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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Satyrs, Morphos and Owls (Satyrinae) » Alpines, Arctics, Nymphs and Satyrs (Satyrini) » Arctics (Oeneis) » Macoun's Arctic - Hodges#4605 (Oeneis macounii)

Species Oeneis macounii - Macoun's Arctic - Hodges#4605

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Internet References
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Subfamily Satyrinae (Satyrs, Morphos and Owls)
Tribe Satyrini (Alpines, Arctics, Nymphs and Satyrs)
Genus Oeneis (Arctics)
Species macounii (Macoun's Arctic - Hodges#4605)
Hodges Number
4605
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Oeneis macounii (W. H. Edwards)
Orig. Comb: Chionobas Macounii W. H. Edwards, 1885
Range
BC to ON / MN-MI - Map - MPG
Habitat
Openings in forests of western jack or lodgepole pine - BAMONA
Season
May-Jul (BG data)
Food
Probably sedges (Carex spp.) - BAMONA
Life Cycle
Caterpillars require 2 years to complete development - BAMONA
Remarks
Type Locality: "Lake Nepigon" [Nipigon, Ontario] - BOA
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - MPG
Butterflies of America - BOA
BAMONA
Contributed by Jason Forbes on 20 August, 2008 - 8:14pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 5 January, 2014 - 4:08pm

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