Brown Elfin

family Lycaenidae Blue Butterfly Identification Reakirt's Blue Johnson's Hairstreak Silvery Blue Spring Azure Purplish Copper Types of Butterflies

Elfin butterflies are in the Lycaenidae family with blues and coppers.

There are some hints of a blue butterfly in the Brown elfin. It does not have a tail and there are patches of blue around the ends of wings.

The Brown Elfin is a common butterfly along the west coast and the northeastern portion of the United States. There is also a small population in the upper-midwest.

It is a small brown butterfly with a purple splotch at the bottom of the wing.

© 2003 Patricia A. Michaels