Crossidius grahami Morris and Wappes, 2013
Ohoopee Dunes Crossidius Beetle

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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: GNR

State Rank: S2

Element Locations Tracked in Biotics: Yes

SWAP 2015 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): Yes

SWAP 2025 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): Yes

2025 SGCN Priority Tier: High Conservation Concern

Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 1

Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: Sandhills with Chrysoma pauciflosculosa

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SWAP 2025 Threat Matrix

	Threat 1	Threat 2	Threat 3
General Threat	Natural system modifications	Human intrusions & disturbance	Human intrusions & disturbance
Specific Threat	Fire & fire suppression	Work & other activities	Recreational activities

SWAP 2025 Conservation Actions:

• Action 1: Reassess the conservation status of SGCN before the next revision of Georgia's State Wildlife Action Plan
• Action 2: Improve habitat using prescribed fire
• Action 3: Maintain a healthy population of woody goldenrod within Ohoopee sandhills
• Action 4: Complete a distributional survey to assess current range, conservation status or to identify best populations
• Action 5: Protect species from overcollection or poaching on public or private lands

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References

iNaturalist image: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/190456474