Oeneis elwesi

Oeneis elwesi
Oeneis elwesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Oeneis
Species: O. elwesi
Binomial name
Oeneis elwesi
Staudinger, 1901
Synonyms
  • Oeneis solanikovi Kurentzov, 1970
  • Oeneis tannuola O. Bang-Haas, 1927
  • Oeneis ulugchemi Korshunov, 1995

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

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 R. basin))

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