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The Alberta Arctic (''Oeneis alberta'') is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from the Canadian prairie provinces east to southern Manitoba. Isolated populations are found along the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona.〔(Butterflies and Moths of North America )〕 The wingspan is 35–57 mm. The upperside is light yellow grey while the underside is light brown. Adults are on wing from May to June in one generation per year. The larvae feed on bunchgrass, possibly ''Festuca'' species. The species overwinters in the larval stage. ==Subspecies== *''Oeneis alberta alberta'' (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Montana, North Dakota) *''Oeneis alberta oslari'' Skinner, 1911 (Colorado) *''Oeneis alberta capulinensis'' F.M. Brown, 1970 (New Mexico) *''Oeneis alberta daura'' (Strecker, 1894) (Arizona) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oeneis alberta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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