Jutta Arctic
Oeneis jutta (Hübner, [1806])
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Upperside is gray-brown. Both wings have a broken yellow-orange submarginal band surrounding 2-4 black spots. Underside of hindwing is mottled brown and gray with an obscure median band.
Wing Span: 1 7/8 - 2 5/16 inches (4.8 - 6 cm).
Life History: Males perch on logs and vegetation, and occasionally patrol, to find females. Eggs are scattered near the host plants. In some areas, 2 years are required to complete development; young caterpillars hibernate the first winter, older caterpillars the second.
Flight: One brood from mid-July to early August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Sedges, including cottongrass.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Wet tundra, spruce bogs, lodgepole pine forest.
Range: Holarctic. In North American subarctic habitats from Alaska east across Canada and the northern Great Lakes to Maine. Isolated populations south in the Rocky Mountains to Colorado.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 152 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 08, 2024
Submitted by: Cascade Colors
Region: Summit County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Aug 22, 2024
Observation date: Jul 15, 2024
Submitted by: lhinderlider
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Jul 26, 2024
Observation date: Jul 05, 2024
Submitted by: Lycaena
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Jul 25, 2024
Observation date: Jun 02, 2024
Submitted by: terrymortier
Region: Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 05, 2024
Observation date: May 24, 2024
Submitted by: Deb Tracy-Kral
Region: Hamilton County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: May 25, 2024
Observation date: Aug 05, 2023
Submitted by: NikkiM
Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 07, 2023
Observation date: Jun 04, 2023
Submitted by: terrymortier
Region: Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jul 05, 2023
Observation date: Jun 05, 2023
Submitted by: Pheasantboy77
Region: St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 16, 2023
Observation date: Jul 30, 2022
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Feb 26, 2023
Observation date: Jun 24, 2021
Submitted by: Rick Sinnott
Region: Denali, Alaska, United States
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Feb 10, 2023
Observation date: Jun 10, 2019
Submitted by: RobertWeeden
Region: Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska, United States
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Feb 07, 2023
Observation date: Jun 27, 2019
Submitted by: tylerjkrul
Region: Denali, Alaska, United States
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Feb 07, 2023
Observation date: Jun 06, 2019
Submitted by: jsaunders260
Region: Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska, United States
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Feb 07, 2023
Observation date: Jul 15, 2022
Submitted by: NikkiM
Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 02, 2022
Observation date: Jul 09, 2022
Submitted by: lhinderlider
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Jul 13, 2022
Observation date: Jun 28, 2022
Submitted by: Lycaena
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Jul 13, 2022
Observation date: Jul 11, 2020
Submitted by: dsperanza
Region: Powell County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 13, 2020
Observation date: Jul 24, 2019
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 27, 2019
Observation date: Jul 07, 2007
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Feb 04, 2019
Observation date: Jul 05, 2018
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Nov 24, 2018
Observation date: Jun 02, 2005
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 10, 2018
Observation date: May 31, 2017
Submitted by: BOGwalker
Region: St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Nov 22, 2017
Observation date: Jun 25, 2017
Submitted by: 907Naturalist
Region: Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska, United States
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Nov 15, 2017
Observation date: Jul 28, 2016
Submitted by: JHummel
Region: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 28, 2017
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