The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday declared one of Southern California's rarest butterflies — the Hermes copper butterfly — as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

The Hermes copper butterfly lives almost exclusively in San Diego, ... Recognizing those risks to the species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this month proposed listing it as threatened.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Monday declared one of Southern California’s rarest butterflies — the Hermes copper butterfly – – as a threatened species under the Endangered Species ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service is soliciting comments on protection for the Hermes copper butterfly for 60 days. A final decision on whether to protect the Hermes copper and Thorne’s hairstreak ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif.— After 28 years of petitions and lawsuits by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today finally proposed protecting one of Southern California’s ...

It took repeated litigation and years of fluttering around a decision, but the Fish and Wildlife Service today announced Endangered Species Act protections for California’s Hermes copper butterfly.

SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday it is proposing to list a butterfly native to San Diego County as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The ...

The Hermes copper butterfly is particular about where it lays its eggs — spiny redberry bushes — and where it lives — only in coastal sage scrub and chaparral in San Diego County through ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday it is proposing to list a butterfly native to San Diego County as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.