Oeneis magna

Oeneis magna
Oeneis magna dubia male figure 6
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Oeneis
Species: O. magna
Binomial name
Oeneis magna
Graeser, 1888
Synonyms
  • Oeneis transbaicalica Kurentzov, 1970
  • Oeneis mongolica Kurentzov, 1970
  • Oeneis judini Korshunov, 1988
  • Oeneis dubia Elwes, 1899
  • Oeneis staudingeri Austaut, 1909

Oeneis magna is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It was described by Graeser in 1888. It is found from the Altai to southern Siberia and the Russian Far East, Mongolia, northern China and Korea.[1] The habitat consists of sparse woodlands and mountain tundras.

Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on Carex species.[2]

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