Edwards’ beach moth (Anarta edwardsii) recovery strategy

Official title: Recovery Strategy for the Edwards’ Beach Moth (Anarta edwardsii) in Canada [Proposed]

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Table of contents part 1

• Document Infomation
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Additions and Modifications to the Adopted Document
  • 1. Species Status Information
  • 2. Critical Habitat
    • 2.1 Identification of the Species’ Critical Habitat
    • 2.2 Activities Likely to Result in Destruction of Critical Habitat
  • 3. Measuring Progress
  • 4. Statement on Action Plans
  • 5. Effects on the Environment and Other Species
  • 6. References

List of tables

• Table 1. Activities likely to result in the destruction of critical habitat for Edwards’ Beach Moth. IUCN Threat numbers are in accordance with the IUCN-CMP (World Conservation Union–Conservation Measures Partnership) unified threats classification system (CMP 2010).

List of figures

• Figure 1. Critical habitat for Edwards’ Beach Moth on Sidney Island, B.C. is represented by the yellow shaded polygons where the criteria and methodology set out in Section 2.1 are met. The detailed polygons show a total of 35.4 ha containing critical habitat at Sidney Spit (3.7 ha) and Hook Spit (31.7 ha). The 1 km x 1 km UTM grid overlay shown on this figure is a standardized national grid system that indicates the general geographic area within which critical habitat is found in Canada. Areas outside of the shaded yellow polygons do not contain critical habitat.
• Figure 2. Critical habitat for Edwards’ Beach Moth on James Island and on southeast Vancouver Island, B.C. is represented by the yellow shaded polygons where the criteria and methodology set out in Section 2.1 are met. The detailed polygons show a total of 21.2 ha containing critical habitat on James Island at Powder Jetty (7.0 ha), North Spit (8.7 ha), and Melanie Spit (5.5 ha), and 30.0 ha on southeast Vancouver Island, at Cordova Spit & Island View Beach. The 1 km x 1 km UTM grid overlay shown on this figure is a standardized national grid system that indicates the general geographic area within which critical habitat is found in Canada. Areas outside of the shaded yellow polygons do not contain critical habitat.
• Figure 3. Critical habitat for Edwards’ Beach Moth at Wickanninish Beach near Tofino, B.C. is represented by the yellow shaded polygons where the criteria and methodology set out in Section 2.1 are met. The detailed polygon shows a total of 30.0 ha containing critical habitat at this site. The 1 km x 1 km UTM grid overlay shown on this figure is a standardized national grid system that indicates the general geographic area within which critical habitat is found in Canada. Areas outside of the shaded yellow polygons do not contain critical habitat.

Table of contents part 2

• Document Infomation
• Acknowledgements
• Executive Summary
• Recovery Feasibility Summary
• 1. COSEWIC^* Species Assessment Information
• 2. Species Status Information
• 3. Species Information
  • 3.1 Species Description
  • 3.2 Populations and Distribution
  • 3.3 Habitat and Biological Needs of Edwards’ Beach Moth
  • 3.4. Limiting Factors
• 4. Threats
  • 4.1 Threat Assessment
  • 4.2 Description of Threats
    • 4.2.1 Threats with Low-Impact
    • 4.2.2 Other Threats Considered
• 5. Recovery Goal and Objectives
  • 5.1 Recovery (Population and Distribution) Goal
  • 5.2 Rationale for the Recovery (Population and Distribution) Goal
  • 5.3 Recovery Objectives
• 6. Approaches to Meet Objectives
  • 6.1 Actions Already Completed or Underway
  • 6.2 Recovery Planning Table
  • 6.3 Narrative to Support Recovery Planning Table
• 7. Information on Habitat Needed to Meet Recovery Goal
  • 7.1 Description of Survival/Recovery Habitat
  • 7.2 Specific Human Activities Likely to Damage Survival/Recovery Habitat
• 8. Measuring Progress
• 9. Effects on Other Species
• 10. References

List of tables

• Table 1. Status and description of extanta and historical Edwards’ Beach Moth sites in B.C.
• Table 2. Threat classification table for Edwards’ Beach Moth
• Table 3. Existing mechanisms that afford habitat protection for Edwards’ Beach Moth
• Table 4. Recovery planning table for Edwards’ Beach Moth
• Table 5. Activities likely to result in the damage of survival/recovery habitat for Edwards’ Beach Moth

List of figures

• Figure 1. Illustration of Edwards’ Beach Moth. Source: M.A. Peterson (Peterson 2013)
• Figure 2. Edwards’ Beach Moth distribution in North America (from COSEWIC 2009). Canadian (B.C.) range indicated within rectangle outlined in red
• Figure 3. Edwards’ Beach Moth distribution in British Columbia and portions of Washington State (adapted from COSEWIC 2009). Numbers correspond to site numbers found in Table 1. 5
• Figure 4 (a-f). Habitat characteristics at sites where Edwards’ Beach Moth adults were captured between 2001 and 2007 in B.C.: (a) sand spit (Sidney Spit, Sidney Island); (b) spit and adjacent salt marsh (Powder Dock, James Island); (c) sparsely vegetated dune (North Spit, James Island); (d) sparsely vegetated spit (Melanie Spit, James Island); (e) dense patch of yellow sand-verbena (Sidney Spit, Sidney Island); and (f) dune margin (Wickaninnish Beach, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve). All photos by N.A. Page
• Figure 5. The use of aerial spraying of Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki (Btk) or other microbiological pesticides to combat the introduced insect Gypsy Moth from 1979 to 2010