Oeneis rosovi, the Philip's Arctic[2] or early Arctic,[1] is a species of butterfly in the subfamily Satyrinae. It occurs in Siberia and the northern parts of North America.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Oeneis |
| Species: | O. rosovi
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| Binomial name | |
| Oeneis rosovi Kurentzov, 1970[1]
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Description edit
The wing span of O. rosovi is 42 to 52 mm.[2] The dorsal wings are dark grey brown, with orange patches near the wing margins. The upperside of the hindwings are a darker grey medially.[2]
Distribution edit
Oeneis rosovi occurs in northern British Columbia, in central Yukon, at Inuvik, Northwest Territories, and westward through Alaska to eastern Siberia.[3]
Similar species edit
Polixenes Arctic (O. polixenes)
References edit
- ^ a b Oeneis rosovi, ITIS
- ^ a b c Philip's Arctic, Butterflies of Canada
- ^ Layberry, R.A., P.W. Hall and J.D. Lafontaine. (1998). The Butterflies of Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 280 pp. + color plates.