Biology:Boloria astarte

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Astarte fritillary
Boloria astarte.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Boloria
Species:
B. astarte
Binomial name
Boloria astarte
(Doubleday, [1847])
Synonyms
  • Clossiana astarte
  • Brenthis astarte
  • Argynnis victoria Edwards, 1891

The Astarte fritillary (Boloria astarte) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from northwestern North America to northeastern Siberia. It is found as far south as Montana and Washington.

The wingspan is 42–51 mm. The butterfly flies from mid-June to mid-August.[1]

The larvae feed on spotted saxifrage (Saxifraga bronchialis).[1]

Subspecies

  • B. a. astarte (northern British Columbia)
  • B. a. distincta (Alaska, Yukon and Northwest Territories)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Astarte Fritillary, Butterflies of Canada

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q28932747 entry