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butterfly - Oeneis
Copyright © 2015 Jukka Jantunen

butterfly - Oeneis
Howard's Pass, Selwyn Mountains, Yukon Territory, Canada
July 1, 2015
Up on the alpine
Contributed by Jukka Jantunen on 29 August, 2015 - 11:24pm
Last updated 14 April, 2016 - 3:31pm

Moved
Moved from Alpines, Arctics, Nymphs and Satyrs.
… Kyhl Austin, 14 April, 2016 - 3:31pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Tony Leukering, 31 August, 2015 - 11:27am

I'd guess...
Oeneis, either polixenes or rosovi, but BG does not seem to have a page, yet, for the latter (which is fairly rare in the New World); nor does BAMONA (http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species_search?sciname=oeneis+rosovi&field_comname_value=).
… Tony Leukering, 31 August, 2015 - 11:25am

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