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Boloria alberta

Boloria alberta, the Alberta fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the North American Rocky Mountains of British Columbia and Alberta and in northern Montana.

Alberta fritillary
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Boloria
Species:
B. alberta
Binomial name
Boloria alberta
Synonyms
  • Argynnis alberta Edwards, 1890
  • Brenthis alberta
  • Clossiana banffensis (Gunder, 1932)
  • Clossiana alberta

The wingspan is 35–45 mm. The butterfly flies from July to early August.[2] Male Alberta fritillary are dull orange and females are pale orange and grey brown. Their markings are blurred.[1]

The larvae feed on mountain avens (Dryas octopetala).[2] Its habitats include alpine ridges, tundra, and windswept scree slopes.[3]

Subspecies edit

  • Boloria alberta alberta (North America)
  • Boloria alberta kurentzovi (Wyatt, 1961) (Chukotka)

References edit

  1. ^ a b . Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA). Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  2. ^ a b , Butterflies of Canada, Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility (CBIF), nd, archived from the original on May 6, 2019, retrieved May 5, 2019
  3. ^ "Boloria alberta". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2022-01-23.

External links edit

  • Alberta Fritillary, Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA)


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