Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Oeneis philipi Troubridge, 1988
Oeneis polixenes yukonensis form lafontainei Kral, 1987, nomen nudum
Oeneis rosovi of authors not Kurentzov, 1960
Explanation of Names
See Pelham (2012) [13-IV-2021].
Identification
Extremely similar to the Polixenes Arctic, but is found in open spruce bogs rather than rocky or grassy tundra
Range
Alaskan interior, eastward through the Yukon to parts of the western Northwest Territories, and locally in northern British Columbia
Remarks
Most easily separated from the more widespread O. polixenes by habitat
This species [
Oeneis rosovi] is excluded by Pelham (2008) as extralimital with a note suggesting that it could be a synonym of
Oeneis philipi Troubridge, 1988.
(1)Print References
Kral, T.W., 1987. News of The Lepidopterists’ Society, 29(6):
86.
Pelham, J.P., 2012. A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada. Butterflies of America.
website [13-IV-2021]
Troubridge, J.T. & D.K. Parshall, 1988. A review of the Oeneis Polixenes (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Satyrinae) complex in North America. The Canadian Entomologist , 120(7):
679-696.
