Species: Oeneis chryxus valerata
Olympic Arctic
Species
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mandibulata
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Nymphalidae
Genus
Oeneis
NatureServe
Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Insects - Butterflies and Moths - Butterflies and Skippers
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Mandibulata - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae - Oeneis
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A medium-sized (5 cm. wingspan) brown and gray butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5T3
Global Status Last Reviewed
1998-09-01
Global Status Last Changed
1998-09-01
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
AB - <100-250 square km (less than about 40-100 square miles) - AB - Reported from only a few sites, incl. Hurricane Ridge, Hurricane Hill, Mt Townsend, and Obstruction Point, all in the northeast part of the Olympic Mountains in WA. May exist in surrounding area, much of which has not been surveyed.
Global Range Code
AB
Global Range Description
<100-250 square km (less than about 40-100 square miles)