species 3,262 observations

Elf Butterfly

Microtia elva

Field notes

Microtia is a monotypic genus of butterflies from southern United States and Central America in the family Nymphalidae. It contains the single species Microtia elva, the elf. Larvae of this species feed on Tetramerium and other species in the family Acanthaceae.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided