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Oeneis melissa

Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Oeneis melissa
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Oeneis melissa, the Melissa Arctic, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

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The wingspan is 42–51 mm.

The larvae feed on various sedges, including Carex bigelowii and Carex rupestris.

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Oeneis melissa daizetsuzana, Japan
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Subspecies

  • Oeneis melissa melissa (Newfoundland, Labrador)
  • Oeneis melissa also (Boisduval, [1833]) (Polar Urals, Arctic Asia, Taymur, Chukot Peninsula, Kamchatka, Wrangel Island)
  • Oeneis melissa orientalis Kurentzov, 1970 (eastern Yakutia, Magadan)
  • Oeneis melissa daizetsuzana Matsumura, 1926 (Japan)
  • Oeneis melissa semidea (Say, 1828) (New Hampshire)
  • Oeneis melissa semplei Holland, 1931 (Quebec, inner Labrador, Hudson Bay)
  • Oeneis melissa assimilis Butler, 1868 (Northwest Territories)
  • Oeneis melissa gibsoni Holland, 1931 (Alaska, Yukon, northern British Columbia)
  • Oeneis melissa beanii Elwes, 1893 (Alberta, British Columbia, Washington, Montana, Wyoming)
  • Oeneis melissa lucilla Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
  • Oeneis melissa karae Kusnezov, 1925 (polar tundra of northern Siberia)
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References

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