Oeneis bore, the white-veined Arctic or Arctic grayling, is a butterfly, a species of Satyrinae that occurs in North America and Asia.
Description The wingspan is 37 to 49 mm. The dorsal view is a dull greyish brown while the females are often tawny. Males have a dark grey node in the centre of the forewing.
Subspecies Listed alphabetically: O. b. arasaguna Austaut, 1911 – eastern Sayan, Transbaikalia? O. b. bore – Arctic Europe, Arctic Siberia O. b. edwardsi dos Passos, 1949 – southern Alberta, southern British Columbia, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado O. b. fordi dos Passos, 1949 – south western Alaska O. b. gaspeensis dos Passos, 1949 – southern Quebec O. b. hanburyi Watkins, 1928 – Yukon, Northwest Territories, British Columbia, northern Manitoba O. b. mckinleyensis dos Passos, 1949 – Alaska O. b. pansa Christoph, 1893 – Yakutia, Magadan ?O. b. patrushevae Korshunov, 1985 - Siberian tundra O. b. taygete Geyer, – Labrador, northern Quebec – white-veined Arctic
Similar species Melissa Arctic (O. mellisa) Polixenes Arctic (O. polixenes)Oeneis bore, Butterflies of Canada
Range and habitat Occurs from Lapland and northern Russia and across Arctic Canada from Labrador to British Columbia; also found in the Gaspé Peninsula, western Alberta and the US Rocky Mountain states. Its habitats include grassy alpine slopes, tundra, taiga, and subarctic bogs.
Larval foods Sedges (e.g., Carex misandra) and oviposition has been observed on dead leaves of grasses (Festuca mibra, Festuca brachyphylla, and Festuca vivipara).
Adult foods Nectar
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