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.
Image:358-oeneis melissa.JPG|thumb|left|Oeneis melissa daizetsuzana, Japan
Subspecies
- Oeneis melissa melissa
- Oeneis melissa also
- Oeneis melissa orientalis Kurentzov, 1970
- Oeneis melissa daizetsuzana Matsumura, 1926
- Oeneis melissa semidea
- Oeneis melissa semplei Holland, 1931
- Oeneis melissa assimilis Butler, 1868
- Oeneis melissa gibsoni Holland, 1931
- Oeneis melissa beanii Elwes, 1893
- Oeneis melissa lucilla Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
- Oeneis melissa karae Kusnezov, 1925