Oeneis polixenes

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Polixenes Arctic
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O. polixenes
Binomial name
Oeneis polixenes
(Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio polixenes Fabricius, 1775
  • Oeneis crambis Freyer, 1845
  • Oeneis oeno antonovae Lukhtanov, 1989
  • Chionobas katahdin Newcomb, 1901
  • Hipparchia subhyalina Curtis, 1835
  • Chionobas brucei Edwards, 1891
  • Chionobas peartiae Edwards, 1897

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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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Oeneis rosovi, funet
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Polixenes Arctic, Butterflies of Canada
  3. Oeneis polixenes, ITIS
  4. Layberry, R.A., P.W. Hall and J.D. Lafontaine. (1998). The Butterflies of Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 280 pp. + color plates.