Oeneis uhleri

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

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

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

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

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[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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