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Incisalia
Sign in to saveThe 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.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 839
- With media
- 257
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Collections
- UAM, UCM, GMNH, MSU
- Recorded in
- United States
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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.
==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 (H. 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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