silverspot
IPA: sˈɪɫvɝspɑt
noun
- Any of numerous butterflies with silvery spots on the undersides of the wings.
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Examples of "silverspot" in Sentences
- It is commonly known as the Jerdon's silverspot.
- Grassland areas support the silverspot butterfly, Szlemp added.
- One unique inhabitant of this area is the Oregon silverspot butterfly.
- Myrtle's silverspot is found in sand dune and coastal prairie habitat.
- Silverspot butterfly larvae are also extremely sensitive to pesticides.
- Silverspot at Mercato, 9118 Strada Place, Suite 8205; (239) 592-0300, silverspot. net
- Portland - The Oregon Zoo this summer released 2,000 pupae of the threatened Oregon silverspot butterfly that it raised.
- Oregon silverspot butterflies, a threatened species whose numbers have dwindled for years, appear to be making a comeback along the Oregon coast.
- Conservationist Mary Jo Andersen said butterfly populations throughout North America are in decline, and the Oregon silverspot is in particular trouble.
- Members of the conservationist group San Bruno Mountain Watch are opposed to the plan despite the reduction because they say it will cut off habitat for the endangered Callippe silverspot butterfly.
- They range from the giant swallowtail of Jamaica to the Atewa dotted border from the Atewa mountains of Ghana, from the Oregon silverspot of America's Pacific coast to the Apollo butterfly of the Alps. And their disappearance is a clear indication, Sir David says, of something going very wrong in the background environment.
- FLORENCE - A 193-acre parcel of land that shelters threatened species such as the Oregon silverspot butterfly, the northern spotted owl, marbled murrelet and coastal coho salmon will soon be public property, thanks to a $1 million grant administered by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and funded mostly by the Nature Conservancy.
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