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Boloria Astarte Distincta
''Boloria'' is a brush-footed butterfly (Nymphalidae) genus. ''Clossiana'' is usually included with it nowadays, though some authors still consider it distinct and it seems to warrant recognition as a subgenus at least. Species Listed alphabetically:Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman (2003) ''Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America''. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. * ''Boloria acrocnema'' Gall & Sperling, 1980 – Uncompahgre fritillary * ''Boloria alaskensis'' (Holland, 1900) – mountain fritillary (Arctic America, Alaska to Hudson Bay, Wyoming, Polar Urals, Yamal Peninsula, Transbaikalia, Chukotka, Wrangel Island) * ''Boloria aquilonaris'' (Stichel, 1908) – cranberry fritillary * ''Boloria alberta'' (W.H. Edwards, 1890) – Alberta fritillary * ''Boloria angarensis'' (Erschoff, 1870) (Transbaikalia, South Siberia, Far East Yakutia, Polar Urals, Yamal Peninsula, Sayan, Tuva mountains, Amur, Ussuri, North Korea, Northeast China) * ''Boloria astarte'' (Doubleday, [1847]) – Asta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boloria Dia
''Boloria dia'', the Weaver's fritillary or violet fritillary, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The name Weaver's fritillary is in honor of Richard Weaver (entomologist), Richard Weaver, an English insect collector who claimed to have obtained the specimen within ten miles of Birmingham around 1820. However, ''B. dia'' is uncommon in England and the few specimens known from there are thought to be from possibly accidental introductions. Description The adult is a small fritillary with typically chequered orange-brown upperside and a submarginal row of triangles and dots. The forewing is 16–17 mm long. The underside of the hindwing has a distinctive purplish band. ''B. dia'' differs from the pearl-bordered fritillary in having a sharp angle to its hindwing (readily seen from underside when perched with wings closed). The similar Titania's fritillary has a less sharply-angled hindwing and only occurs at high altitude. In Europe the larvae feed on ''Viola (plant), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |