Datasets / Status Assessment and Conservation Guidelines : Dakota Skipper Hesperia dacotae (Skinner) : (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) : Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Manitoba


Status Assessment and Conservation Guidelines : Dakota Skipper Hesperia dacotae (Skinner) : (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) : Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Manitoba

Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior

Issued about 9 years ago

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Summary

Type of release
a one-off release of a single dataset

Data Licence
Not Applicable

Content Licence
Creative Commons CCZero

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

This status report summarizes background information on the habitat, biology, and ecology of the Dakota skipper Hesperia dacotae based on numerous publications, unpublished reports and observations, and an expert interview process. It also includes the best available information on the current distribution, population size and status of the species in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, based on recently completed field surveys. Part Two discusses conservation issues and management needs.