Silver-bordered fritillary
Species of butterfly
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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.[1]
| Dark-bordered fritillary | |
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| Boloria myrina atrocostalis in Aroostook County, Maine. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Boloria |
| Species: | B. myrina |
| Binomial name | |
| Boloria myrina | |
Boloria myrina atrocostalis, known as the dark-bordered fritillary,[2] 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[3]
