Brown Elfin - Callophrys augustinus
![[Brown Elfin image]](img/010181.jpg "Brown Elfin - Mount Uniacke, NS - 2011-06-08")
Photo © Jim Edsall
Status in Nova Scotia
Usually widespread and fairly common.
Flight Period
Early May to mid-June
Habitat
Acid bogs, barrens, conifer woods.
Larval Foodplants
Heaths (Ericaceae) such as Blueberries (Vaccinium spp.), Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursae), Leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata) and Labrador Tea (Ledum groenlandicum).
Similar Species in Nova Scotia
Superficially similar to all of our Elfins, but distinguished by a relatively plain brown or reddish-brown underwing colour.
Further Reading
Usually widespread and fairly common.
Flight Period
Early May to mid-June
Habitat
Acid bogs, barrens, conifer woods.
Larval Foodplants
Heaths (Ericaceae) such as Blueberries (Vaccinium spp.), Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursae), Leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata) and Labrador Tea (Ledum groenlandicum).
Similar Species in Nova Scotia
Superficially similar to all of our Elfins, but distinguished by a relatively plain brown or reddish-brown underwing colour.
Further Reading
- eButterfly site
- Butterflies of Canada site (n.b. As of May 2021, many portions of this site not working properly.)
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