Oeneis rosovi

Oeneis rosovi, the Philip's Arctic[2] or early Arctic,[1] is a species of butterfly in the subfamily Satyrinae. It occurs in Siberia and the northern parts of North America.

Philip's Arctic
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Oeneis
Species:
O. rosovi
Binomial name
Oeneis rosovi
Kurentzov, 1970[1]
Synonyms
  • Oeneis norna rosovi

Description

The wing span of O. rosovi is 42 to 52 mm.[2] The dorsal wings are dark grey brown, with orange patches near the wing margins. The upperside of the hindwings are a darker grey medially.[2]

Distribution

O. rosovi occurs in northern British Columbia, in central Yukon, at Inuvik, Northwest Territories, and westward through Alaska to eastern Siberia.[3]

Similar species

Polixenes Arctic (O. polixenes)

References
  1. Oeneis rosovi, ITIS
  2. Philip's Arctic, Butterflies of Canada
  3. Layberry, R.A., P.W. Hall and J.D. Lafontaine. (1998). The Butterflies of Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 280 pp. + color plates.
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