Incisalia
Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae
| Incisalia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Incisalia Scudder, 1872 |
| Species | |
| See text | |
| Synonyms | |
| Deciduphagus Johnson, 1992 | |
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". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
