Attributes of Callophrys lanoraieensis
Bog Elfin
Callophrys lanoraieensis (Sheppard, 1934)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Identification: Very small; tailless. Upperside of females brown; males have more orange. Underside of hindwing has a reduced or obscure pattern and the outer margin is frosted with gray.
Wing Span: 7/8 - 15/16 inch (2.2 - 2.4 cm).
Life History: Adults fly around the treetops. In New Brunswick, adults fly low down and commonly alight on the ground. First-stage caterpillars bore into spruce needles and feed from the inside; older caterpillars eat needles from the outside.
Flight: One brood from mid-May to early June.
Caterpillar Hosts: Black spruce (Picea mariana).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Black spruce-tamarack bogs. In southern New Brunswick wherever black spruce grows, including dry, sandy areas.
Range: Eastern New Hampshire through coastal Maine north to New Brunswick. Isolated populations in eastern Ontario, southern Quebec, and Nova Scotia.
Conservation: All populations should be conserved, but currently secure in southern New Brunswick.
NCGR: G3 - Very rare or local throughout its range or found locally in a restricted range (21 to 100 occurrences). Threatened in most of its range, though not threatened and regularly found when searched for in season in New Brunswick.
Management Needs: Maintain integrity of bog habitats.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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| June 01, 1997 | legacy.reporter (j. Bowe + D.Wagner) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 29, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Butterfly Institute - West) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 01, 1999 | legacy.reporter (fide Brian Cassie) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 30, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 20, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Tom Murray) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 31, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Mark Lynch + Sheila Carroll) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
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May 14, 2010 | anthony.thomas | New Brunswick, Canada | January 23, 2011 | Details |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hancock County, Maine, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Oxford County, Maine, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Penobscot County, Maine, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Washington County, Maine, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | York County, Maine, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Onondaga County, New York, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
