Silver-bordered fritillary
| Dark-bordered fritillary | |
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| Boloria myrina atrocostalis in Aroostook County, Maine. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Boloria |
| Species: | B. myrina
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| Binomial name | |
| Boloria myrina | |
The Silver-bordered fritillary, Boloria myrina, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Previously classified under a single species, B. myrina was determined to be a distinct species from B. selene through genomic sequencing.[2]
Boloria myrina atrocostalis, known as the dark-bordered fritillary,[3] is a subspecies inhabiting North America.
Status
The dark-bordered fritillary is classified by NatureServe as Imperiled in Oregon and Vulnerable in both Washington and Yukon[1]
References
- ^ a b "Boloria myrina atrocostalis". NatureServe Explorer 2.0. The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ Gatrelle, Ronald R. (2022). Taxonomic report of the International Lepidoptera Survey. Vol. 10. Goose Creek, SC: International Lepidoptera Survey. p. 20.
- ^ "Dark-bordered Fritillary (Subspecies Boloria myrina atrocostalis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-11-25.