Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus)

Widespread across Canada and in the western US mountains at high elevations, several subspecies are recognized.
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Open coniferous forest, Florissant, Teller Co., CO
6 July 2016

Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Open coniferous forest, Florissant, Teller Co., CO
6 July 2016
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Open coniferous forest, Florissant, Teller Co., CO
6 July 2016

Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Open coniferous forest, Florissant, Teller Co., CO
6 July 2016
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Open coniferous forest, Florissant, Teller Co., CO
6 July 2016

Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Open coniferous forest, Florissant, Teller Co., CO
6 July 2016
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Open coniferous forest, Florissant, Teller Co., CO
7 July 2016

Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus), mated pair
Open coniferous forest, Florissant, Teller Co., CO
7 July 2016

#6298
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Shelf Rd south of Cripple Creek, Teller Co., CO
11 July 2016
#6315
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Shelf Rd south of Cripple Creek, Teller Co., CO
11 July 2016

#6373
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Shelf Rd south of Cripple Creek, Teller Co., CO
11 July 2016
#6467
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Shelf Rd south of Cripple Creek, Teller Co., CO
11 July 2016

#6504
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Shelf Rd south of Cripple Creek, Teller Co., CO
11 July 2016
#6373
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Shelf Rd south of Cripple Creek, Teller Co., CO
11 July 2016

#6075
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus)
Leavick Valley below Horshoe Mt, CO
10 July 2016
#6717
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus alticordillera)
Above treeline, Cottonwood Pass, Chaffee/Gunnison Cos., CO
12 July 2016

#5575
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus alticordillera)
Above treeline, Horseshoe Mt, CO
8 July 2016

#5925
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus alticordillera)
Above treeline, Horseshoe Mt, CO
10 July 2016

#6101
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus alticordillera)
Above treeline, Horseshoe Mt, CO
10 July 2016
#6110
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus alticordillera)
Above treeline, Horseshoe Mt, CO
10 July 2016

#5898
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus alticordillera)
Above treeline, Horseshoe Mt, CO
8 July 2016
#5901
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus alticordillera)
Above treeline, Horseshoe Mt, CO
10 July 2016

#5507
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus alticordillera)
Above treeline, Horseshoe Mt, CO
10 July 2016
#5910
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus alticordillera)
Above treeline, Horseshoe Mt, CO
10 July 2016

#6097
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus alticordillera)
Above treeline, Horseshoe Mt, CO
10 July 2016
#5978
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus alticordillera)
Above treeline, Horseshoe Mt, CO
10 July 2016


Montana Chryxus Arctics
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus) Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus)
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Mt. Baldy, MPG Ranch, Missoula Co., MT
22 May 2014
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Mt. Baldy, MPG Ranch, Missoula Co., MT
22 May 2014

Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus) Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus) Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Mt. Baldy, MPG Ranch, Missoula Co., MT
22 May 2014

Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus) Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus)
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Mt. Baldy, MPG Ranch, Missoula Co., MT
2 July 2014
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Mt. Baldy, MPG Ranch, Missoula Co., MT
3 July 2014

Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Mt. Baldy, MPG Ranch, Missoula Co., MT
30 May 2016

Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus) Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus)
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Mt. Baldy, MPG Ranch, Missoula Co., MT
3 July 2014
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Mt. Baldy, MPG Ranch, Missoula Co., MT
3 June 2016

Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus) Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus)
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Mt. Baldy, MPG Ranch, Missoula Co., MT
3 June 2016
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Mt. Baldy, MPG Ranch, Missoula Co., MT
3 June 2016

Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus) Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus chryxus)
Mt. Baldy, MPG Ranch, Missoula Co., MT
30 June 2014

Chryxus Arctic (Oenis chryxus calais) Chryxus Arctic (Oenis chryxus calais)
'Calais' Chryxus Arctic (Oenis chryxus calais)
Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT
14 July 2015
'Calais' Chryxus Arctic (Oenis chryxus calais)
Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT
14 July 2015

Chryxus Arctic (Oenis chryxus calais) Chryxus Arctic (Oenis chryxus calais)
'Calais' Chryxus Arctic (Oenis chryxus calais)
Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT
14 July 2015
'Calais' Chryxus Arctic (Oenis chryxus calais)
Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT
14 July 2015

Chryxus Arctic (Oenis chryxus calais) Chryxus Arctic (Oenis chryxus calais) 'Calais' Chryxus Arctic (Oenis chryxus calais)
Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT
14 July 2015

Pelham (2014) and NABA treat this taxon as a subspecies of Chryxus Arctic, however calais flies at high elevations every year while the nearby chryxus (e.g. see Mt. Baldy photos above) flies at lower elevations and only every other year (Steve Kohler, pers. comm.). More research is needed.


Chryxus Arctic (Oenis chryxus calais) Chryxus Arctic (Oenis chryxus calais) 'Calais' Chryxus Arctic (Oenis chryxus calais)
Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT
14 July 2015


California Chryxus Arctics
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus) Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus)
'Ivallda' Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus ivallda)
Saddlebag Lake, Mono Co., CA
17 July 2007
'Ivallda' Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus ivallda)
Saddlebag Lake, Mono Co., CA
17 July 2007

Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus) Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus)
'Ivallda' Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus ivallda)
Carson Pass, Alpine Co., CA
13 July 2007
'Ivallda' Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus ivallda)
Carson Pass, Alpine Co., CA
13 July 2007

Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus) Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus)
'Ivallda' Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus ivallda)
Carson Pass, Alpine Co., CA
13 July 2007
'Stanislaus' Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus stanislaus)
Carson Pass, Alpine Co., CA
13 July 2007

Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus) Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus)
'Stanislaus' Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus stanislaus)
Hilltopping at Sonora Pass, CA
12 July 2007
'Stanislaus' Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus stanislaus)
Hilltopping at Sonora Pass, CA
12 July 2007

Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus)
'Ivallda' Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus ivallda)
Carson Pass, Alpine Co., CA
13 July 2007

Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus) 'Ivallda' Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus ivallda)
Carson Pass, Alpine Co., CA
13 July 2007

Typical habitat above treeline with lots of rocks and scattered small shrubs or wildflowers. Note the arctic perched on the rock in the middle of the photograph.



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