Attributes of Oeneis jutta
Jutta Arctic
Oeneis jutta (Hübner, [1806])
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Upperside is gray-brown. Both wings have a broken yellow-orange submarginal band surrounding 2-4 black spots. Underside of hindwing is mottled brown and gray with an obscure median band.
Wing Span: 1 7/8 - 2 5/16 inches (4.8 - 6 cm).
Life History: Males perch on logs and vegetation, and occasionally patrol, to find females. Eggs are scattered near the host plants. In some areas, 2 years are required to complete development; young caterpillars hibernate the first winter, older caterpillars the second.
Flight: One brood from mid-July to early August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Sedges, including cottongrass.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Wet tundra, spruce bogs, lodgepole pine forest.
Range: Holarctic. In North American subarctic habitats from Alaska east across Canada and the northern Great Lakes to Maine. Isolated populations south in the Rocky Mountains to Colorado.
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 map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 400 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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June 25, 2012 | venice kelly | Boulder County, Colorado, United States | October 05, 2012 | Details |
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May 26, 2012 | ET | Franklin County, New York, United States | July 06, 2012 | Details |
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June 16, 2011 | Tommie Rogers | Denali Borough, Alaska, United States | June 12, 2012 | Details |
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July 16, 2009 | sararobinson | Yellowstone National Park County, Wyoming, United States | March 08, 2012 | Details |
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July 06, 2011 | BOGwalker | St Louis County, Minnesota, United States | January 17, 2012 | Details |
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July 03, 2011 | BOGwalker | St Louis County, Minnesota, United States | January 17, 2012 | Details |
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July 05, 2010 | RaisingButterflies.org | Summit County, Utah, United States | September 14, 2011 | Details |
| June 14, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Carr, Thomas) | Chippewa County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 01, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Kriegel, Robert) | Chippewa County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 13, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Kriegel, Robert) | Luce County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 26, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Perkins, Owen A.) | Chippewa County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 25, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Chippewa County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 04, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Kriegel, Robert) | Mackinac County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 05, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Kriegel, Robert) | Luce County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 12, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Holt, Stacy) | Essex County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 31, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Pfeiffer, Bryan) | Essex County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 29, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Pfeiffer, Bryan) | Essex County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 13, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Holt, Stacy) | Essex County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 31, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Pfeiffer, Bryan) | Essex County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 06, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Pfeiffer, Bryan) | Essex County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 02, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Griggs, Scott; Griggs, Rachael) | Essex County, Vermont, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
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May 21, 2010 | Tom Middagh (Yohann Racine) | Quebec, Canada | March 09, 2011 | Details |
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May 31, 2010 | anthony.thomas | New Brunswick, Canada | January 21, 2011 | Details |
| August 02, 2009 | legacy.reporter (Jason Martineau) | Washakie County, Wyoming, United States | March 09, 2010 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (Phillip deMaynadier & Reginald Webster) | Piscataquis County, Maine, United States | March 09, 2010 | Details | |
| May 30, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Scott Krych) | Cass County, Minnesota, United States | June 11, 2008 | Details | |
| July 08, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Gary Lawson) | Carbon County, Montana, United States | February 04, 2008 | Details | |
| July 12, 2004 | legacy.reporter (George Bumann) | Park County, Montana, United States | February 04, 2008 | Details | |
| June 24, 1997 | legacy.reporter (F/P) | Denali Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 22, 1997 | legacy.reporter (F/P) | Denali Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| May 26, 1999 | legacy.reporter (JLH) | Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 04, 1999 | legacy.reporter (JLH) | Denali Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Coos County, New Hampshire, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Alaska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Jackson County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Grand County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Boulder County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Gilpin 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 | Larimer County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Routt County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Summit County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Lemhi County, Idaho, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Clark County, Idaho, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Fremont County, Idaho, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Aroostook County, Maine, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hancock County, Maine, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Oxford County, Maine, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Penobscot County, Maine, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Piscataquis County, Maine, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
