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The Sacramento Mountain Checkerspot Butterfly

The Sacramento Mountain Checkerspot Butterfly

is the first New Mexican insect to be federally listed as endangered. This caterpillar was reared at the Albuquerque BioPark to aid in conservation efforts. Photo credit: New Mexico BioPark Society.

The Socorro Isopod

The Socorro Isopod

is an extremely rare crustacean endemic to New Mexico that lives in warm spring waters. The species was first listed as endangered in 1978 and remains at high risk of extinction. Photo credit: Anna Walker, New Mexico BioPark Society.

New Mexico Rare Arthropod Resource website launches to help conserve arthropod species

New website to aid state’s rare, endemic, and threatened insects and spiders

January 28, 2025

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