Oeneis chryxus socorro (Socorro Chryxus Arctic)

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Family: Nymphalidae

Genus: Oeneis

Species: chryxus socorro

Socorro Chryxus Arctic - Oeneis chryxus socorro

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S1

Rank Metadata
State Rank: S1	Rank Changed: 02/25/2025
Rank Reviewed: N/A
Reason: <em>Oeneis chryxus socorro</em>, also known as the Socorro Arctic, is a subspecies native to a single half of a mountain range in south central New Mexico. This species has hardly ever been recorded and has a tiny range. Additionally, this species is thought to be extremely threatened by warming temperatures. At the extreme far south of <em>Oeneis chryxus’s</em> range this species is already under quite a bit of temperature stress and further increasing temperatures are likely to exterminate the species. The population size and trends are not known for this species and it has not been seen in several years and so efforts should be made to go out and identify the taxa to make sure it hasn't already gone extinct. As a result, this species is currently assessed as S1 in New Mexico.

Ecological Factors
Specificity: Unknown	Range Extent: <100 square km (less than about 40 square miles)
Occurences: 6 - 20	Population Size: Unknown
Area of Occupancy: Using 1km2 grid cells an Area of Occupancy of 5km2 was calculated on GeoCat with data from Butterflies of New Mexico and Toliver et al. 2001.	Threat Summary: N/A

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SWAP Status: SGCN

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Number of Subpopulations: 0

Number of Mapped Locations: 0

Number of Observations: 0

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