Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Genus Boloria Higher classification Boloria | Phylum Arthropoda Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Boloria freija Rank Species | |
Similar Boloria thore, Boloria frigga, Boloria chariclea, Boloria polaris, Butterfly |
Boloria freija, the Freija fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae with a circumboreal distribution. It occurs in bogs and tundra. Its range includes Northern Europe to the north of 60° N, occasionally more southern locations, the Urals, Siberia, the Russian Far East, mountains of northern Mongolia and Hokkaido, as well as North America, extending in the Rocky Mountains to 35° N. Larvae feed on Rubus chamaemorus, Dryas sp., Vaccinium uliginosum, Arctostaphylos alpina, A. uva-ursi, Empetrum nigrum, Rhododendron aureum, Rh. lapponicum. The species produces one generation every two years.
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