''Oeneis rosovi'', the Philip's Arctic
[Philip's Arctic]
Butterflies of Canada or early Arctic,
[ is a species of butterfly in the ]subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Satyrinae
The Satyrinae, the satyrines or satyrids, commonly known as the browns, are a subfamily of the Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies). They were formerly considered a distinct family, Satyridae. This group contains nearly half of the known divers ...
. It occurs in Siberia and the northern parts of North America.
Description
The wing span of ''O. rosovi'' is 42 to 52 mm.[ The dorsal wings are dark grey brown, with orange patches near the wing margins. The upperside of the hindwings are a darker grey medially.][
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Distribution
''Oeneis rosovi'' occurs in northern British Columbia, in central Yukon, at Inuvik
Inuvik (''place of man'') is the only town in the Inuvik Region, and the third largest community in Canada's Northwest Territories. Located in what is sometimes called the Beaufort Delta Region, it serves as its administrative and service cen ...
, Northwest Territories, and westward through Alaska to eastern Siberia.[Layberry, R.A., P.W. Hall and J.D. Lafontaine. (1998). ''The Butterflies of Canada.'' Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 280 pp. + color plates.]
Similar species
(''O. polixenes'')
References
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Oeneis
Insects of the Arctic
Butterflies described in 1970