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

THIS IS THE COPPLETED LOTIS BLUE BUTTERFLY RECOVERY PLAN. IT HAS BEEN
APPROVED BY THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY
REPRESENT OFFICIAL POSITIONS OR APPROVALS OF COOPERATING AGENCIES, AND IT
DOES NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF ALL INDIVIOUALS WHO PLAYED
THE KEY ROLE IN PREPARING THIS PLAN. IT HAS BEEN PREPARED UNDER CONTRACT
BY DR. RICHARD A. ARNOLD, DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY, LINIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, IN COOPERATION WITH THE 11.S. FISH AMC W :LLl?LIFE
SERVICE, SACRAVENTO ENPANGEREO SPECIES OFFICE, TO DELINEATE REASORABLE
ACTIONS THAT ARE BELIEVED REQUIRED TO PLACE THIS BUTTERFLY IN THE BEST
POSSIBLE POSITION. THIS PLAN IS SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION AS DICTATED
BY NEW FINDINGS AND CHANGES IN SPECIES STATUS AND COMPLETION OF TASKS
DESCRIBED IN THE PLAN. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WILL BE ATTAINED AND FUNDS
EXPENDED CONTINGENT UPON APPROPRIATIONS , PRIORITIES AND OTHER BUDGET1 NG
CONSTRAINTS.
LITERATURE CITATION SHOULD READ AS FOLL@WS:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1985. Pecovery Plan for the
Lotis Blue Butterfly. U.S. Fish and Wild1 ife Service,
Portland, Oregon. 46 pp.
Additional copies may he obtained from:
Fish and Wildlife Reference Service
Informatics General Corporati on
6011 Executive Boul evard
Rockville, Maryland 20852
Tel ephone: 1-800-582-3421
In Flaryl and: (301) 770-3000
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