Species: Boloria bellona
Meadow Fritillary
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mandibulata
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Nymphalidae
Genus
Boloria
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
boloria des prés
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Insects - Butterflies and Moths - Butterflies and Skippers
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Mandibulata - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae - Boloria - Two additional subspecies are usually recognized although Scott combine JENISTAI under TODDI. Various authors have interpreted the ranges of the subspecies quite differently. There appears to be no compelling reason to recognize them.
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A medium-sized (4.4 cm wingspan) brown butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2009-08-16
Global Status Last Changed
1998-09-01
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
H - >2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles) - H - Northwest Territories and British Columbia east to Quebec, and south to Washington, Colorado, Missouri, North Carolina. Range of this species is expanding to the south and east.
Global Range Code
H
Global Range Description
>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)