Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Subfamily Satyrinae | |
Similar Oeneis uhleri, Oeneis melissa, Oeneis chryxus, Oeneis bore, Oeneis | ||
The Philip's Arctic or Early Arctic (Oeneis rosovi) is a species of butterfly in the subfamily Satyrinae. It occurs in Siberia and the northern parts of North America.
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Description
The wing span of O. rosovi is 42 to 52 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. alpina occurs in northern British Columbia, in central Yukon, at Inuvik, Northwest Territories, and westward through Alaska to eastern Siberia.
Similar species
Polixenes Arctic (O. polixenes)
References
Oeneis rosovi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA