Callophrys lanoraieensis
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C. lanoraieensis
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The Bog Elfin (Callophrys lanoraieensis) is a species of Lycaenidae that is native to North America.
Description
The wingspan ranges from 16–19 mm (0.63–0.75 in).[1] It is a dull brown and tailless.[1]
The caterpillars eat Black Spruce (Picea mariana).[1]
Range
They range from eastern New Hampshire through coastal Maine north to New Brunswick. Isolated populations in eastern Ontario, southern Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Maine, and rare in New York and Massachusetts. Within this range they tend to black spruce and tamarack bogs.[2]
Similar species
- Eastern Pine Elfin (C. niphon)
References
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