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LEPIDOPTERA

Oeneis polixenes beringiana Kurentzov, 1970
   Oeneis polixenes   (Fabricius, 1775)

· TYPE LOCALITY. N. America (probably Labrador, Canada).

· RANGE. Polar regions of America and the Chukot Peninsula.

· DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The East Chukot Region - ssp. beringiana Kurentzov, 1970.

· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Plain tundras. Flight period: June-July.

· SIMILAR SPECIES. O. norna, O. bore: UPS yellow bands and ocelli well-developed, as a rule, especially so in females; genitalia different .

Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997