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Oeneis polixenes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Satyrinae

Similar
  
Oeneis uhleri, Oeneis alberta, Oeneis melissa, Oeneis bore, Oeneis chryxus

The Polixenes Arctic and Norique Alpin (Oeneis polixenes) is a species of butterfly in the subfamily Satyrinae. It occurs in northern parts of North America.

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Description

The wingspan is 33-51 mm. The dorsal wings are dark grey brown, with orange patches near the wing margins. The upperside of the hind wings are a darker grey medially.

Distribution

O. polixenes occurs in northern Canada from coastal Newfoundland to the Yukon.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.

  • O. p. antonovae Lukhtanov, 1989 – N.Siberia (Gyda Peninsula, Taimyr Peninsula, Wrangel Island)
  • O. p. yukonensis Gibson, 1920 – SW.Yukon
  • O. p. beringiana Kurentzov, 1970 – E.Chukot Region
  • O. p. katahdin (Newcomb, 1901) – Maine (Mt. Katahdin)
  • O. p. luteus Troubridge & Parshall, 1988 – Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Alaska
  • O. p. peartiae (Edwards, 1897) (Baffin)
  • O. p. polixenes – Labrador, Quebec
  • O. p. subhyalina (Curtis, 1835) – Arctic Canada
  • O. p. woodi Troubridge & Parshall, 1988 – arctic coast (Yukon, Alaska)
  • O. p. yukonensis Gibson, 1920 – SW.Yukon

    • Similar species

  • Philip's Arctic (O. rosovi)
  • White-veined Arctic (O. bore)
  • Melissa Arctic (O. melissa)

    • References

    Oeneis polixenes Wikipedia
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