Oeneis uhleri

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

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)[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.