Boloria astarte

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.

Astarte fritillary
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 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. Astarte Fritillary, Butterflies of Canada


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