Uhler's Arctic
Oeneis uhleri (Reakirt, 1866)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Upperside is dull orange-brown with dark veins. Underside of hindwing has a dark basal half, a lighter outer half. Both wings have one-to-many small submarginal spots.
Wing Span: 1 1/2 - 2 3/16 inches (3.8 - 5.6 cm).
Life History: To find females, males perch and occasionally patrol below ridge crests in bunch-grass habitat. Females lay eggs singly on grasses and sedges. Fourth-stage caterpillars hibernate, emerge in the spring to feed again, and pupate just under the soil.
Flight: One brood from early June to early July.
Caterpillar Hosts: Grasses and sedges.
Adult Food: Not reported.
Habitat: Slopes in dry, open bunchgrass habitats; tundra; openings in pine forest.
Range: Northeast Alaska, Yukon and western Northwest territories. Central Alberta south through the Rocky Mountains to northern New Mexico; east through the Canadian prairie provinces to western Minnesota.
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.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Jun 24, 2017
Submitted by: joshuagsmith
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Jul 22, 2017
Observation date: Jun 02, 2016
Submitted by: miranda520
Region: Sioux County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: kking216
Verified date: Jun 16, 2016
Observation date: Jun 21, 2015
Submitted by: Eric Olson
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: azukoff
Verified date: Mar 02, 2016
Observation date: May 09, 2015
Submitted by: pomarinejaeger
Region: Sheridan County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 05, 2015
Observation date: Jun 18, 2015
Submitted by: sagebird52
Region: Albany County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jun 28, 2015
Observation date: May 25, 2009
Submitted by: Norbert Kondla
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Feb 11, 2011
Observation date: Jul 01, 2007
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 04, 2011
Observation date: May 31, 2010
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: paulopler
Verified date: Jan 25, 2011
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: May 29, 2002
Submitted by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Region: Deer Lodge County, Montana, United States
Verified by: stevekohler (Steve Kohler)
Verified date: Feb 04, 2008
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Wibaux County, Montana, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Barnes County, North Dakota, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Goshen County, Wyoming, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Chaffee County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Sweet Grass County, Montana, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Deuel County, Nebraska, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: San Juan County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Granite County, Montana, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Clay County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Big Horn County, Montana, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Marshall County, South Dakota, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Blaine County, Montana, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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