

Schinia septentrionalis A Noctuid Moth

Schinia spinosae A Noctuid Moth

Schinia trifascia Three-lined Flower Moth

Sphinx chersis Great Ash Sphinx

Sphinx franckii Franck's Sphinx

Sympistis perscripta A Noctuid Moth

Synanthedon castaneae Chestnut Clearwing Moth

Tarache delecta A Noctuid Moth

Tolype notialis Small Tolype Moth

Xestia dilucida A Noctuid Moth

Zale metata A Noctuid Moth

Zale metatoides Washed-out Zale Moth

Zale squamularis A Noctuid Moth

Dragonflies & Damselflies (79)

Aeshna tuberculifera Black-tipped Darner

Aeshna verticalis Green-striped Darner

Amphiagrion saucium Eastern Red Damsel

Anax longipes Comet Darner

Archilestes grandis Great Spreadwing

Argia bipunctulata Seepage Dancer

Argia moesta Powdered Dancer

Argia sedula Blue-ringed Dancer

DRAFT


21

Argia translata Dusky Dancer

Arigomphus villosipes Unicorn Clubtail

Basiaeschna janata Springtime Darner

Boyeria vinosa Fawn Darner

Brachymesia gravida Four-spotted Pennant

Calopteryx dimidiata Sparkling Jewelwing

Celithemis elisa Calico Pennant

Celithemis fasciata Black Spotted Skimmer

Celithemis ornata Ornate Pennant

Celithemis verna Double-ringed Pennant

Chromagrion conditum Aurora Damsel

Cordulegaster bilineata Brown Spiketail

Cordulegaster erronea Tiger Spiketail

Cordulegaster maculata Twin-spotted Spiketail

Didymops transversa Stream Cruiser

Dromogomphus spinosus Black-shouldered Spinyleg

Enallagma aspersum Azure Bluet

Enallagma basidens Double-striped Bluet

Enallagma daeckii Attenuated Bluet

Enallagma divagans Turquoise Bluet

Enallagma dubium Burgundy Bluet

Enallagma durum Big Bluet

Enallagma geminatum Skimming Bluet

Enallagma pallidum Pale Bluet

Enallagma traviatum Slender Bluet

Enallagma vesperum Vesper Bluet

Enallagma weewa Blackwater Bluet

Epitheca costalis Slender Baskettail

Epitheca semiaquea Mantled Baskettail

Epitheca spinosa Robust Baskettail

Erythrodiplax berenice Seaside Dragonlet

Gomphaeschna antilope Taper-tailed Darner

Gomphaeschna furcillata Harlequin Darner

Gomphus apomyius Banner Clubtail

Gomphus exilis Lancet Clubtail

DRAFT


22

Gomphus fraternus Midland Clubtail

Gomphus lividus Ashy Clubtail

Gomphus rogersi Sable Clubtail

Helocordulia selysii Selys' Sundragon

Ischnura kellicotti Lilypad Forktail

Ladona deplanata Blue Corporal

Lestes eurinus Amber-winged Spreadwing

Lestes forcipatus Sweetflag Spreadwing

Lestes inaequalis Elegant Spreadwing

Lestes rectangularis Slender Spreadwing

Lestes vigilax Swamp Spreadwing

Leucorrhinia intacta Dot-tailed Whiteface

Libellula auripennis Golden-winged Skimmer

Libellula axilena Bar-winged Skimmer

Libellula cyanea Spangled Skimmer

Libellula flavida Yellow-sided Skimmer

Libellula needhami Needham's Skimmer

Libellula semifasciata Painted Skimmer

Macromia illinoiensis Swift River Cruiser

Macromia taeniolata Royal River Cruiser

Nannothemis bella Elfin Skimmer

Nehalennia gracilis Sphagnum Sprite

Nehalennia integricollis Southern Sprite

Nehalennia irene Sedge Sprite

Somatochlora filosa Fine-lined Emerald

Somatochlora linearis Mocha Emerald

Somatochlora provocans Treetop Emerald

Somatochlora tenebrosa Clamp-tipped Emerald

Stylogomphus albistylus Eastern Least Clubtail

Stylurus laurae Laura's Clubtail

Stylurus plagiatus Russet-tipped Clubtail

Stylurus spiniceps Arrow Clubtail

Sympetrum ambiguum Blue-faced Meadowhawk

Sympetrum rubicundulum Ruby Meadowhawk

Sympetrum semicinctum Band-winged Meadowhawk

DRAFT


23

Telebasis byersi Duckweed Firetail

Stoneflies & Caddisflies (13)

Ostrocerca prolongata Bent Forestfly

Agarodes libalis Spring-loving Psiloneuran Caddisfly

Anisocentropus pyraloides A Caddisfly

Beraea fontana A Caddisfly

Beraea nigritta A Caddisfly

Cheumatopsyche virginica A Caddisfly

Cheumatopsyche wabasha A Caddisfly

Helicopsyche borealis A Caddisfly

Hydropsyche hoffmani A Caddisfly

Hydropsyche impula A Caddisfly

Hydropsyche opthalmica A Caddisfly

Neophylax delicatus A Caddisfly

Polycentropus chenoides A Caddisfly

DRAFT


24

2007 SGCN Not Meeting 2015 Criteria Group Scientific Name Common Name Global

Rank

State Rank

2007 SGCN Tier

Reason Removed

Birds Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk G5 S3B Tier 1 No longer meets Criterion #4 (S Rank) due to rank change

Birds Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler

G5 SHB, S4N

Tier 2 Decision Tree #3 (accidental breeder)

Birds Charadrius wilsonia

Wilson’s Plover G5 SNA Tier 2 Decision Tree #5 (very rare or casual visitor)

Birds Coragyps atratus Black Vulture G5 S3B Tier 2 No longer meets Criterion #4 (S Rank) due to rank change

Birds Coturnicops noveboracensis

Yellow Rail G4 SNA Tier 2 Decision Tree #5 (very rare or casual visitor)

Birds Fulica americana American Coot G5 S1B, S4N

Tier 2 Decision Tree #3 (accidental breeder)

Birds Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald Eagle G5 S3B, S4N

Tier 1 No longer meets Criteria #1 (Federal listing) #2 (State Endangered) or #4 (S Rank) due to status and rank changes

Birds Hydrocoloeus minutus

Little Gull G5 SNA Tier 2 Decision Tree #5 (very rare or casual visitor)

Birds Pandion haliaetus Osprey G5 S4B Tier 1 Original listing justification “Sensitive / Significant Population – Indicator Species” no longer considered valid criterion

Birds Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

American White Pelican

G4 SNA Tier 2 Decision Tree #5 (very rare or casual visitor)

Birds Rhodostethia rosea Ross's Gull G3G4 SNA Tier 2 Decision Tree #5 (very rare or casual visitor)

Birds Strix varia Barred Owl G5 S3 Tier 2 No longer meets Criterion #4 (S Rank) due to rank change

Fishes Pristis pectinata Smalltooth Sawfish

G1G3 SNR Tier 1 No valid Delaware records

Fishes Ameiurus natalis Yellow Bullhead G5 S3S4 Tier 1 Original listing justification “Sensitive / Significant Population – Restricted Range” no longer considered valid criterion

Insects Amblyscirtes aesculapius

Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper

G3G4 SNR Tier 2 Decision Tree #5 (very rare or casual visitor)

DRAFT


25

Insects Amblyscirtes carolina

Carolina Roadside-Skipper

G3G4 SNR Tier 2 Decision Tree #5 (very rare or casual visitor)

Insects Boloria selene Silver-bordered Fritillary

G5 S1 Tier 2 Nomenclature duplicate – B. selene myrina retained

Insects Catocala palaeogama

Oldwife Underwing

G5 S3 Tier 2 No longer meets Criterion #4 (S Rank) due to rank change

Insects Drasteria graphica atlantica

Graphic Moth G4 S1 Tier 2 Nomenclature duplicate – D. graphica retained

Insects Satyrium liparops Striped Hairstreak

G5 S1 Tier 2 Nomenclature duplicate – S. liparops strigosum retained

Mammals Canis latrans Coyote G5 SU Tier 2 Now considered a non-native species by DE DFW

Reptiles Pituophis melanoleucus

Pinesnake G4 SNA Tier 2 No valid Delaware records

Documents

DRAFT Delaware Species of Greatest Conservation … DRAFT...DRAFT Delaware Species of Greatest Conservation Need 2015 Wildlife Action Plan Revision 6 Mniotilta varia Black-and-white