Dexteria floridana
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Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Dexteria floridana faces severe habitat loss due to urban development and agricultural conversion throughout its limited Florida range. The species' specialized habitat requirements make it particularly vulnerable to fragmentation, while invasive plant species alter the native vegetation communities it depends upon. Climate change poses additional pressure through altered precipitation patterns and increased hurricane intensity affecting its coastal and wetland habitats.
Habitat
This species inhabits specialized Florida ecosystems including pine rocklands, coastal hammocks, and transitional wetland edges. It requires specific microhabitat conditions with particular vegetation associations and soil types found only in limited areas of southern Florida.
