Environmental group to sue feds over delayed action on Iowa skipper butterfly

Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
Posted 10/21/25

The Iowa skipper butterfly, once prevalent in prairies across the middle of the U.S., is now at risk of extinction — according to the Center for Food Safety, which has petitioned federal agencies to list the butterfly as an endangered species.

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