Oeneis uhleri, or Uhler's Arctic, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
The larvae feed on various grasses and sedges, including Festuca, Koeleria and Poa species. Fourth-instar larvae overwinter and emerge in spring. Subspecies Oeneis uhleri uhleri (Colorado: eastern slope) Oeneis uhleri cairnesi Gibson, 1920 (Yukon, north-western Northwest Territories, north-eastern Alaska) Oeneis uhleri nahanni Dyar, 1904 (Northwest Territories: Mackenzie Mountains) Oeneis uhleri reinthali Brown, 1953 (Colorado: western slope) Oeneis uhleri varuna (Edwards, 1882) (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, western Minnesota)
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