In addition to captive rearing of Oregon Silverspot Butterflies, the Oregon Zoo is also involved in conservation efforts for four other Pacific Northwest endangered butterfly species.
The Oregon Zoo is rearing Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterflies (Euphydryas editha taylori), which are mostly absent from their historic habitat.
The Oregon Zoo is also rearing Mardon Skipper Butterflies (Polites mardon), which are absent from their historical habitat.
The Oregon Zoo is starting a rearing program for the Seaside Hoary Elfin (Incisalia polia maritime); a species with only about 20 adults left in the wild.
The Oregon Zoo is exploring effective methods to raise and transplant Kincaid’s lupine (Lupinus sulphureus kincaidii), a threatened plant that the endangered Fender’s Blue Butterfly (Icaricia icarioides fenderi) requires for reproduction.
