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butterfly - Oeneis
Copyright © 2015 Jukka Jantunen

butterfly - Oeneis
Howard's Pass, Selwyn Mountains, Yukon Territory, Canada
July 1, 2015
Size: ~3cm
Up on the alpine
Contributed by Jukka Jantunen on 29 August, 2015 - 11:22pm
Last updated 14 May, 2016 - 1:02am

polixenes/rosovi (=philipi)
not sure how to separate these
… John S. Ascher, 14 May, 2016 - 1:02am

Moved
Moved from Arctics.
… John S. Ascher, 14 May, 2016 - 1:01am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 31 August, 2015 - 7:21am

ID?
Oeneis philipi seems likely
… Mike Hofmann, 30 August, 2015 - 7:36pm

Oeneis
Arctic
… John S. Ascher, 30 August, 2015 - 1:35am

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