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.
Comments: updates added from NB coordinator Anthony W. Thomas in Feb 2011.
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: May 29, 2014
Submitted by: nlb.birder
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2
Verified date: Jun 05, 2014
Observation date: May 31, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mark Lynch + Sheila Carroll)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: May 25, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (MBC (Tom Gagnon))
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 01, 1997
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (j. Bowe + D.Wagner)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: May 26, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tom Murray)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: May 30, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 07, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ron Hamburger)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: May 30, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Barbara Spencer)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 03, 2011
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Model)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: May 29, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Butterfly Institute - West)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: May 25, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (MBC (Tom Gagnon))
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: May 20, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tom Murray)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: May 26, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Erik Nielsen)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 06, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Model #)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 01, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (fide Brian Cassie)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: May 29, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bill Benner #)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: May 14, 2010
Submitted by: anthony.thomas
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: anthony.thomas
Verified date: Jan 23, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Oxford County, Maine, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: York County, Maine, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Onondaga County, New York, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Penobscot County, Maine, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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