Boloria astarte

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Boloria astarte
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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 victoriaEdwards, 1891

Boloria astarte, the Astarte fritillary, 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.

Contents

The wingspan is 42–51 mm. The butterfly flies from mid-June to mid-August. [2]

The larvae feed on spotted saxifrage ( Saxifraga bronchialis ). [2]

Subspecies

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References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  2. 1 2 Astarte Fritillary, Butterflies of Canada