Oeneis (the Arctics or graylings) is a butterfly genus of the Satyrinae. All but one of its members are Arctic, sub-Arctic or high-altitude alpine in distribution. Some of the members of the genus are among the butterflies that can get along in the harshest climates of any butterflies. Four species in Europe, more are found in Arctic Russia, Siberia, Mongolia, Arctic North America and the Rocky Mountains. Curiously, there are no observations from Greenland. The development of most species takes two years.

Oeneis
Alpine grayling (Oeneis glacialis)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subtribe: Satyrina
Genus: Oeneis
Hübner, 1819
Synonyms
  • Chionobas Boisduval, [1832]

Species

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Listed alphabetically within groups:[1]

The jutta species group:

The norna species group:

The alpina species group:

The hora species group:

The bore species group:

The tarpeja species group:

The buddha species group:

References

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  1. ^ "Oeneis Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Philip's Arctic, Butterflies of Canada
  3. ^ Sentinel Arctic, Butterflies of Canada
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