Results and Conclusions of Quino Checkerspot Butterfly Monitoring on the Otay Truck Trail Site Located in San Diego County, Califomia

Type: report

Article abstract: FLITE Tours, Ino, BDA: Klein-Edwards Professional Services (KEPS) was retained by the U'S' Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct post-firc monitoring for the fferally endangered Quino checkerspot butterfty (Euptrydryas editho quino) on the Otay Truck Trail site located in the County oisan niego, California KEPS's survey_s were conducted according to the U.S' Fish and Wildlife Servile protocols for this species (USFWS 2002). A total oft€n (10) 9ry _ checkerspot butterflies were detected on site. The sigbtings were are follows: 5 adults (3 females and 2 males) on a mesa just east of Wild BilI Canyon and 5 adul* (1 feurale and 4 males) ju* outside of BLM jurisdictional lands within lands owned urd managed fomrerly by the Environmental Trust. This rcport provides the results and conclusions of KEPS's 2005 surveys for the adult Quino checkerspot butterfly.

Number of pages: 35

Day: 15

Month: May

Year: 2005

Purpose: Post-fire monitoring for the Quino checkerspot butterfly on the Otay Truck Trail site in San Diego County, CA.

Prepared for: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;

Prepared by: Klein-Edwards Professional Services;

Keywords: butterfly; butterfly surveys; Euphydryas editha quino; FWS; Otay Truck Trail; Quino checkerspot Butterfly;

Species: Quino checkerspot butterfly