Biology:Boloria alberta

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Alberta fritillary
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Boloria
Species:
B. alberta
Binomial name
Boloria alberta
(W.H. Edwards, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
  • Argynnis alberta Edwards, 1890
  • Brenthis alberta
  • Clossiana banffensis (Gunder, 1932)
  • Clossiana 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.

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

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

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q28932746 entry