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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Observation date: Jun 10, 2017
Submitted by: Tindomul1of9
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 13, 2017
Observation date: Jun 08, 2015
Submitted by: janazak
Region: Yukon Territory, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 01, 2015
Observation date: Jun 19, 2014
Submitted by: sarabseth
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Aug 10, 2014
Observation date: Jun 19, 2014
Submitted by: sarabseth
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Aug 10, 2014
Observation date: Jun 27, 2014
Submitted by: janazak
Region: Yukon Territory, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Jul 19, 2014
Observation date: May 25, 2014
Submitted by: Steven Daniel
Region: St. Lawrence County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: May 27, 2014
Observation date: Jun 01, 2013
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Mar 21, 2014
Observation date: Jun 24, 2013
Submitted by: BOGwalker
Region: St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 19, 2013
Observation date: Jun 01, 2013
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 06, 2013
Observation date: Jun 25, 2012
Submitted by: venice kelly
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Oct 05, 2012
Observation date: May 26, 2012
Submitted by: ET
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 06, 2012
Observation date: Jun 16, 2011
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Denali, Alaska, United States
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Jun 12, 2012
Observation date: Jul 16, 2009
Submitted by: sararobinson
Region: Yellowstone National Park County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Mar 08, 2012
Observation date: Jul 06, 2011
Submitted by: BOGwalker
Region: St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 17, 2012
Observation date: Jul 03, 2011
Submitted by: BOGwalker
Region: St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 17, 2012
Observation date: Jul 05, 2010
Submitted by: RaisingButterfl...
Region: Summit County, Utah, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 14, 2011
Observation date: Jun 13, 1997
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kriegel, Robert)
Region: Luce County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 13, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Holt, Stacy)
Region: Essex County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Holt, Stacy)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 04, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kriegel, Robert)
Region: Mackinac County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 02, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Griggs, Scott; Griggs, Rachael)
Region: Essex County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (VBS staff)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 14, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Carr, Thomas)
Region: Chippewa County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 31, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pfeiffer, Bryan)
Region: Essex County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (VBS staff)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 26, 1998
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Perkins, Owen A.)
Region: Chippewa County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 31, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pfeiffer, Bryan)
Region: Essex County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Pfeiffer, Bryan)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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