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Eastern Pine Elfin

ncisalia niphon - male

Incisalia niphon - female



 

 

Incisalia niphon Hubner, [1819]
Status: Very rare stray – one Nebraska record
Flight Period(s): There is one early spring flight. Heitzman (1987) reports adults in April and early May in Missouri.
Range: The Eastern Pine Elfin is found in the eastern third of the United States and the southern half of Canada west into Alberta. It is a resident in eastern Missouri.
Larval Hostplant(s): Heitzman (1987) reports Short-leaf Pine (Pinus echinata) in Missouri.
Overwinter: As a pupa
Commentary/Habitat: Barber (1894) lists this butterfly from Nemaha County. It has not been found in the state since.
Similar Species: Henry’s Elfin