Oeneis bore
species of insect
Oeneis bore, the white-veined Arctic or Arctic grayling, is a butterfly, a species of Satyrinae that occurs in North America and Asia.
Description
The wingspan is 37 to 49 mm. The dorsal view is a dull greyish brown while the females are often tawny. Males have a dark grey node in the centre of the forewing.
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically:
O. b. arasaguna Austaut, 1911 – eastern Sayan, Transbaikalia?
O. b. bore – Arctic Europe, Arctic Siberia
O. b. edwardsi dos Passos, 1949 – southern Alberta, southern British Columbia, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado
O. b. fordi dos Passos, 1949 – south western Alaska
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