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Atlas of North Dakota Butterflies

BND: Uhler's Arctic; Oeneis uhleri (Reakirt, 1866)
BNA: Uhler's Arctic ; Oeneis uhleri
NDC: OEUH

Habitat: Our subspecies, the Varuna Arctic, Oeneis uhleri varuna (W. H. Edwards, 1882), has as its type locality designation “Plains of Dakota Territory.” It inhabits well drained prairie slopes statewide, being decidedly more common westward
Larval food: Unknown grass sp.
Adult flight: One brood, mid-May into June
References: Royer 171, Ferris & Brown 284, Layberry et al. 231, Scott 250

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