List of species of special concern

(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 *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 (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 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 (c) The following reptile species are determined to be species of special concern: 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 (d) The following amphibian species are determined to be species of special concern: Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson salamander "complex" Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted salamander "complex" Rana pipiens Northern leopard frog (e) The following fish species are determine to be species of special concern: Alosa aestivalis Blueback herring Catostomus catostomus Longnose sucker Enneacanthus obesus Banded sunfish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle shiner (f) The following invertebrate species are determined to be species of special concern: *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 (g) The following plant species are determined to be species of special concern: 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