Melissa Arctic (Oeneis melissa)

Melissa Arctic ( Oeneis melissa )

Longue-Pointe, QC 2018/07/07

Melissa Arctic ( Oeneis melissa )

Longue-Pointe, QC 2018/07/07

Melissa Arctic ( Oeneis melissa )

Longue-Pointe, QC 2018/07/07

Melissa Arctic ( Oeneis melissa )

Longue-Pointe, QC 2018/07/07

Member of Family: Nymphalidae

French common name: Nordique Mélissa

I have yet to photograph this Northern Species in Ontario.

To see where this butterfly has been reported, visit: The Ontario Butterfly Atlas Online

For further info on this species, visit the Butterflies of Canada (en français)