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Similar Arctic ringlet, Boloria polaris, Euphydryas iduna, Oeneis norna, Boloria improba |
The white-veined arctic or arctic grayling (Oeneis (bore)) is a butterfly, a species of Satyrinae that occurs in North America and Asia.
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Description
The wingspan is 37 to 49 mm. The dorsal view is a dull greyish brown while the females are often tawny. Males have a dark grey node in the centre of the forewing.
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.
Similar species
Range and habitat
Occurs from Lapland and northern Russia and across arctic Canada from Labrador to British Columbia; also found in the Gaspe Peninsula, western Alberta and the US Rocky Mountain states.
Larval foods
Sedges (e.g., Carex misandra) and oviposition has been observed on dead leaves of grasses (Festuca mibra, Festuca brachyphylla, and Festuca vivipara)
Adult foods
References
Oeneis bore Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA