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Oeneis macounii (Macoun's Arctic)
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 9:59 pm
by mothman55
Took a day trip to Algonquin Park, Ontario in search of macoun's arctic, a species that only occurs every other year. In this area, its even years.
Saw about a dozen of these beauties.
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Re: Macoun's Arctic
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 10:32 pm
by bobw
It would be nice to know the name of the species, as "Macoun's arctic" will mean nothing to anyone outside North America, and I suspect quite a few inside. It looks like it could be some sort of Oeneis.
Re: Macoun's Arctic
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 11:54 pm
by Chuck
Google is amazing. A quick copy, paste, search button.
https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/spe ... s-macounii
Re: Macoun's Arctic
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2022 12:01 am
by kevinkk
Perhaps, but species Latin names are the standard, I also see common names used in the classifieds a lot. I agree with Chuck, you can find anything
with that particular search engine that envelopes us all.
Re: Macoun's Arctic
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2022 2:42 am
by Paul K
I have collected one female of Oeneis macounii on July 3 in Kananaskis ( Rocky Mountains in Alberta )
I don’t know how common or rare it is there but I only encounter it once.
Never went to Algonquin Park to look for them.
I wonder if you did go north near James bay to look for Papilio machaon or anywhere a long Canada trans Hwy north of Lake Superior
Oeneis macounii (Macoun's Arctic)
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2022 2:00 pm
by wollastoni
Very nice species indeed, thanks for sharing !