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.

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

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