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Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Alberta fritillary | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Boloria |
Species: | B. alberta |
Binomial name | |
Boloria alberta (W.H. Edwards, 1890)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 35–45 mm. The butterfly flies from July to early August.[2] Male Alberta fritillary are dull orange and females are pale orange and grey brown. Their markings are blurred.[1]
The larvae feed on mountain avens (Dryas octopetala).[2] Its habitats include alpine ridges, tundra, and windswept scree slopes.[3]
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