Oeneis elwesi

Oeneis elwesi is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found south of the Altai and Sayan Mountains and Mongolia.

Oeneis elwesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Oeneis
Species:
O. elwesi
Binomial name
Oeneis elwesi
Synonyms
  • Oeneis solanikovi Kurentzov, 1970
  • Oeneis tannuola O. Bang-Haas, 1927
  • Oeneis ulugchemi Korshunov, 1995

Adults are on wing from May to June.

Subspecies
  • Oeneis elwesi elwesi (Altai, western Tuva)
  • Oeneis elwesi tannuola (south-eastern Tuva (Tannuola Mountains), north-western Mongolia, northern Mongolia)
  • Oeneis elwesi ulugchemi (central Tuva (Yenisei River basin))


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