Boloria alaskensis

Boloria alaskensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Boloria
Species:	B. alaskensis
Binomial name
Boloria alaskensis (W. Holland, 1900)

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

1. "Boloria alaskensis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
2. "Boloria alaskensis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
3. Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
4. Pelham, Jonathan P. (July 1, 2017). "A Catalog of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
5. "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.