SWAP - Species of Greatest Conservtaion Need

Species and Habitat

Species Common Name	Taxon	Subtaxon or Group	Ecoregion	Habitat Associations
Hobomok Skipper	Terrestrial Invertebrates	Skipper	Badlands, Drift Prairie, Missouri Coteau, Missouri Slope, Red River Valley	Developed, Forest, Grasslands, Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian
Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee	Terrestrial Invertebrates	Bumble Bee	Badlands, Drift Prairie, Missouri Coteau, Missouri Slope, Red River Valley	Grasslands
Monarch Butterfly	Terrestrial Invertebrates	Butterfly	Badlands, Drift Prairie, Missouri Coteau, Missouri Slope, Red River Valley	Developed, Grasslands, Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian, Wetlands
Mulberry Wing	Terrestrial Invertebrates	Butterfly	Badlands, Drift Prairie, Missouri Coteau, Missouri Slope, Red River Valley	Grasslands, Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian, Wetlands
Northern Sandy Tiger Beetle	Terrestrial Invertebrates	Tiger Beetle	Badlands, Drift Prairie, Missouri Coteau, Missouri Slope, Red River Valley	Soil
Ottoe Skipper	Terrestrial Invertebrates	Skipper	Badlands, Drift Prairie, Missouri Coteau, Missouri Slope, Red River Valley	Grasslands
Poweshiek Skipperling	Terrestrial Invertebrates	Skipper	Drift Prairie, Red River Valley	Grasslands
Regal Fritillary	Terrestrial Invertebrates	Butterfly	Badlands, Drift Prairie, Missouri Coteau, Missouri Slope, Red River Valley	Grasslands
Tawny Crescent	Terrestrial Invertebrates	Butterfly	Badlands, Drift Prairie, Missouri Coteau, Missouri Slope, Red River Valley	Forest, Grasslands, Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian
Western Bumble Bee	Terrestrial Invertebrates	Bumble Bee	Badlands, Drift Prairie, Missouri Coteau, Missouri Slope, Red River Valley	Developed, Grasslands
Whitney’s Underwing	Terrestrial Invertebrates	Moth	Badlands, Drift Prairie, Missouri Coteau, Missouri Slope, Red River Valley	Grasslands
Yellow Bumble Bee	Terrestrial Invertebrates	Bumble Bee	Badlands, Drift Prairie, Missouri Coteau, Missouri Slope, Red River Valley	Agriculture Cropland, Developed, Forest, Grasslands
Yellow-banded Bumble Bee	Terrestrial Invertebrates	Bumble Bee	Badlands, Drift Prairie, Missouri Coteau, Missouri Slope, Red River Valley	Developed, Forest, Grasslands, Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian, Wetlands
Black Sandshell	Aquatic Invertebrates	Freshwater Mussel	Drift Prairie, Red River Valley	Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian
Creek Heelsplitter	Aquatic Invertebrates	Freshwater Mussel	Drift Prairie, Red River Valley	Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian
Creeper	Aquatic Invertebrates	Freshwater Mussel	Drift Prairie, Red River Valley	Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian
Deertoe	Aquatic Invertebrates	Freshwater Mussel	Drift Prairie	Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian
Fragile Papershell	Aquatic Invertebrates	Freshwater Mussel	Badlands, Drift Prairie, Missouri Coteau, Missouri Slope	Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian
Mapleleaf	Aquatic Invertebrates	Freshwater Mussel	Drift Prairie, Red River Valley	Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian
Pink Heelsplitter	Aquatic Invertebrates	Freshwater Mussel	Drift Prairie, Red River Valley	Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian
Pink Papershell	Aquatic Invertebrates	Freshwater Mussel	Badlands, Missouri Coteau, Missouri Slope	Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian
Threeridge	Aquatic Invertebrates	Freshwater Mussel	Drift Prairie, Red River Valley	Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian
Wabash Pigtoe	Aquatic Invertebrates	Freshwater Mussel	Drift Prairie, Red River Valley	Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian
A mayfly - Apobaetis lakota	Aquatic Invertebrates	Mayfly	Drift Prairie	Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian
A Mayfly - Cercobrachys cree	Aquatic Invertebrates	Mayfly	Badlands, Missouri Slope	Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian
A Mayfly - Lachlania saskatchewanensis	Terrestrial Invertebrates	Mayfly	Badlands, Missouri Coteau, Missouri Slope	Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian
Dakota Stonefly	Aquatic Invertebrates	Stonefly	Drift Prairie, Missouri Slope, Red River Valley	Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian
Deepwater Mayfly	Aquatic Invertebrates	Mayfly	Badlands, Missouri Slope	Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian
Pawnee Stonefly	Aquatic Invertebrates	Stonefly	Drift Prairie, Red River Valley	Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian
Plains Emerald	Terrestrial Invertebrates	Dragonfly	Drift Prairie, Missouri Slope, Red River Valley	Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian
Plains Stripetail	Aquatic Invertebrates	Stonefly	Badlands, Drift Prairie, Missouri Coteau, Missouri Slope, Red River Valley	Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian
Prong-Gilled Mayfly	Aquatic Invertebrates	Mayfly	Badlands, Missouri Coteau, Missouri Slope	Rivers, Streams and/or Riparian
Subarctic Darner	Aquatic Invertebrates	Dragonfly	Drift Prairie, Red River Valley	Wetlands

Information on this page is from the draft 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan and is subject to revision prior to final approval of that plan.