Attributes of Oeneis bore
White-veined Arctic
Oeneis bore (Esper, 1798)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Wings are translucent, veins are usually white. Upperside is gray-brown with no eyespots. Underside is light brown; hindwing has a dark median band outlined in white.
Wing Span: 1 7/16 - 1 7/8 inches (3.7 - 4.8 cm).
Life History: To find females, males perch and patrol all day on grassy hillsides or swales. Females lay eggs on dead grass or sedge blades. Two years are required to complete development; the first winter is passed by first-stage caterpillars, the second winter by mature caterpillars.
Flight: One brood in late July.
Caterpillar Hosts: Grasses or sedges.
Adult Food: Occasionally flower nectar.
Habitat: Tundra, grassy alpine slopes, and subarctic bogs.
Range: Holarctic. In North America, high arctic tundra from Alaska east to Labrador. Isolated populations in the alpine Rocky Mountains south to southwest Colorado. Isolated population on Mt. Albert, Quebec.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
| Observation Date | Submitter | Region |
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| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Alaska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Pitkin County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Lake County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Gunnison County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Chaffee County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Ouray County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | San Juan County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | La Plata County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Saguache County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Stillwater County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Carbon County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Summit County, Utah, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Daggett County, Utah, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Uintah County, Utah, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Duchesne County, Utah, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Park County, Wyoming, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Teton County, Wyoming, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sublette County, Wyoming, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Fremont County, Wyoming, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| June 22, 1997 | legacy.reporter (F/P) | Denali Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 24, 1997 | legacy.reporter (F/P) | Denali Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| July 07, 1996 | legacy.reporter (KWP) | Denali Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 24, 1999 | legacy.reporter (JLH) | North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 24, 2001 | legacy.reporter (KWP) | North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| July 01, 2001 | legacy.reporter (KWP) | North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| July 02, 2006 | legacy.reporter (YU) | North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 28, 1995 | legacy.reporter (F/P) | Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 21, 1995 | legacy.reporter (F/P) | Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 13, 1999 | legacy.reporter (JLH) | Southeast Fairbanks Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 30, 1998 | legacy.reporter (ALS) | Yukon-Koyukuk Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
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August 22, 2011 | J_Martineau | Park County, Wyoming, United States | November 27, 2011 | Details |
