Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 26 - Fisheries and Game › 306 - Endangered and Threatened Species, and Species of Special Concern › Section 26-306-6 - List of species of special concern

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The following
			 mammal species are determined to be species of special concern:
*Canis lupus
Gray wolf
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Silver-haired bat
Lasiurus borealis
Red bat
Lasiurus cinereus
Hoary bat
*Neotoma magister
Eastern woodrat
Phocoena phocoena ssp.phocoena
Harbor porpoise
*Puma concolor couguar
Eastern cougar
Synaptomys cooperi
Southern bog lemming
*Believed Extirpated
(b)
			 The following bird species are determined to be species of special concern:
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
Falco sparverius
American kestrel
Gavia immer
Common loon
*Numenius borealis
Eskimo curlew
Nyctanassa violacea
Yellow-crowned night-heron
Passerculus sandwichensis
Savannah sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis ssp. princeps
Ipswich sparrow
(wintering population)
Plegadis falcinellus
Glossy ibis
Progne subis
Purple martin
Setophaga americana
Northern parula
Setophaga cerulea
Cerulean warbler
Sterna hirundo
Common tern
Toxostoma rufum
Brown thrasher
*Believed Extirpated
(c)
			 The following reptile species are determined to be species of special concern:
Clemmys guttata
Spotted turtle
Glyptemys insculpta
Wood turtle
Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern hognose snake
Malaclemys terrapin terrapin
Northern diamondback terrapin
Opheodrys vernalis
Smooth green snake
Terrapene carolina carolina
Eastern box turtle
Thamnophis sauritus
Eastern ribbon snake
(d)
			 The following amphibian species are determined to be species of special
			 concern:
Ambystoma jeffersonianum
Jefferson salamander "complex"
Ambystoma laterale
Blue-spotted salamander "complex"
Necturus maculosus
Mudpuppy
Rana pipiens
Northern leopard frog
(e)
			 The following fish species are determined to be species of special concern:
Alosa aestivalis
Blueback herring
Carcharias taurus
Sand tiger shark
Catostomus catostomus
Longnose sucker
Cottus cognatus
Slimy sculpin
Enneacanthus obesus
Banded sunfish
Liparis atlanticus
Atlantic seasnail
Notropis bifrenatus
Bridle shiner
Ulvaria subbifurcata
Radiated shanny
(f)
			 The following invertebrate species are determined to be species of special
			 concern:
*Acronicta albarufa
Barrens dagger moth
Acronicta falcula
Corylus dagger moth
Acronicta fragilis
Fragile dagger moth
*Acronicta lanceolaria
Pointed dagger moth
Agonum darlingtoni
Ground beetle
Agonum mutatum
Ground beetle
Agrotis stigmosa
Spotted dart moth
Amara chalcea
Ground beetle
Apamea lintneri
Sand wainscot moth
Argyrostrotis anilis
Short-lined chocolate
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
Rusty-patched bumble bee
*Bombus ashtoni
Ashton's cuckoo bumble bee
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
Cambarus bartonii
Common crayfish
Carabus serratus
Ground beetle
Carabus vinctus
Ground beetle
Catocala badia badia
Bay underwing moth
*Catocala pretiosa pretiosa
Precious underwing moth
Chaetaglaea cerata
Waxed sallow
*Chlosyne harrisii
Harris' checkerspot
*Chlosyne nycteis
Silvery checkerspot
*Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis
Northeastern beach tiger beetle
Cicindela formosa generosa
Big sand tiger beetle
Cicindela hirticollis
Hairy-necked tiger beetle
Cicindela marginata
Saltmarsh tiger beetle
*Cicindela purpurea
Purple tiger beetle
*Citheronia regalis
Regal moth
Coccinella novemnotata
Nine-spotted lady beetle
Crangonyx aberrans
Mystic Valley amphipod
*Cucullia speyeri
Speyer's paint
Derrima stellata
Pink star moth
Dichagyris acclivis
Noctuid moth
Digrammia equivocata
Equivocal looper
*Drasteria occulta
Drasteria moth
Eacles imperialis imperialis
Imperial moth
Enallagma daeckii
Attenuated bluet
Enallagma minusculum
Little bluet
Enallagma pictum
Scarlet bluet
Erynnis horatius
Horace's duskywing
*Erynnis martialis
Mottled duskywing
*Eulimnadia agassizii
Clam shrimp
Euphyes dion
Sedge skipper
Euxoa pleuritica
Fawn brown dart moth
Euxoa violaris
Violet dart moth
Fagitana littera
Marsh fern moth
*Fossaria galbana
Boreal fossaria
Fossaria rustica
Lymnaeid snail
Geopinus incrassatus
Ground beetle
*Glena cognataria
Blueberry gray moth
Gomphus adelphus
Mustached clubtail
Gomphus vastus
Cobra clubtail
Gomphus ventricosus
Skillet clubtail
Goniops chrysocoma
Horse fly
Gyraulus circumstriatus
Disc Gyro
Harpalus caliginosus
Ground beetle
Harpalus erraticus
Ground beetle
Helluomorphoides praeustus bicolor
Ground beetle
Hybomitra frosti
Horse fly
Hybomitra lurida
Horse fly
*Hydraecia immanis
Hop vine borer moth
Hyparpax aurora
Pink prominent
Ladona deplanata
Blue corporal dragonfly
Leptodea ochracea
Tidewater mucket
Lethe eurydice
Eyed brown
Ligumia nasuta
Eastern pondmussel
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 pearlshell
Melitara prodenialis
Eastern cactus-boring moth
Meropleon ambifuscum
Newman's brocade
Metarranthis apiciaria
Barrens metarranthis moth
*Mixogaster johnsoni
Syrphid fly
Nebria lacustris lacustris
Ground beetle
*Nicrophorus americanus
American burying beetle
*Papaipema circumlucens
Hops-stalk borer moth
*Papaipema maritima
Maritime sunflower borer moth
*Papaipema sciata
Culvers root borer moth
Parasa indetermina
Stinging rose caterpillar moth
Photedes inops
Spartina borer moth
Pomatiopsis lapidaria
Slender walker
*Pyreferra ceromatica
Annointed sallow moth
Scaphinotus viduus
Ground beetle
Schinia spinosae
Apinose flower moth
*Sideridis maryx
Maroonwing moth
Somatochlora elongata
Ski-tailed emerald
*Speyeria idalia
Regal fritillary
Sphodros niger
Purse web spider
Stagnicola catascopium
Woodland pondsnail
Stonemyia isabellina
Tabanid fly
Stygobromus tenuis tenuis
Piedmont groundwater amphipod
Sympistis perscripta
Scribbled sallow moth
Sympistis riparia
Synurella chamberlaini
Dune Sympistis
Coastal pond amphipod
Valvata sincera
Boreal turret snail
Valvata tricarinata
Turret snail
Zale obliqua
Oblique zale
*Zale submediana
Gray spring zale
*Believed Extirpated
(g)
			 The following plant species are determined to be species of special concern:
Acalypha virginica
Virginia copperleaf
*Amaranthus pumilus
Sea-beach amaranth
Anemone acutiloba
Sharp-lobed hepatica
*Angelica venenosa
Hairy angelica
*Antennaria howellii ssp. petaloidea
Field pussytoes
*Aplectrum hyemale
Puttyroot
*Arethusa bulbosa
Dragon's-mouth
Aristida longespica var. geniculata
Needlegrass
Asclepias purpurascens
Purple milkweed
*Asclepias variegata
White milkweed
Asplenium montanum
Mountain spleenwort
Atriplex glabriuscula
Bracted orache
Bidens beckii
Beck's water-marigold
*Blephilia ciliata
Downy wood-mint
*Blephilia hirsuta
Hairy wood-mint
Bolboschoenus maritimus ssp. paludosus
Bayonet grass
Bolboschoenus novae-angliae
Salt marsh bulrush
*Botrychium simplex
Little grape fern
*Calystegia silvatica
Short-stalked false bindweed
*Calystegia spithamaea
Low bindweed
Cardamine douglassii
Purple cress
Carex aestivalis
Summer sedge
Carex aquatilis ssp. altior
Water sedge
Carex bushii
Bush's 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 sterilis
Dioecious sedge
Carex trichocarpa
Hairy-fruited sedge
Carex tuckermanii
Tuckerman's sedge
Carex typhina
Cattail sedge
Celastrus scandens
American bittersweet
*Chenopodium rubrum
Red goosefoot
*Coleataenia longifolia ssp. elongata
Long-leaved redtop-panicgrass
Corallorhiza trifida
Early coral root
*Crocanthemum dumosum
Bushy frostweed
Crocanthemum propinquum
Low frostweed
*Crotonopsis elliptica
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 cespitosa
Tufted hairgrass
Desmodium glabellum
Dillenius' tick-trefoil
*Desmodium sessilifolium
Sessile-leaf tick-trefoil
Dicentra canadensis
Squirrel corn
*Dichanthelium ovale ssp.
Stiff-leaved rosette-panicgrass
pseudopubescens
*Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon var.
Round-fruited rosette-panicgrass
isophyllum
*Dichanthelium xanthophysum
Pale-leaved rosette-panicgrass
*Doellingeria infirma
Appalachian white-aster
Draba reptans
Whitlow-grass
*Drosera filiformis
Thread-leaf sundew
Drymocallis arguta
Tall cinquefoil
Dryopteris goldiana
Goldie's fern
*Eleocharis microcarpa var. filiculmis
Small-fruited spikesedge
Elymus wiegandii
Wiegand's wild rye
Endodeca serpentaria
Virginia snakeroot
*Equisetum palustre
Marsh horsetail
*Gamochaeta purpurea
Purple cudweed
Gaultheria hispidula
Creeping snowberry
*Geranium bicknellii
Bicknell's northern crane's-bill
*Goodyera repens var. ophioides
Dwarf rattlesnake plantain
*Heteranthera reniformis
Kidneyleaf mud-plantain
Honckenya peploides
Seabeach sandwort
Hottonia inflata
Featherfoil
*Huperzia appressa
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
*Lechea racemulosa
Illinois pinweed
Lespedeza repens
Creeping bush-clover
Liatris novae-angliae
New England blazing-star
Lilaeopsis chinensis
Lilaeopsis
Limosella australis
Mudwort
*Linum intercursum
Sandplain flax
*Ludwigia polycarpa
Many-fruited false-loosestrife
Lycopus amplectens
Clasping-leaved water-horehound
Lygodium palmatum
Climbing fern
*Lyonia mariana
Stagger-bush
*Malaxis bayardii
Bayard's white adder's mouth
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 verrucosum
Warty panic grass
*Paronychia fastigiata
Hairy forked chickweed
*Paspalum setaceum var. psammophilum
Thin paspalum
*Phaseolus polystachios var.
Wild kidney bean
polystachios
Phragmites americanus
American reed
Plantago virginica
Hoary plantain
*Platanthera dilatata
Tall white bog orchid
Platanthera flava var. herbiola
Pale green orchid
*Platanthera hookeri
Hooker's orchid
*Platanthera orbiculata
Large round-leaved orchid
*Polanisia dodecandra
Clammy-weed
Polygala ambigua
Alternate milkwort
Polygonum glaucum
Seabeach knotweed
*Prunus alleghaniensis
Alleghany plum
*Prunus maritima var. gravesii
Grave's beach plum
*Puccinellia pumila
Goose grass
Quercus macrocarpa
Bur oak
*Ranunculus flammula var.
Creeping spearwort
reptans
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 blackberry
*Rumex persicarioides
Sea-side dock
*Sabatia dodecandra
Large marsh pink
Sagittaria subulata
Awl-leaved arrowhead
Salix petiolaris
Slender willow
Schizachne purpurascens
Purple oat
*Schwalbea americana
Chaffseed
*Scirpus georgianus
Georgia bulrush
*Scirpus longii
Long's bulrush
*Scleria verticillata
Low nutrush
*Smilax hispida
Bristly greenbriar
*Solidago aestivalis
Early wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
*Solidago latissimifolia
Elliott's goldenrod
Spiranthes tuberosa var. grayi
Little ladies'-tresses
Stellaria borealis
Northern stitchwort
*Symphyotrichum prenanthoides
Crooked-stem aster
Trichomanes intricatum
Appalachian gametophyte
*Trichophorum alpinum
Alpine bulrush
*Vaccinium vitis-idaea ssp. minus
Mountain cranberry
*Valerianella radiata
Beaked corn-salad
*Veratrum latifolium
Hybrid bunchflower
*Verbena simplex
Narrow-leaved vervain
*Viburnum nudum
Possum haw
Viola canadensis
Canada violet
*Viola hirsutula
Southern wood violet
Viola nephrophylla
Northern bog violet
Viola selkirkii
Great-spurred violet
*Believed Extirpated