Ecology and Conservation of the Island Marble Butterfly (Euchloe ausinodes insulanus)

Project ID: J8W07070007

Federal Agency: National Park Service

Partner Institution: University of Washington

Fiscal Year: 2007

Initial Funding: $15,000

Total Funding: $15,000

Project Type: Research

Project Disciplines: Biological

National Park: San Juan Island National Historic Park

Principal Investigator: Ewing, Kern

Agreement Technical Representative: Rochefort, Regina

Abstract: Research will be conducted to develop a more thorough understanding of the demographics and landscape requirements of the Island Marble Butterfly (Euchloe ausinodes insulanus). The Island Marble Butterfly was recently rediscovered in San Juan Island National Historical park after it had been thought to be extinct for 90 years. Research will aid park managers and other conservation agencies in the development of strategies to enhance the long-term survival of the Island Marble Butterfly.

Deliverables:

• Island Marble Butterfly Survey at American Camp,
  San Juan Island National Historical Park 2008 Field Survey Summary Report (Final Report)
• Natural history and population ecology of a rare pierid butterfly, Euchloe ausonides insulanus Guppy and Shepard (Pieridae) (PhD Dissertation)