Sharing awareness of extinct, endangered and at-risk invertebrates.
Vintage fly swatter, embroidery thread
Dimensions: 19.75” x 4.25” x .25”
The Xerces blue butterfly is the first butterfly known to go extinct in North America in the 1940’s. Its loss of habitat / food source was caused by urban development within the coastal sand dunes of San Francisco, CA.
Vintage fly swatter, embroidery thread
Dimensions: 16” x 4.25” x .25”
The Bethany Beach firefly is under review to be added to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s list of Endangered and Threatened Species. It is found in freshwater wetlands along a stretch of shoreline in Sussex County, Delaware. The Bethany Beach firefly is threatened by habitat loss due to coastal development, light pollution, the spread of invasive plant species, sea level rise, small population sizes, pesticide use and climate change.
Vintage fly swatter, embroidery thread
Dimensions: 15.5” x 4.25” x .25”
The nine-spotted ladybug or “C-9” has experienced a sharp and drastic decline beginning around the 1960s. The Canadian Species at Risk Act (SARA) listed the nine-spotted lady bug as endangered in 2016 and 2023. Canada NatureServe ranks the beetle as N2 or imperiled and is considered Critically Imperiled in Nebraska, New York and Connecticut. Possibly Extirpated in Florida and Missouri.
This beetle has been the state insect of New York since 1989