LEPIDOPTERA
S A T Y R I D A E Boisduval, 1833
OENEIS Hubner, [1819]
Oeneis alpina Kurentzov, 1970
Oeneis alpina Kurentzov, 1970
· TYPE LOCALITY. Omsukchan, Magadan Region.
· RANGE. The Chukot and Magadan regions, Alaska.
· HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Lowland and shrubby tundras. Flight peri-od: June.
· SIMILAR SPECIES. O. taygete: UNS wavy pattern less strongly deve-loped; UNH outer edge of band more even, as a rule; UPS with neither yellowish bands nor eye-spots.
Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997