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Boloria natazhati

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Beringian fritillary
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Boloria
Species:
B. natazhati
Binomial name
Boloria natazhati
(Gibson, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Clossiana natazhati
  • Brenthis natazhati Gibson, 1920
  • Boloria freija nabokovi Stallings & Turner, 1947

Boloria natazhati, the Beringian fritillary, cryptic fritillary or Pleistocene fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from northwestern Canada as far south as northern British Columbia.

The wingspan is 32–44 mm. The butterfly flies from mid-June to July.[1]

The larvae possibly feed on Dryas integrifolia.

References

  1. ^ Beringian Fritillary, Butterflies of Canada