Oeneis magna


Oeneis magna is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Ludwig Carl Friedrich Graeser in 1888. It is found from the Altai Mountains to southern Siberia and the Russian Far East, Mongolia, northern China and Korea. The habitat consists of sparse woodlands and mountain tundras.
Adults are on wing from May to July.
The larvae feed on Carex species.

Subspecies

  • Oeneis magna magna
  • Oeneis magna dubia Elwes, 1899
  • Oeneis magna eltgoli Yakovlev, 2006
  • Oeneis magna kamtschatica Kurentzov, 1970
  • Oeneis magna kurentzovi Murayama, 1973
  • Oeneis magna magadanica Kurentzov, 1970
  • Oeneis magna pupavkini Korshunov, 1995
  • Oeneis magna uchangi Im, 1988