Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

Emergency Burn Ban In Effect 10/26/24 - An emergency burn ban is now in effect for all Connecticut State Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Management areas, prohibiting the use of all outdoor grills, firepits, and campfires, and the kindling and use of flame outdoors. DEEP and local agencies are working to contain several active fires across the state. Please avoid all affected State Parks and Forests, as well as the blue-blazed Mattabesett Trail. The Enduro Trail in Voluntown and portions of North Stonington within the Pachaug State Forest are closed at this time. Please note that today's forest fire danger report remains at an 'extreme' level. More information about the current fire danger, burn ban and recommended safety measures can be found here

Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern Invertebrates

Puritan Tiger Beetle

Puritan tiger beetle, endangered

Insects

Status
Common Name
Scientific Name
T Coastal heathland cutworm Abagrotis nefascia benjamini
SC Barrens dagger moth* Acronicta albarufa
SC Corylus dagger moth Acronicta falcula
SC Fragile dagger moth Acronicta fragilis
SC Pointed dagger moth* Acronicta lanceolaria
SC Ground beetle Agonum darlingtoni
SC Ground beetle Agonum mutatum
SC Spotted dart moth Agrotis stigmosa
SC Ground beetle Amara chalcea
E Common roadside skipper Amblyscirtes vialis
E Noctuid moth Anarta luteola
T Tusked sprawler Anthopotamus verticis
T Apamea moth Apamea inordinata
SC Sand wainscot moth Apamea lintneri
E New Jersey tea inchworm Apodrepanulatrix liberaria
SC Short-lined chocolate Argyrostrotis anilis
T Tabanid fly Atylotus ohioensis
SC Ground beetle Badister transversus
SC Ground beetle Bembidion carinula
SC Ground beetle Bembidion lacunarium
SC Ground beetle Bembidion planum
SC Ground beetle Bembidion pseudocautum
SC Ground beetle Bembidion quadratulum
SC Ground beetle Bembidion semicinctum
SC Ground beetle Bembidion simplex
SC Rusty-patched bumble bee* Bombus affinis
SC Ashton's cuckoo bumble bee* Bombus ashtoni
T Yellow-banded bumble bee Bombus terricola
SC Bombardier beetle Brachinus cyanipennis
SC Bombardier beetle Brachinus fumans
SC Bombardier beetle Brachinus medius
SC Bombardier beetle Brachinus ovipennis
SC Bombardier beetle Brachinus patruelis
E Northern metalmark Calephelis borealis
SC Henry's elfin Callophrys henrici
E Hessel's hairstreak Callophrys hesseli
T Frosted elfin Callophrys irus
SC Hoary elfin* Callophrys polios
T Sparkling jewelwing Calopteryx dimidiata
SC Ground beetle Carabus serratus
SC Ground beetle Carabus vinctus
SC Bay underwing moth Catocala badia badia
E Herodias underwing Catocala herodias gerhardi
SC Precious underwing moth* Catocala pretiosa pretiosa
E Appalachian blue Celastrina neglectamajor
SC Waxed sallow Chaetaglaea cerata
SC Harris' checkerspot* Chlosyne harrisii
SC Silvery checkerspot* Chlosyne nycteis
E Barrens Chytonix Chytonix sensilis
SC Northeastern beach tiger beetle*^ Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis
SC Big sand tiger beetle Cicindela formosa generosa
SC Hairy-necked tiger beetle Cicindela hirticollis
E Dune ghost tiger beetle Cicindela lepida
SC Saltmarsh tiger beetle Cicindela marginata
E Puritan tiger beetle^ Cicindela puritana
SC Purple tiger beetle* Cicindela purpurea
T Dark-bellied tiger beetle Cicindela tranquebarica
SC Regal moth* Citheronia regalis
SC Nine-spotted lady beetle Coccinella novemnotata
T Tiger spiketail Cordulegaster erronea
SC Speyer's paint* Cucullia speyeri
T Pink streak Dargida rubripennis
SC Pink star moth Derrima stellata
SC Noctuid moth Dichagyris acclivis
SC Equivocal looper Digrammia equivocata
T False heather underwing Drasteria graphica atlantica
SC Drasteria moth* Drasteria occulta
SC Imperial moth Eacles imperialis imperialis
SC Attenuated bluet Enallagma daeckii
T Atlantic bluet Enallagma doubledayi
SC Little bluet Enallagma minusculum
SC Scarlet bluet Enallagma pictum
T Pine barrens bluet Enallagma recurvatum
E Macropis cuckoo Epeoloides pilosula
T Sleepy duskywing Erynnis brizo
SC Horace's duskywing Erynnis horatius
E Columbine duskywing Erynnis lucilius
SC Mottled duskywing* Erynnis martialis
E Persius duskywing Erynnis persius persius
E Little beggar Eubaphe meridiana
T Scrub euchlaena Euchlaena madusaria
T Morrison's mosaic Eucosma morrisoni
T Brown-bordered geometer Eumacaria latiferrugata
E Two-spotted skipper Euphyes bimacula
SC Sedge skipper Euphyes dion
SC Fawn brown dart moth Euxoa pleuritica
SC Violet dart moth Euxoa violaris
T Pitcher plant moth Exyra fax
SC Marsh fern moth Fagitana littera
SC Ground beetle Geopinus incrassatus
SC Blueberry gray moth* Glena cognataria
SC Mustached clubtail Gomphus adelphus
T Harpoon clubtail Gomphus descriptus
T Midland clubtail Gomphus fraternus
T Rapids clubtail Gomphus quadricolor
SC Cobra clubtail Gomphus vastus
SC Skillet clubtail Gomphus ventricosus
SC Horse fly Goniops chrysocoma
E Phyllira tiger moth Grammia phyllira
E Bog tiger moth Grammia speciosa
E Lace-winged horse fly Haematopota rara
SC Ground beetle Harpalus caliginosus
SC Ground beetle Harpalus erraticus
SC Ground beetle Helluomorphoides praeustus bicolor
T Slender clearwing Hemaris gracilis
E Barrens buck moth Hemileuca maia maia
T American rubyspot Hetaerina americana
SC Horse fly Hybomitra frosti
E Horse fly Hybomitra longiglossa
SC Horse fly Hybomitra lurida
T Horse fly Hybomitra trepida
T Horse fly Hybomitra typhus
SC Hop vine borer moth* Hydraecia immanis
SC Pink prominent Hyparpax aurora
SC Blue corporal dragonfly Ladona deplanata
T Southern pine sphinx Lapara coniferarum
SC Eyed brown Lethe eurydice
T Crimson-ringed whiteface Leucorrhinia glacialis
SC Lemmer's noctuid moth Lithophane lemmeri
SC Pale green pinion moth Lithophane viridipallens
SC Yellow-horned beaded lacewing Lomamyia flavicornis
SC Black lordithon rove beetle* Lordithon niger
SC Ground beetle Loxandrus vulneratus
SC Bog copper Lycaena epixanthe
SC Bronze copper Lycaena hyllus
SC Fringed loosestrife oil-bee Macropis ciliata
E Little 17-year periodical cicada Magicicada septendecula
SC Eastern cactus-boring moth Melitara prodenialis
SC Newman's brocade Meropleon ambifuscum
T Tabanid fly Merycomyia whitneyi
SC Barrens metarranthis moth Metarranthis apiciaria
SC Syrphid fly* Mixogaster johnsoni
SC Ground beetle Nebria lacustris lacustris
SC American burying beetle*+ Nicrophorus americanus
T Pitcher plant borer Papaipema appassionata
SC Hops-stalk borer moth* Papaipema circumlucens
T Seaside goldenrod stem borer Papaipema duovata
E Columbine borer Papaipema leucostigma
E Brick-red borer moth Papaipema marginidens
SC Maritime sunflower borer moth* Papaipema maritima
SC Culvers root borer moth* Papaipema sciata
T Mayfly Paraleptophlebia assimilis
SC Stinging rose caterpillar moth Parasa indetermina
T Lanced phaneta Phaneta clavana
SC Spartina borer moth Photedes inops
E Labrador tea tentiform leafminer Phyllonorycter ledella
T Common sanddragon Progomphus obscurus
T Pink sallow Psectraglaea carnosa
SC Annointed sallow moth* Pyreferra ceromatica
T Aureolaria seed borer Pyrrhia aurantiago
SC Ground beetle Scaphinotus viduus
E Slender flower moth Schinia gracilenta
T Northern flower moth Schinia septentrionalis
SC Spinose flower moth Schinia spinosae
SC Maroonwing moth* Sideridis maryx
SC Ski-tailed emerald Somatochlora elongata
T Coppery emerald Somatochlora georgiana
T Barrens itame Speranza exonerata
E Atlantis fritillary butterfly Speyeria atlantis
SC Regal fritillary* Speyeria idalia
SC Tabanid fly Stonemyia isabellina
T Riverine clubtail Stylurus amnicola
T Toothed Apharetra moth Sympistis dentata
SC Scribbled sallow moth Sympistis perscripta
SC Dune Sympistis Sympistis riparia
T Horse fly Tabanus fulvicallus
T Grassland thaumatopsis Thaumatopsis edonis
E Northern dusk-singing cicada Tibicen auletes
E Ringed boghaunter Williamsonia lintneri
E Black-eyed zale Zale curema
SC Oblique zale Zale obliqua
SC Gray spring zale* Zale submediana
T Pine barrens zanclognatha Zanclognatha martha
T Noctuid moth Zanclognatha theralis

Other Invertebrates

Status
Common Name
Scientific Name
E Dwarf wedgemussel+ Alasmidonta heterodon
E Brook floater Alasmidonta varicosa
SC Common crayfish Cambarus bartonii
SC Mystic Valley amphipod Crangonyx aberrans
E Fairy shrimp Eubranchipus holmanii
SC Clam shrimp* Eulimnadia agassizii
SC Boreal fossaria* Fossaria galbana
SC Lymnaeid snail Fossaria rustica
SC Disc Gyro Gyraulus circumstriatus
E Yellow lampmussel Lampsilis cariosa
SC Tidewater mucket Leptodea ochracea
SC Eastern pondmussel Ligumia nasuta
SC Eastern pearlshell Margaritifera margaritifera
SC Slender walker Pomatiopsis lapidaria
SC Purse web spider Sphodros niger
SC Woodland pondsnail Stagnicola catascopium
SC Piedmont groundwater amphipod Stygobromus tenuis tenuis
SC Coastal pond amphipod Synurella chamberlaini
SC Boreal turret snail Valvata sincera
SC Turret snail Valvata tricarinata

* Believed Extirpated
+ Federally Endangered
^ Federally Threatened

Effective August 5, 2015

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