# 2026-07513: US to Save Jamaican Kite Swallowtail: Butterfly on Brink!

2026-07513, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Jamaican Kite Swallowtail, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service published 2026-04-17, effective We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before June 16, 2026. Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES, below) must be received by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on the closing date. We must receive requests for a public hearing, in writing, by June 1, 2026 either at http:// www.regulations.gov at FWS-HQ-ES-2026-0397, which is the docket number for this rulemaking, or at the address shown in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-11).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-07513
- Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Jamaican Kite Swallowtail
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Interior Department; Fish and Wildlife Service
- Citation: 91 FR 20610
- Published: 2026-04-17
- Effective: We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before June 16, 2026. Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES, below) must be received by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on the closing date. We must receive requests for a public hearing, in writing, by June 1, 2026 either at http:// www.regulations.gov at FWS-HQ-ES-2026-0397, which is the docket number for this rulemaking, or at the address shown in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 1018-BI66
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

US to Save Jamaican Kite Swallowtail: Butterfly on Brink!

## Summary

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to officially protect the Jamaican kite swallowtail butterfly by listing it as endangered. This means the butterfly will get special care to help it survive, and people can share their thoughts on this plan until June 16, 2026. If approved, this could lead to new rules that help save this rare butterfly without big costs to businesses.

## Abstract

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list the Jamaican kite swallowtail (Eurytides marcellinus), a butterfly species from Jamaica, as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). After a review of the best scientific and commercial data available, we find that listing the species is warranted. If we finalize this rule as proposed, it would add this species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and extend the Act's protections to the species.

## Effects PRIA read

- Proposal to List Butterfly as Endangered: benefit, low. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to list the Jamaican kite swallowtail as an endangered species, which would add it to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and extend protections under the Endangered Species Act. The agency is accepting public comments on this proposal through…
- Past Trade and Jamaica Penalties Noted: cost, low. The rule notes specimens of the Jamaican kite swallowtail were sold online for $150 USD in 2006 and that any level of trade could threaten the tiny population. The species is not listed under CITES, and Jamaica's Wild Life Protection Act carries maximum fines of 100,000 Jamaican dollars (about $638…

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## Sources
- [2026-07513 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/17/2026-07513/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-endangered-species-status-for-jamaican-kite)
- [2026-07513 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-17/pdf/2026-07513.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-07513 (as of 2026-06-11).