Rule 1501:31-23-02 | Species designated as threatened.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this or any other wildlife order, or Chapters 1531. and 1533. of the Revised Code, the following native species and subspecies of the wild animals are designated as threatened.
(A) Birds
Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
Least bittern, Botaurus exilis
Rufa red knot, Calidris canutus rufa
Sandhill crane, Antigone canadensis
(B) Mammals
Eastern harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys humulis
(C) Reptiles
Kirtland's snake, Clonophis kirtlandii
Spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata
Blandings turtle, Emydoidea blandingii
Lake Erie watersnake, Nerodia sipedon insularum
Blue racer, Coluber constrictor foxii
(D) Amphibians
Midland mud salamander, Pseudotriton montanus diastictus
(E) Fish
Greater redhorse, Moxostoma valenciennesi
Channel darter, Percina copelandi
American eel, Anguilla rostrata
Paddlefish, Polyodon spathula
Bigmouth shiner, Ericymba dorsalis
Lake chubsucker, Erimyzon sucetta
River darter, Percina shumardi
Blue sucker, Cylceptus elongatus
Mountain madtom, Noturus eleutherus
(F) Crustaceans
Cavespring crayfish, Cambarus tenebrosus
Frosted cave isopod, Caecidotea rotunda
Crawzilla crawdad, Lacunicambrus chimera
Knobbed lip fairy shrimp, Eubranchipus bundyi
(G) Mollusks
Pondhorn, Uniomerus tetralasmus
Eastern pondmussel, Sagittunio nasutus
Salamander mussel, Simpsonaias ambifua
Slippershell mussel, Alasmidonta viridis
(H) Butterflies
Myrina fritillary (Silver-bordered fritillary), Boloria myrina
(I) Moths
Wayward nymph, Catocala antinympha
Northern cordgrass borer moth, Photedes (Spartiniphaga) panatela
Fagitana littera
Pink-streak, Dargida (Faronta) rubripennis
(J) Beetles
Cicindela hirticollis
Cobblestone tiger beetle, Cicindela marginipennis
(K) Dragonflies and Damselflies
Harlequin darner, Gomphaeschna furcillata
Green-faced clubtail, Hylogomphus (Gomphus) viridifrons
Seepage dancer, Argia bipunctulata
Paiute dancer, Argia alberta
Jade clubtail, Arigomphus submedianus
Ocellated darner, Boyeria grafiana
Double-ringed pennant, Celithemis verna
Beaverpond baskettail, Epitheca canis
Plains clubtail, Gomphurus externus
Southern pygmy clubtail, Lanthus vernalis
Elusive clubtail, Stylurus notatus
Handsome clubtail, Gomphurus crassus
Northern pygmy clubtail, Lanthus parvulus
(L) Caddisflies
Companionable finger-net caddisfly, Chimarra socia
Dark green drake (brown drake mayfly), Litobrancha recurvata
(Uncertain) mortarjoint casemaking caddisfly, Psilotreta indecisa
(M) Midges
Apsectrotanypus johnsoni, a tanypodinae midge
Cantopelopia (monopelopia) gesta, a tanypodinae midge
Radotanypus (apsectrotanypus) florens, a tanypodinae midge
(N) Bees
Confederate (southern) mining bee, Andrena confederata
Eight-spotted miner bee, Perdita octomaculata
Ephemeral miner bee, Andrena ziziaeformis
Trout lily miner bee, Andrena erythronii
Trident miner bee, Andrena tridens
Wide-mouthed sweat bee, Lasioglossum heterognathum
Yellow-banded bumble bee, Bombus terricola
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