Boloria aquilonaris

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Boloria aquilonaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Boloria
Species:	B. aquilonaris
Binomial name
Boloria aquilonaris Stichel, 1908

Boloria aquilonaris, the cranberry fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in northern and central Europe.^[1]

Description[]

The wingspan is 34–40 mm. Upperside orange with brown basal suffusion and adorned with various marks of brown colour, submarginal round spots and lines forming festoons.

The underside of the forewing is lighter and more coloured, that of the hindwing reddish and presenting silver spots.

Biology[]

The butterfly flies from June to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on cranberry and Andromeda polifolia.

Gallery[]

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  Both sides

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  June, 1998 in Saxony, Germany

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  Egg

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  Larvae in July 2010, Ardennes, Belgium

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  Mating

References[]

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