Island Marble
Encyclopedia
Island Marble is a subspecies of butterfly
found in the San Juan Islands
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In May 2000, the Canadian Species at Risk Act listed the Island Marble as being extirpated in Canada
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In 1998 the Island Marble, thought to be extinct since 1908, was discovered during a prairie butterfly survey in San Juan Islands National Park. The species is not yet listed as endangered.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
found in the San Juan Islands
San Juan Islands
The San Juan Islands are an archipelago in the northwest corner of the contiguous United States between the US mainland and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The San Juan Islands are part of the U.S...
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In May 2000, the Canadian Species at Risk Act listed the Island Marble as being extirpated in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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In 1998 the Island Marble, thought to be extinct since 1908, was discovered during a prairie butterfly survey in San Juan Islands National Park. The species is not yet listed as endangered.