Boloria improba
Species of butterfly
| Dingy fritillary | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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.[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.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognized:
- B. i. acrocnema in the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado
- B. i. harryi in the Wind River Mountains in southwestern Wyoming
- B. i. improba in Alaska and northwestern Canada. The Siberian variant which is more yellow are considered the same subspecies, they are called form youngi.
- B. i. improbula northern Scandinavia
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Boloria improba improbula ♂ -
Boloria improba improbula ♂ △
References
- ^ Seitz. A. in Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
External links
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Butterflies of Canada
- Butterflies of Norway
- Butterflies of Europe
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