Boloria alaskensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Boloria |
| Species: | B. alaskensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Boloria alaskensis (W. Holland, 1900)
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Boloria alaskensis, the mountain fritillary or Alaskan fritillary, is a species of fritillary butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.[1][2] It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1900 and is found in North America[2] and North European Russia. The MONA or Hodges number for Boloria alaskensis is 4462.[3][4] The larvae feed on false bistort (Polygonum bistortoides) and alpine smartweed (P. viviparum).[5]
It is very similar to Boloria pales.
Subspecies
- Boloria alaskensis alaskensis (W. Holland, 1900)
- Boloria alaskensis halli Klots, 1940
References
- ^ "Boloria alaskensis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ a b "Boloria alaskensis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ^ Pelham, Jonathan P. (July 1, 2017). "A Catalog of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ "Boloria alaskensis". explorer.natureserve.org.
- Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 40, xiv + 658.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.