Kebnat
INSECTS

Jutta Arctic

Oeneis jutta

Insects
Native
Jutta Arctic, photo 1 of 5
Jutta Arctic, Adult
Jutta Arctic, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Nymphalidae. Lives in marshes. Feeds on plants.

There are 142 observations of Jutta Arctic in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Capitale-Nationale and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

JFMAMJJASOND

Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec62
  2. Capitale-Nationale15
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue12
  4. Centre-du-Québec11
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches8
  6. Estrie8
  7. Côte-Nord6
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  9. Lanaudière4
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  11. Outaouais3
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  13. Laurentides1
  14. Montérégie1

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

What the caterpillar eats

Tussock cottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Fewseed sedgeCarex oligosperma
Jointed rushJuncus articulatus
Low northern sedgeCarex concinna

Similar species

Chryxus ArcticOeneis chryxus
Melissa ArcticOeneis melissa
Macoun's ArcticOeneis macounii
Red-disked AlpineErebia discoidalis
Ross' AlpineErebia rossii