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Oeneis urda

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Oeneis

Similar
  
Oeneis uhleri, Lopinga deidamia, Oeneis alberta, Oeneis, Erebia cyclopius

Oeneis urda is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Eversmann in 1847. It is found from Russia (northern Altai, southern Siberia, Transbaikal, Amur, Primorye, Yakutia) to northern Mongolia, north-eastern China and Korea. The habitat consists of steppe-clad slopes.

Adults are on wing from June to July.

Subspecies

  • Oeneis urda urda (northern Altai, southern Siberia, Transbaikal, Amur, Primorye, Yakutia, northern Mongolia, north-eastern China)
  • Oeneis urda monteviri Bryk, 1946 (North Korea)
  • Oeneis urda tschiliensis O. Bang-Haas, 1933 (north-eastern China: Jilin)

    • References

    Oeneis urda Wikipedia
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