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Species Details

Boloria eunomia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »

Common NameBog Fritillary SeasonalityThe single yearly flight peaks between early June and late August, depending on elevation. IdentificationBest distinguished from look-alikes by characters of the hindwing underside: the only other Boloria with a dark-brick and silver-yellow underside is selene, but eunomia has a row of silvery submarginal spots, which are black in selene. Three subspecies are part of the Alberta fauna, one resembling dawsonia throughout the boreal and foothills region, nichollae from the north-central mountains (described from the vicinity of the Columbia Icefields), and an undescribed subspecies from the Canadian Shield ecoregion of the far northeast (Bird et al. 1995).

Scientific Name Boloria eunomia Common Name Bog Fritillary Habitat Bogs, fens, and moist alpine and subalpine meadows. Seasonality The single yearly flight peaks between early June and late August, depending on elevation. Identification
Best distinguished from look-alikes by characters of the hindwing underside: the only other Boloria with a dark-brick and silver-yellow underside is selene, but eunomia has a row of silvery submarginal spots, which…
Best distinguished from look-alikes by characters of the hindwing underside: the only other Boloria with a dark-brick and silver-yellow underside is selene, but eunomia has a row of silvery submarginal spots, which are black in selene. Three subspecies are part of the Alberta fauna, one resembling dawsonia throughout the boreal and foothills region, nichollae from the north-central mountains (described from the vicinity of the Columbia Icefields), and an undescribed subspecies from the Canadian Shield ecoregion of the far northeast (Bird et al. 1995).
Life History
In Alberta, eggs hatch in 7 to 8 days, and larvae feed on the leaf underside of the host plant (Bird et al. 1995). Colorado and Wyoming larvae are reddish-brown with red spines, with third or fourth instars…
In Alberta, eggs hatch in 7 to 8 days, and larvae feed on the leaf underside of the host plant (Bird et al. 1995). Colorado and Wyoming larvae are reddish-brown with red spines, with third or fourth instars hibernating (Scott 1986). Adult males patrol to seek females (Scott 1986).
Conservation Not of concern. Diet Info
Larvae are reported to feed on willows (Salix spp.) in Alberta (Bird et al. 1995). Bistort (Polygonum viviparum) is also reported from western North America, in addition to heaths (Ericaceae) in western Canada…
Larvae are reported to feed on willows (Salix spp.) in Alberta (Bird et al. 1995). Bistort (Polygonum viviparum) is also reported from western North America, in addition to heaths (Ericaceae) in western Canada (Layberry et al. 1998).
Range
A Holarctic species, found throughout the north-temperate region of the northern hemisphere. In North America, eunomia occurs from Alaska to Newfoundland, and south to Colorado in isolated Rocky Mountain populations…
A Holarctic species, found throughout the north-temperate region of the northern hemisphere. In North America, eunomia occurs from Alaska to Newfoundland, and south to Colorado in isolated Rocky Mountain populations (Scott 1986).
Boloria eunomia
Boloria eunomia

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"Species Details - Boloria eunomia, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2829/9-27325. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.

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Specimen Information

There are 65 specimens of this Species.

65 results plotted on map in 25 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM21774 - Boloria eunomia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cooking Lake Date Collected1918-06-29

UASM21775 - Boloria eunomia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer Collected ByCrosby, G. C. S. Date Collected1922-06-25

UASM21776 - Boloria eunomia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer Collected ByCrosby, G. C. S. Date Collected1923-06-27

UASM21777 - Boloria eunomia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByShore, J. C. Date Collected1955-07-10

UASM21778 - Boloria eunomia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1917-07-11

UASM21779 - Boloria eunomia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1917-07-11

UASM21780 - Boloria eunomia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1917-07-12

UASM21781 - Boloria eunomia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cooking Lake Date Collected1918-07-15

UASM21782 - Boloria eunomia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cooking Lake Date Collected1918-07-04

UASM21783 - Boloria eunomia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cooking Lake Date Collected1918-06-29

UASM21784 - Boloria eunomia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByHocking, Brian Date Collected1955-07-10

UASM21785 - Boloria eunomia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1917-07-11

UASM21786 - Boloria eunomia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1917-07-11

UASM21787 - Boloria eunomia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1917-07-11

UASM21788 - Boloria eunomia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1917-07-11

UASM21789 - Boloria eunomia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1917-07-15

UASM21790 - Boloria eunomia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1917-07-14

UASM21791 - Boloria eunomia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1917-07-14

UASM21792 - Boloria eunomia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1917-07-13

UASM21793 - Boloria eunomia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1917-07-12

UASM21794 - Boloria eunomia

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1917-07-12

Adult Seasonal Distribution