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
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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