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Oeneis alberta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Oeneis

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Similar
  
Oeneis uhleri, Neominois ridingsii, Oeneis nevadensis, Oeneis chryxus, Oeneis melissa

The Alberta arctic (Oeneis alberta) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from the Canadian prairie provinces east to southern Manitoba. Isolated populations are found along the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona.

The wingspan is 35–57 mm. The upperside is light yellow grey while the underside is light brown. Adults are on wing from May to June in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on bunchgrass, possibly Festuca species. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

Subspecies

  • Oeneis alberta alberta (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Montana, North Dakota)
  • Oeneis alberta oslari Skinner, 1911 (Colorado)
  • Oeneis alberta capulinensis F.M. Brown, 1970 (New Mexico)
  • Oeneis alberta daura (Strecker, 1894) (Arizona)

    • References

    Oeneis alberta Wikipedia
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