Boloria alberta

Boloria alberta, the Alberta fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the North American Rocky Mountains of British Columbia and Alberta and in northern Montana.

Boloria alberta
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Boloria
Species:	B. alberta
Binomial name
Boloria alberta (W.H. Edwards, 1890)[2]
Synonyms
Argynnis alberta Edwards, 1890 Brenthis alberta Clossiana banffensis (Gunder, 1932) Clossiana alberta

The wingspan is 35–45 mm. The butterfly flies from July to early August.^[3] Male Alberta fritillary are dull orange and females are pale orange and grey brown. Their markings are blurred.^[2]

The larvae feed on mountain avens (Dryas octopetala).^[3] Its habitats include alpine ridges, tundra, and windswept scree slopes.^[4]

Subspecies

• Boloria alberta alberta (North America)
• Boloria alberta kurentzovi (Wyatt, 1961) (Chukotka)