Boloria astarte
Species of butterfly
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Boloria astarte, the Astarte fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from northwestern North America to northeastern Siberia. It is found as far south as Montana and Washington.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Boloria |
| Species: | B. astarte |
| Binomial name | |
| Boloria astarte (Doubleday, [1847]) | |
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The wingspan is 42–51 mm. The butterfly flies from mid-June to mid-August.[2]
The larvae feed on spotted saxifrage (Saxifraga bronchialis).[2]
Subspecies
- Boloria astarte astarte (northern British Columbia)
- Boloria astarte distincta (Alaska, Yukon and Northwest Territories)
