Gibson's Melissa Arctic

Oeneis melissa gibsoni

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae

Oeneis melissa, the Melissa Arctic, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The wingspan is 42–51 mm. The larvae feed on various sedges, including Carex bigelowii and Carex rupestris.

Distribution

Gibson's Melissa Arctic — (c) Nick Block, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nick Block · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 14

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Nick Block, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nick Block · CC-BY DescriptionOeneis melissa, Wikipedia contributors

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