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Boloria alberta

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Alberta fritillary
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B. alberta
Binomial name
Boloria alberta
(W.H. Edwards, 1890)
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.[1]

The larvae feed on mountain avens (Dryas octopetala).[1]

Subspecies

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

References

  1. ^ a b Alberta Fritillary, Butterflies of Canada