Biology:Incisalia
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Short description: Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae
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| Genus: | Incisalia Scudder, 1872
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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:[1]
- 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
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Incisalia Scudder, 1872". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/incisalia/. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q3149918 entry
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