Windwolf
Crex Meadows Butterflies... The Fritillaries
Fritillary Butterflies
Silver-bordered Fritillary
Boloria selene
Picture taken June 12, 2007
| Kingdom | Animalia | (Animals) |
| Phylum | Arthropoda | (Arthropods) |
| Superclass | Hexapoda | (Hexapods) |
| Class | Insecta | (Insects) |
| Subclass | Pterygota | (Winged Insects) |
| Order | Lepidoptera | (Butterflies and Moths) |
| Superfamily | Papilionoidea | (Butterflies) |
| Family | Nymphalidae | (Brushfooted Butterflies) |
| Subfamily | Heliconiinae | (Heliconians and Fritillaries) |
| Genus | Boloria | (Lesser Fritillaries) |
| Species | selene | (Silver-bordered Fritillary) |
Picture taken June 12, 2007.
Wing span: 1 3/8 - 2 1/8 inches (3.5 - 5.4 cm).
Caterpillar hosts: Violets including Viola glabella and V. nephrophylla.
Eggs are laid singly near host plants. Caterpillars feed on leaves; third-stage caterpillars hibernate.
Habitat: Wet meadows, bogs, marshes.
Picture taken June 6, 2007
This picture was taken on a very windy day. I saw 3 of these guys perched on very low berry bushes (not sure what kind of berry plant this is) and all were within 50 feet of each other. None of them flushed from their perches even when I came very close and re-aligned the camera several times.