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Boloria aquilonaris

Boloria aquilonaris
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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 Nymphalidae family. It is found in northern and central Europe.

The wingspan is 34–40 mm. The butterfly flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on cranberry and Andromeda polifolia.

Both sides

June, 1998 in Saxony, Germany

Egg

Larvae in July 2010, Ardennes, Belgium

Mating



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