Table 10. Selected Rare Insects, Plants,and Communities* Associated with Dwarf Pine Barrens and Other Fire-Maintained Pine Barrens Communities in the New York Bight Watershed

                         
Scientific Name Common Name(s) Global Federal NY Rank NY Status NJ Rank NJ Status BW # Rank NJ Pinelands L.I. Pine Barrens Shawan- gunk Ridge Albany Pine Bush
ANIMALS                        
                         
INVERTEBRATES                        
                         
INSECTS                        
                         
LEPIDOPTERA (Butterflies and Moths):                        
                         
Butterflies and Skippers:                        
                         
Atrytonopsis hianna Dusted skipper G4   S3 U S4   BW3BW4   +   +
Incisalia henrici Henry's elfin G5   S2S3 U (SC) S3S4   BW2?     + +
Incisalia irus Frosted elfin G4   S1S3 U (T) SU   BW2 + + + +
Lycaeides melissa samuelis Karner blue butterfly G5T2 E S1S2 E NA   BW1       +
Parrhasius m-album White m hairstreak G5   SU U C?   BW2?   +    
Satyrium edwardsii Edward's hairstreak G4   S3S4 U S2S4   BW3?   + + +
                         
Moths:                        
                         
Acronicta albarufa Albarufan dagger moth G3G4 C2 S1 U SU   BW1       +
Agrotis buchholzi Buchholz's dart G2G3 C2 NA   S2   BW1 +      
Apharetra purpurea A Noctuid moth G4Q   S1S2 U S?   BW2 +   + +
Callopistria granitosa Granitosa fern moth G4G5       S2S3   BW1 +      
Catocala herodias gerhardi Pine Barrens underwing G3T3   S2S3 U (SC) S3   BW2 + + +  
Catocala jair ssp 2 Jair underwing G4T4   S1S2 U (SC) S3 U BW1 + +    
Chaetaglaea cerata A Noctuid moth G3G4   S1S2 U     BW1   +   +
Chytonix sensilis A Noctuid moth G4   S1S3 U S1S3   BW1 +     +
Crambus daeckellus Daecke's pyralid moth G1G3 C2 NA   S1S3   BW1 +      
Datana ranaeceps A Hand-maid moth G4   S1 U S3S4   BW1 +      
Euxoa violaris Violet dart G4   SU U S4   BW3?   +    
Faronta rubripennis Pink streak G3G4   NA   SU   BW1 +      
Hemileuca maia maia Coastal barrens buckmoth G4T2T3   S2 U/SC     BW2   +    
Hemileuca maia ssp. 3 Inland barrens buckmoth G4T1T2   S1 U/SC NA           +
Heterocampa varia A Notodontid moth G3G4   S1S2 U (SC) S3   BW2 + +    
Hypomecis buchholzaria Buchholz's gray G3G4   SH U S3   BW1 +      
Itame sp. 1 Spanworm (geometrid moth) G3Q   S1S2 U S3   BW2 +     +
Lithophane lemmeri Lemmer's pinion moth G3G4 C2 SR U S2   BW1 + ?    
Merolonche dolli Doll's merolonche G3 C2 SH U S1S3   BW1 +      
Metarranthis pilosaria Coastal swamp metarranthis G3G4   NA   S3S4   BW1 +      
Papaipema stenocelis Chain fern borer moth G4   S1? U S3   BW1 + +    
Psectraglaea carnosa Pink sallow G3G4   S2 U S3S4   BW3?   +    
Ptichodis bistrigata Southern ptichodis GU   NA   S1S3   BW1 +      
Spartiniphaga carterae Carter's noctuid moth G2G3 C2 NA   S2   BW1 +      
Zale sp. 1 Pine barrens zale G3Q   SU U S3   BW1 + +    
Zanclognatha martha A Noctuid Moth G4   S1   NA   BW1       +
Zanclognatha sp.1 A Noctuid moth GUQ   NA   S3   BW1 +      
                         
VASCULAR PLANTS                        
                         
Carex barrattii Barratt's sedge G4 3C S1 E S4 LP BW2BW3 +      
Cyperus houghtonii Houghton's umbrella-sedge G4?   S3 R SRF   BW2   +   +
Calamovilfa brevipilis Pine barren reedgrass G4 3C NA   S4 LP BW3 +      
Muhlenbergia torreyana Pine barren smoke grass G3 3C SX U S3 LP BW2 +      
Eupatorium resinosum Pine barren boneset G3 C2 SX U S2 E(LP) BW1 +      
Corema conradii Broom crowberry G4   S1 E S1 E(LP) BW1 +   +  
Crotonopsis elliptica Elliptical rushfoil G5   NA   S2 LP BW2 +      
Desmodium ciliare Tick-trefoil G5   S2S3 T S5   BW4   +    
Gentiana autumnalis Pine barren gentian G3 3C NA   S3 LP BW2 +      
Prunus pumila var depressa Low sand cherry G5T5   S2 R S2   BWO     +  
                         
COMMUNITIES                        
                         
Pitch Pine - Blueberry Peat Swamp   G3?   S1 U     BW2     +  
Dwarf Pine Plains   G1G2   S1 U     BW1   +    
Pine Plains   G1       S1   BW1 +      
Pitch Pine-Scrub Oak Barrens   G2   S1 U     BW1 +   + +
Pitch Pine-Oak-Heath Rocky Summit   G4   S3S4 U     BW2     +  
Dwarf Pine Ridges   G1G2   S1 U S1S2   BW1     +  
Pitch Pine-Oak-Heath Woodland   G3G4   S2S3 U     BW2 + + +  
Appalachian Oak-Pine Forest   G4G5   S4 U     BW2     + +
Pitch Pine-Oak Forest   G4G5   S4 U S4   BW4 +   +  
                         
Notes:                        
* Species and communities associated with dwarf pine barrens and other fire-maintained communities only; see individual site narratives for rare species associated with other pine barrens communities                        
See Appendix I for definition of federal, global, state, and bight watershed (BW) ranks and status                        

Definitions of ranks used in list

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