| Table 1. Distribution of rarity among four groups of conservative prairie and savanna-requiring insects within the Chicago Wilderness Region. | |||||
| Species groups | RARITY CLASSES | ||||
common ← → rare |
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| n = 411* | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Number of species in each rarity class | |||||
| Homoptera | 9 | 9 | 30 | 20 | 50 |
| butterflies | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| moths | 10 | 15 | 41 | 53 | 89 |
| other spp** | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 20 |
* 390 extant and 21 extirpated species are included in this analysis ** Dragonflies, damselflies, grasshoppers, katydids , walkingsticks, and beetles Kendall's coefficient of concordance W = 0.91 ; P < 0.025 |
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