Uhler's Arctic

Oeneis uhleri, or Uhler's Arctic, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

The larvae feed on various grasses and sedges, including Festuca, Koeleria and Poa species.^[2] Fourth-instar larvae overwinter and emerge in spring.

Subspecies

• Oeneis uhleri uhleri (Colorado: eastern slope)
• Oeneis uhleri cairnesi Gibson, 1920 (Yukon, north-western Northwest Territories, north-eastern Alaska)
• Oeneis uhleri nahanni Dyar, 1904 (Northwest Territories: Mackenzie Mountains)
• Oeneis uhleri reinthali Brown, 1953 (Colorado: western slope)
• Oeneis uhleri varuna (Edwards, 1882) (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, western Minnesota)

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