Oeneis uhleri

Oeneis uhleri, or Uhler's Arctic, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

Oeneis uhleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Oeneis
Species:
O. uhleri
Binomial name
Oeneis uhleri
(Reakirt, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chionobas uhleri Reakirt, 1866
  • Oeneis obscura Edwards, 1892
  • Chionobas varuna Edwards, 1882
  • Oeneis dennisi Gunder, 1927
  • Oeneis nahanni Dyar, 1904

The larvae feed on various grasses and sedges, including Festuca, Koeleria and Poa species.[2] Fourth-instar larvae overwinter and emerge in spring.

Subspecies
  • Oeneis uhleri uhleri (Colorado: eastern slope)
  • Oeneis uhleri cairnesi Gibson, 1920 (Yukon, north-western Northwest Territories, north-eastern Alaska)
  • Oeneis uhleri nahanni Dyar, 1904 (Northwest Territories: Mackenzie Mountains)
  • Oeneis uhleri reinthali Brown, 1953 (Colorado: western slope)
  • Oeneis uhleri varuna (Edwards, 1882) (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, western Minnesota)

References
  1. "Oeneis Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Species Details: Oeneis uhleri varuna". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 26, 2020.


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