Oeneis polixenes
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The Polixenes Arctic[2] and Norique Alpin[3] (Oeneis polixenes) is a species of butterfly in the subfamily Satyrinae. It occurs in northern parts of North America.
Description
The wingspan is 33-51 mm.[2] 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.[2]
Distribution
O. polixenes occurs in northern Canada from coastal Newfoundland to the Yukon.[4]
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.[1]
- 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oeneis rosovi, funet
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Polixenes Arctic, Butterflies of Canada
- ↑ Oeneis polixenes, ITIS
- ↑ Layberry, R.A., P.W. Hall and J.D. Lafontaine. (1998). The Butterflies of Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 280 pp. + color plates.
