Species Profile
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Florida Atala butterfly (Eumaeus atala florida)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae

Listing Status:   

Map of Species occurrence

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  • States/US Territories in which the Florida Atala butterfly is known to or is believed to occur:  Florida
  • US Counties in which the Florida Atala butterfly is known to or is believed to occur:  View All
Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Southeast Region (Region 4)

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 5)
Date Citation Page Title
11/15/1994 59 FR 58982 59028 ETWP; Animal Candidate Review for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species.
11/21/1991 56 FR 58804 58836 ETWP; Animal Candidate Review for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species; 56 FR 58804 58836
01/06/1989 54 FR 554 579 ETWP; Animal Notice of Review; 54 FR 554 579
05/22/1984 49 FR 21664 21675 Review of Invertebrate Wildlife for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species; 49 FR 21664-21675
01/20/1984 49 FR 2485 2488 Findings on Pending Petitions & Description of Progress on Listing Actions; 49 FR 2485-2488

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search

No recovery information is available for the Florida Atala butterfly.

» Critical Habitat

No critical habitat rules have been published for the Florida Atala butterfly.

» Conservation Plans

No conservation plans have been created for Florida Atala butterfly

» Petitions

Most Recent Petition Findings (Showing 1 of 1)
Date Citation Page Title Finding
01/20/1984 49 FR 2485 2488 Findings on Pending Petitions & Description of Progress on Listing Actions; 49 FR 2485-2488
  • Notice 12 month petition finding, Not warranted

    • » Life History

    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

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    Last updated: June 19, 2013