Boloria epithore

Boloria epithore, the Pacific fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America from California to British Columbia and Alberta.

Pacific fritillary
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Boloria
Species:	B. epithore
Binomial name
Boloria epithore (W.H. Edwards, 1864)
Synonyms
Clossiana epithore Brenthis epithore

The wingspan is 34–44 millimetres (1.3–1.7 in). The butterfly flies from June to July.^[1]

The larvae feed on Viola ocellata.^[2]

Boloria epithore on Cryptoporus volvatus

Boloria epithore

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

• B. e. chermocki E.M. Perkins & S.F. Perkins, 1966 (Oregon)
• B. e. epithore (W.H. Edwards, 1864) (California)
• B. e. sierra E.M. Perkins, 1973 (California)
• B. e. uslui Koçak, 1984 (British Columbia)