Incisalia

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Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Incisalia Rank Genus		Phylum Arthropoda Family Lycaenidae Higher classification Lycaeninae
Similar Butterfly, Butterflies and moths, Lycaenidae, Western pine elfin, Callophrys augustinus

The genus Incisalia consists of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae found in North America. They are commonly called elfins.

Species

Listed alphabetically:

Incisalia augustinus (Westwood, 1852) – brown elfin

Incisalia eryphon (Boisduval, 1852) – western pine elfin

Incisalia fotis (Strecker, [1878]) – early elfin

Incisalia henrici (Grote & Robinson, 1867) – Henry's elfin

Incisalia irus (Godart, [1824]) – frosted elfin

Incisalia lanoraieensis Sheppard, 1934 – bog elfin

Incisalia mossii (Hy. Edwards, 1881) – Moss's elfin, stonecrop elfin, Schryver's elfin

Incisalia niphon (Hübner, [1819]) – eastern pine elfin

Incisalia polios Cook & Watson, 1907 – hoary elfin

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