Oeneis melissa: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Oeneis
Species: Oeneis melissa
Scientific Name: Oeneis melissa

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Oeneis melissa

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.

Oeneis melissa in languages:

Dutch: Bergtoendravlinder
English: Melissa Arctic
French: nordique Mélissa
Japanese: ダイセツタカネヒカゲ
Russian: бархатница Мелисса

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