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Incisalia
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Incisalia

The genus Incisalia, described by Samuel Hubbard Scudder in 1872, consists of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae found in North America. They are commonly called elfins.

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13 branches of this group, most-observed first

Brown Elfin

speciesCallophrys augustinus

Eastern Pine Elfin

speciesCallophrys niphon

Western Pine Elfin

speciesCallophrys eryphon

Henry's Elfin

speciesCallophrys henrici

Xami Hairstreak

speciesCallophrys xami

Hoary Elfin

speciesCallophrys polios

Frosted Elfin

speciesCallophrys irus

Moss's Elfin

speciesCallophrys mossii

Sandia Hairstreak

speciesCallophrys mcfarlandi

Bog Elfin

speciesCallophrys lanoraieensis

Desert Elfin

speciesCallophrys fotis

Incisalia angustinus

speciesIncisalia angustinus

Incisalia irioides

speciesIncisalia irioides

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 60553.