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Oeneis alberta (Alberta Arctic)

Synonyms: Chionobas oslari

Wikipedia Abstract

The Alberta Arctic (Oeneis alberta) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from the Canadian prairie provinces east to southern Manitoba. Isolated populations are found along the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. The wingspan is 35–57 mm. The upperside is light yellow grey while the underside is light brown. Adults are on wing from May to June in one generation per year. The larvae feed on bunchgrass, possibly Festuca species. The species overwinters in the larval stage.
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Infraspecies

Attributes

Wing Span [1]  1.496 inches (.038 m)

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1Butterflies of Canada, Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0