Rare New Mexico butterfly races extinction rsik after captive caterpillar dies

Rare New Mexico butterfly races extinction rsik after captive caterpillar dies

The last known captive Sacramento Mountains checkerspot caterpillar has died, raising new concerns about the future of one of New Mexico's rarest butterflies and the health of mountain ecosystems.

ABQ BioPark's sole Sacramento Mountains checkerspot caterpillar dies

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's among the rarest insects in New Mexico and now the last known living one of its kind in human care at the ABQ BioPark has died. The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly hasn't been seen in the wild since 2022 and is listed as endangered. Researchers at the ABQ BioPark had been [...]

A Very Lonely Caterpillar, Possibly the Last Its Kind, Has Died

The last known caterpillar of its kind has died.

Scientists fear rare New Mexico butterfly may be extinct

Scientists say the last known caterpillar of a once-common New Mexico butterfly has died, raising fears the species may be gone forever.

A very lonely caterpillar, possibly the last of its kind, has died

The last known caterpillar of its kind has died.