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Article: The Hine's emerald dragonfly. (Species at Risk).
- Article from:
- Endangered Species Update
- Article date:
- November 1, 2002
- Author:
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Abstract
The Hine's emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) may be the United States' most endangered species of dragonfly. S. hineana currently inhabits Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, and Missouri. It is a very site-specific species, living in calcareous wetlands with slow-flowing water where larvae can spend up to four years growing and developing. Human alterations of the species' limited habitat, such as filling in and fragmenting wetlands with development of roads and ditches, have contributed to the dragonfly's status. The species is federally listed as endangered, and a recovery plan was completed and approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in ...
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Article: Interior Final Rule on Designation of Critical Habitat for Hine's ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
September 10, 2007 ;
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... ... Department's final rule - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Hine's Emerald Dragonfly. The document (RIN: 1018-AU74) was received by the House on Aug. 23. For more information about this report, contact ...
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