Sec. 26-306-6. List of species of special concern

*Canis lupus

Gray wolf

Lasionycteris noctivagans

Silver-haired bat

Lasiurus borealis

Red bat

Lasiurus cinereus

Hoary bat

*Myotis leibii

Eastern small-footed bat

*Neotoma magister

Eastern woodrat

Phocoena phocoena

Harbor porpoise

*Puma concolor couguar

Eastern cougar

Synaptomys cooperi

Southern bog lemming

*Believed Extirpated

Aegolius acadicus

Northern saw-whet owl

Ammodramus caudacutus

Saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow

*Ammodramus henslowii

Henslow's sparrow

Buteo platypterus

Broad-winged hawk

Caprimulgus vociferus

Whip-poor-will

Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Bobolink

Egretta caerulea

Little blue heron

Empidonax alnorum

Alder flycatcher

Gavia immer

Common loon

*Numenius borealis

Eskimo curlew

Nyctanassa violacea

Yellow-crowned night-heron

Parula americana

Northern parula

Passerculus sandwichensis

Savannah sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

Ipswich sparrow (wintering population)

ssp. princeps

Plegadis falcinellus

Glossy ibis

Sterna hirundo

Common tern

Sturnella magna

Eastern meadowlark

Toxostoma rufum

Brown thrasher

*Believed Extirpated

Glyptemys insculpta

Wood turtle

Heterodon platirhinos

Eastern hognose snake

Liochlorophis vernalis

Smooth green snake

Terrapene carolina carolina

Eastern box turtle

Thamnophis sauritus

Eastern ribbon snake

Ambystoma jeffersonianum

Jefferson salamander "complex"

Ambystoma laterale

Blue-spotted salamander "complex"

Rana pipiens

Northern leopard frog

Alosa aestivalis

Blueback herring

Catostomus catostomus

Longnose sucker

Enneacanthus obesus

Banded sunfish

Notropis bifrenatus

Bridle shiner

*Acronicta albarufa

Barrens dagger moth

*Acronicta lanceolaria

Noctuid moth

Agonum darlingtoni

Ground beetle

Agonum mutatum

Ground beetle

Agrotis stigmosa

Spotted dart moth

Amara chalcea

Ground beetle

Anthopotamus verticis

Tusked sprawler

Apamea burgessi

Apamea moth

Apamea inordinata

Apamea moth

Apamea lintneri

Apamea moth

Argyrostrotis anilis

Short-lined chocolate

Atylotus ohioensis

Tabanid fly

Badister transversus

Ground beetle

Bembidion carinula

Ground beetle

Bembidion lacunarium

Ground beetle

Bembidion planum

Ground beetle

Bembidion pseudocautum

Ground beetle

Bembidion quadratulum

Ground beetle

Bembidion semicinctum

Ground beetle

Bembidion simplex

Ground beetle

Bombus affinis

Affable bumblebee

*Bombus ashtoni

Ashton's bumblebee

Bombus terricola

Yellowbanded bumblebee

Brachinus cyanipennis

Bombardier beetle

Brachinus fumans

Bombardier beetle

Brachinus medius

Bombardier beetle

Brachinus ovipennis

Bombardier beetle

Brachinus patruelis

Bombardier beetle

Callophrys henrici

Henry's elfin

*Callophrys polios

Hoary elfin

*Calosoma wilcoxi

Ground beetle

*Carabus serratus

Ground beetle

*Carabus sylvosus

Ground beetle

Carabus vinctus

Ground beetle

*Catocala pretiosa pretiosa

Precious underwing moth

Chaetaglaea cerata

Noctuid moth

*Chlosyne harrisii

Harris' checkerspot

*Chlosyne nycteis

Silvery checkerspot

*Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis

Northeastern beach tiger beetle

Cicindela formosa generosa

Pine barrens tiger beetle

Cicindela hirticollis

Tiger beetle

Cicindela marginata

Tiger beetle

*Cicindela purpurea

Tiger beetle

Cicindela tranquebarica

Dark-bellied tiger beetle

*Citheronia regalis

Regal moth

*Coccinella novemnotata

C9 Lady beetle

Crangonyx aberrans

Mystic Valley amphipod

*Cucullia speyeri

Noctuid moth

*Eacles imperialis imperialis

Imperial moth

Enallagma minusculum

Little bluet

Enallagma pictum

Scarlet bluet

Erynnis horatius

Horace's duskywing

*Erynnis martialis

Mottled duskywing

Euchlaena madusaria

Scrub euchlaena

Eucoptocnemis fimbriaris

Noctuid moth

*Eulimnadia agassizii

Clam shrimp

Eumacaria latiferrugata

Brown-bordered geometer

Euphyes dion

Sedge skipper

Euxoa pleuritica

Noctuid moth

Exyra fax

Pitcher plant moth

*Fossaria galbana

Lymnaeid snail

Fossaria rustica

Lymnaeid snail

Geopinus incrassatus

Ground beetle

Gomphus vastus

Cobra clubtail

Gomphus ventricosus

Skillet clubtail

Goniops chrysocoma

Horse fly

Gyraulus circumstriatus

Aquatic snail

Harpalus caliginosus

Ground beetle

Harpalus eraticus

Ground beetle

Helluomorphoides praeustus bicolor

Ground beetle

Hybomitra luridus

Horse fly

Hybomitra trepida

Horse fly

Hybomitra typhus

Horse fly

*Hydraecia immanis

Hop vine borer moth

Ladona deplanata

Blue corporal dragonfly

Lepipolys perscripta

Noctuid moth

Leptodea ochracea

Tidewater mucket

Ligumia nasuta

Eastern pond mussel

*Lithophane lemmeri

Lemmer's noctuid moth

*Lithophane viridipallens

Pale green pinion moth

Lomamyia flavicornis

Yellow-horned beaded lacewing

*Lordithon niger

Black lordithon rove beetle

Loxandrus vulneratus

Ground beetle

Lycaena epixanthe

Bog copper

Lycaena hyllus

Bronze copper

Macropis ciliata

Fringed loosestrife oil-bee

Margaritifera margaritifera

Eastern pearl shell

Melitara prodenialis

Eastern cactus-boring moth

Meropleon ambifuscum

Newman's brocade

Merycomyia whitneyi

Tabanid fly

*Mixogaster johnsoni

Syrphid fly

Nebria lacustris lacustris

Ground beetle

*Nicrophorus americanus

American burying beetle

*Omophron tesselatum

Ground beetle

Oncocnemis riparia

Dune oncocnemis

*Panagaeus fasciatus

Ground beetle

*Papaipema circumlucens

Hops-stalk borer moth

Papaipema duovata

Seaside goldenrod stem borer

*Papaipema maritima

Maritime sunflower borer moth

*Papaipema sciata

Culvers root bore moth

Paraleptophlebia assimilis

Mayfly

*Polygonia progne

Gray comma

Pomatiopsis lapidaria

Slender walker

Procambarus acutus

Whiteriver crayfish

*Pyreferra ceromatica

Annointed sallow moth

Rhodoecia aurantiago

Aureolaria seed borer

Sargus fasciatus

Soldier fly

Satyrodes eurydice

Eyed brown

*Scaphinotus elevatus

Ground beetle

Scaphinotus viduus

Ground beetle

Schinia spinosae

Noctuid moth

Somatochlora elongata

Ski-tailed emerald

Spartiniphaga inops

Spartina borer moth

*Speyeria idalia

Regal fritillary

Sphodros niger

Purse web spider

Stagnicola catascopium

Lymnaeid snail

Stonemyia isabellina

Tabanid fly

Stygobromus tenuis tenuis

Piedmont groundwater amphipod

Synurella chamberlaini

Coastal pond amphipod

Tabanus fulvicallus

Horse fly

Tetragonoderus fasciatus

Ground beetle

Tibicen auletes

Cicada

Valvata sincera

Boreal turret snail

Valvata tricarinata

Turret snail

Zale obliqua

Noctuid moth

*Believed Extirpated

Acalypha virginica

Virginia copperleaf

*Amaranthus pumilus

Sea-beach amaranth

*Angelica venenosa

Hairy angelica

*Antennaria howellii

Field pussytoes

ssp. petaloidea

*Aplectrum hyemale

Puttyroot

*Arethusa bulbosa

Arethusa

Aristida longespica

Needlegrass

Aristida purpurascens

Arrowfeather

Aristolochia serpentaria

Virginia snakeroot

Asclepias purpurascens

Purple milkweed

*Asclepias variegata

White milkweed

Asplenium montanum

Mountain spleenwort

Atriplex glabriuscula

Orache

Betula pumila

Swamp birch

*Blephilia ciliata

Downy wood-mint

*Blephilia hirsuta

Hairy woodmint

Bolboschoenus maritimus

Bayonet grass

ssp. paludosus

Bolboschoenus novae-angliae

Salt marsh bulrush

*Botrychium simplex

Little grape fern

Calamagrostis stricta

Reed bentgrass

ssp. inexpansa

*Calystegia spithamaea

Low bindweed

Cardamine douglassii

Purple cress

Carex aestivalis

Summer sedge

Carex aquatilis

Sedge

var. aquatilis

Carex bushii

Sedge

*Carex collinsii

Collins sedge

*Carex crawfordii

Crawford sedge

*Carex foenea

Bronze sedge

Carex formosa

Handsome sedge

Carex hitchcockiana

Hitchcock's sedge

Carex molesta

Troublesome sedge

*Carex nigromarginata

Black-edge sedge

Carex novae-angliae

New England sedge

Carex oligocarpa

Eastern few-fruited sedge

*Carex oligosperma

Few-seeded sedge

*Carex pauciflora

Few-flowered sedge

Carex prairea

Prairie sedge

Carex squarrosa

Sedge

Carex sterilis

Dioecious sedge

Carex trichocarpa

Sedge

Carex tuckermanii

Tuckerman's sedge

Carex typhina

Sedge

*Cercis canadensis

Eastern redbud

(native populations only)

*Chenopodium rubrum

Coast blite

Corallorhiza trifida

Early coral root

*Croton willdenowii

Elliptical rushfoil

*Cuphea viscosissima

Blue waxweed

*Cuscuta coryli

Hazel dodder

*Cynoglossum virginianum

Wild comfrey

*Cypripedium arietinum

Ram's-head lady's-slipper

Cypripedium parviflorum

Yellow lady's-slipper

Deschampsia caespitosa

Tufted hairgrass

Desmodium glabellum

Dillenius' tick-trefoil

*Desmodium sessilifolium

Sessile-leaf tick-trefoil

Dicentra canadensis

Squirrel corn

Dichanthelium ovale

Panic grass

var. addisonii

*Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon

Panic grass

var. isophyllum

*Dichanthelium xanthophysum

Panic grass

Diospyros virginiana

Persimmon

Draba reptans

Whitlow-grass

*Drosera filiformis

Thread-leaf sundew

Dryopteris goldiana

Goldie's fern

*Eleocharis microcarpa

Spike-rush

var. filiculmis

Elymus wiegandii

Wiegand's wild rye

*Equisetum palustre

Marsh horsetail

Eurybia X herveyi

Hervey's aster

*Gamochaeta purpurea

Purple cudweed

Gaultheria hispidula

Creeping snowberry

*Geranium bicknellii

Bicknell's northern crane's-bill

*Goodyera repens

Dwarf rattlesnake plantain

var. ophioides

*Helianthemum dumosum

Bush rockrose

Hepatica nobilis

Sharp-lobed hepatica

var. acuta

*Heteranthera reniformis

Kidneyleaf mud-plantain

Honckenya peploides

Seabeach sandwort

Hottonia inflata

Featherfoil

*Huperzia selago

Fir clubmoss

*Hybanthus concolor

Green violet

Hydrophyllum virginianum

Virginia waterleaf

*Hypericum adpressum

Creeping St. John's-wort

Hypericum ascyron

Great St. John's-wort

*Juncus debilis

Weak rush

Krigia biflora

Two-flowered cynthia

Lespedeza repens

Creeping bush-clover

Liatris scariosa

Blazing star

var. novae- angliae

Lilaeopsis chinensis

Lilaeopsis

Limosella australis

Mudwort

*Linum intercursum

Sandplain flax

Liquidambar styraciflua

Sweet gum

(native populations only)

*Ludwigia polycarpa

Many-fruited false-loosestrife

Lycopus amplectens

Clasping-leaved water-horehound

Lygodium palmatum

Climbing fern

*Lyonia mariana

Stagger-bush

Mitella nuda

Naked miterwort

*Nuphar advena

Large yellow pond lily

Nuphar microphylla

Small yellow pond lily

*Oenothera fruticosa

Sundrops

Opuntia humifusa

Eastern prickly pear

Orontium aquaticum

Golden club

*Orthilia secunda

One-sided pyrola

Oxalis violacea

Violet wood-sorrel

Panax quinquefolius

American ginseng

*Panicum rigidulum

Tall flat panic-grass

var. elongatum

*Panicum verrucosum

Warty panic grass

*Paronychia fastigiata

Hairy forked chickweed

*Paspalum setaceum

Bead grass

*Phaseolus polystachios

Wild kidney bean

var. polystachios

Plantago virginica

Hoary plantain

*Platanthera dilatata

Tall white bog orchid

Platanthera flava

Pale green orchid

var. herbiola

*Platanthera hookeri

Hooker's orchid

*Platanthera orbiculata

Large round-leaved orchid

Podostemum ceratophyllum

Threadfoot

*Polanisia dodecandra

Clammy-weed

*Polygonum glaucum

Seabeach knotweed

Potentilla arguta

Tall cinquefoil

*Prunus alleghaniensis

Alleghany plum

*Prunus maritima

Grave's beach plum

var. gravesii

*Puccinellia tenella

Goose grass

ssp. alaskana

Quercus macrocarpa

Bur oak

*Ranunculus flammula

Creeping spearwort

var. filiformis

Ranunculus longirostris

White water-crowfoot

*Ranunculus pensylvanicus

Bristly buttercup

*Rhus aromatica

Fragrant sumac

(native populations only)

Ribes glandulosum

Skunk currant

*Ribes lacustre

Swamp black currant

Ribes rotundifolium

Wild currant

Rosa nitida

Shining rose

Rubus cuneifolius

Sand bramble

*Rumex maritimus

Sea-side dock

*Sabatia dodecandra

Large marsh pink

Sagittaria subulata

Arrowleaf

Salix petiolaris

Slender willow

Salix serissima

Autumn willow

Schizachne purpurascens

Purple oat

*Schwalbea americana

Chaffseed

Scirpus georgianus

Georgia bulrush

*Scirpus longii

Long's bulrush

*Scleria verticillata

Low nutrush

Senna hebecarpa

Wild senna

*Smilax hispida

Bristly greenbriar

Solidago latissimifolia

Elliott's goldenrod

*Solidago rugosa

Early wrinkle-leaved goldenrod

var. sphagnophila

Spiranthes tuberosa

Little ladies'-tresses

var. grayi

Stachys tenuifolia

Smooth hedge-nettle

Stellaria borealis

Northern stitchwort

*Symphyotrichum prenanthoides

Crooked-stem aster

Trichomanes intricatum

Appalachian gametophyte

*Trichophorum alpinum

Cotton bulrush

Trisetum spicatum

Spiked false oats

*Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Mountain cranberry

ssp. minus

*Valerianella radiata

Beaked corn-salad

*Veratrum latifolium

Hybrid bunchflower

*Verbena simplex

Narrow-leaved vervain

*Viburnum nudum

Possum haw

Viburnum prunifolium

Smooth black-haw

Viola adunca

Hook-spurred violet

Viola canadensis

Canada violet

*Viola hirsutula

Southern wood violet

Viola nephrophylla

Northern bog violet

*Viola renifolia

Kidney-leaf white violet

Viola selkirkii

Great-spurred violet

*Viola striata

Striped violet

Vitis X novae-angliae

New England grape

*Believed Extirpated