Oeneis alberta daura (White Mountains Alberta Arctic)

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Family: Nymphalidae

Genus: Oeneis

Species: alberta daura

White Mountains Alberta Arctic - Oeneis alberta daura

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S1

Rank Metadata
State Rank: S1	Rank Changed: 01/31/2025
Rank Reviewed: N/A
Reason: <p>The White Mountains Alberta Arctic (Oeneis alberta daura) is a remnant tundra subspecies abandoned in southern Arizona and New Mexico as temperatures have warmed. As it currently exists this taxa is a high alpine specialist on just a couple of high peaks and cienegas in the white mountains and San Francisco peaks in Arizona. With records existing from only one peak in New Mexico. Climate warming has extirpated populations just to the south of this locality and it is unlikely without conservation intervention that this butterfly will survive until 2100 even with just a small amount of additional climate warming. This butterfly is also expected to see a continuing decline in number of subpopulations, EOO, and AOO due to climate change. It has already been observed to be extirpated in southeastern Arizona due to climate warming and its habitat is expected to continue getting hotter and drier over the next century. As a result, the White Mountains Alberta Arctic is currently assessed as S1 in New Mexico. However, a reassessment should be done if more information becomes available.</p>

Ecological Factors
Specificity: Unknown	Range Extent: <100 square km (less than about 40 square miles)
Occurences: 1 - 5	Population Size: Unknown
Area of Occupancy: Only one record of this butterfly has been made in New Mexico despite checking many sources no additional records were found (Toliver et al. 2001, Lotts and Naberhaus 2023, Cary and Toliver 2024).	Threat Summary: N/A

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Number of Subpopulations: 0

Number of Mapped Locations: 0

Number of Observations: 0

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