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eastern pine elfin

eastern pine elfin (Callophrys niphon) [male dorsal] [male ventral]
Photo © Michael Jeffords/Susan Post

Features and Behaviors

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Illinois Range

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae

Illinois Status: rare, native

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