Researchers Work To Save Endangered Butterflies In Springfield Township

A local effort is underway to save a Michigan endangered species: the Poweshiek skipperling butterfly. The Poweshiek skipperling is a brown and orange butterfly with a wingspan of about one inch, found in prairie lands in both wet and dry areas. In Michigan, they are found in prairie fens, which are a type of wet prairie.

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