Dingy fritillary | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Boloria |
Species: | B. improba |
Binomial name | |
Boloria improba Butler, 1877 | |
Boloria improba, the dingy fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. In Europe it is only found in small parts of Scandinavia, more specifically the border region between Norway, Sweden and Finland. The species is also present in North America in the northeastern part of Alaska and some isolated populations in the Canadian part of the Rocky Mountains, southwestern Wyoming and southwestern Colorado. In Russia it is present in the northeast (the Chukotka region).
The wingspan is 28–34 mm. Seitz improba Btlr., one of the Lepidoptera which go farthest north, from Nova Semblia, is smaller and above darker [ than frigga]; on the hindwing beneath the median band is somewhat less bright yellow and the rhomb before the middle of the costa is vivid bluish white. [1] It is found in alpine or tundra habitats. [2]
The larvae probably feed on Polygonum viviparum in Europe. In North America the food plants are Salix arctica and Salix reticulata nivalis .
The following subspecies are recognized:
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