Eastern Pine Elfin Callophrys niphon Hübner, [1819]    Synonyms: Hodges #4328.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Lycaenidae   >   Genus Callophrys   

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Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon) is another interesting and elusive member of the genus Callophrys. This species prefers pines as a larval food, and as one would expect, is usually found in forests with a substantial component of pine. This butterfly ranges statewide, and likely occurs in the few county it has not been recorded in yet. It has a single flight period in spring, from April to early June (Butterflies of Maryland: A Biological Summary and Checklist by Lynn Davidson & Richard Smith; Brock & Kaufman 2003; BAMONA site; Allen 1997).

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Various pines (Pinus sp.)

There are 137 records in the project database.

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An Eastern Pine Elfin in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/19/2015). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

An Eastern Pine Elfin in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/1/2014). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

An Eastern Pine Elfin in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/8/2020). Photo by Daniel Taylor. (MBP list)

An Eastern Pine Elfin in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/28/2015). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

An Eastern Pine Elfin in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/24/2011). Photo by Mike Ostrowski. (MBP list)

An Eastern Pine Elfin in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/24/2013). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

An Eastern Pine Elfin in Charles Co., Maryland (4/5/2023). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

An Eastern Pine Elfin in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/5/2020). Photo by Rick Borchelt. (MBP list)

An Eastern Pine Elfin in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/11/2021). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Eastern Pine Elfin in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/30/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Eastern Pine Elfin in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/1/2014). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

An Eastern Pine Elfin in Prince George's, Maryland (4/27/2014). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

An Eastern Pine Elfin in Dorchester Co., Maryland (4/21/2015). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Eastern Pine Elfin in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/24/2011). (c) Mike Ostrowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by Mike Ostrowski. (MBP list)


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