Callophrys lanoraieensis

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Bog Elfin
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Callophrys
Species:
C. lanoraieensis
Binomial name
Callophrys lanoraieensis
(Sheppard, 1934)
Synonyms
  • Incisalia lanoraieensis Sheppard, 1934

The Bog Elfin (Callophrys lanoraieensis) is a species of Lycaenidae that is native to North America.

Description

The wingspan ranges from 16–19 mm (0.63–0.75 in).[1] It is a dull brown and tailless.[1]

The caterpillars eat Black Spruce (Picea mariana).[1]

Range

They range from eastern New Hampshire through coastal Maine north to New Brunswick. Isolated populations in eastern Ontario, southern Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Maine, and rare in New York and Massachusetts. Within this range they tend to black spruce and tamarack bogs.[2]

Similar species

References

  1. ^ a b c Bog Elfin, Butterflies of Canada
  2. ^ Bog Elfin, Butterflies and moths of North America
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