Oeneis urda explained

Oeneis urda is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Eduard Friedrich Eversmann in 1847. It is found from Russia (northern Altai, southern Siberia, Transbaikal, Amur, Primorye, Yakutia) to northern Mongolia, north-eastern China and Korea.^[1] The habitat consists of steppe-clad slopes.

Adults are on wing from June to July.^[2]

Subspecies

• Oeneis urda urda (northern Altai, southern Siberia, Transbaikal, Amur, Primorye, Yakutia, northern Mongolia, north-eastern China)
• Oeneis urda monteviri Bryk, 1946 (North Korea)
• Oeneis urda tschiliensis O. Bang-Haas, 1933 (north-eastern China: Jilin)

References

• Oeneis urda at Insecta.pro

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/satyrinae/oeneis/ "Oeneis Hübner, [1819]"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. http://rusinsects.com/satyrid/s-oe-urd.htm Russian Insects