Attributes of Boloria bellona
Meadow Fritillary
Boloria bellona (Fabricius, 1775)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Identification: Forewing squared off below tip. Upperside orange-red with heavy black markings. Underside of hindwing patterned with orange and purple-brown; off-white basal patch and metallic silver spots lacking.
Wing Span: 1 3/8 - 2 inches (3.5 - 5.1 cm).
Life History: Males patrol meadows with a low flight, during warm daytime hours. Females lay eggs on twigs and plants other than the host violets. Caterpillars feed on violet leaves and hibernate when in the third to fourth stage of development.
Flight: Two to three broods from late April to mid-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Violets including northern white violet (Viola pallens) and woolly blue violet (V. sororia).
Adult Food: Favorite nectar sources are composites, including black-eyed susans, dandelions, and ox-eyed daisy. Plants from other families, such as verbena and dogbane, are visited less often.
Habitat: Usually wet places marshes, wet aspen groves.
Range: Eastern British Columbia east through southern Canada and northern United States to Newfoundland; south to northcentral Oregon, central Colorado, northeast Tennessee, and northwest North Carolina. Due to its adaptability to disturbed habitats, the butterfly is expanding its range southward from the southeastern states.
Conservation: Not usually of conservation concern.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 400 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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September 05, 2012 | LinRandolph | Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States | January 06, 2013 | Details |
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August 04, 2012 | Larry522 | Chittenden County, Vermont, United States | October 30, 2012 | Details |
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September 07, 2012 | BigMcC62 | Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States | October 24, 2012 | Details |
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September 07, 2012 | saapple | Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States | October 24, 2012 | Details |
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August 29, 2012 | Beth Katz | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States | October 19, 2012 | Details |
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September 09, 2012 | BeaLaporte | Ontario, Canada | September 10, 2012 | Details |
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September 07, 2012 | khemeon | Rensselaer County, New York, United States | September 08, 2012 | Details |
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August 11, 2012 | Gregg Robertson | Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 21, 2012 | Details |
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July 28, 2012 | Dave Kinney | Wexford County, Michigan, United States | August 13, 2012 | Details |
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September 15, 2010 | highvirginiaoutdoors | Randolph County, West Virginia, United States | August 13, 2012 | Details |
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June 17, 2012 | dncms | Knox County, Ohio, United States | July 10, 2012 | Details |
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July 02, 2012 | BeaLaporte | Ontario, Canada | July 06, 2012 | Details |
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July 01, 2012 | BeaLaporte | Ontario, Canada | July 06, 2012 | Details |
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April 21, 2012 | tarmat | Bennington County, Vermont, United States | May 16, 2012 | Details |
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May 10, 2012 | BOGwalker | St Louis County, Minnesota, United States | May 13, 2012 | Details |
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May 06, 2012 | Doug Bruce | Scott County, Tennessee, United States | May 11, 2012 | Details |
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April 23, 2012 | Tom Middagh | Nobles County, Minnesota, United States | April 29, 2012 | Details |
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April 08, 2012 | john janunas | Lee County, Illinois, United States | April 10, 2012 | Details |
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April 01, 2012 | curtis.lehman (Michael Hensley) | Cabell County, West Virginia, United States | April 02, 2012 | Details |
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July 12, 2011 | Shane Patterson | Decatur County, Iowa, United States | March 02, 2012 | Details |
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July 21, 2011 | BOGwalker | St Louis County, Minnesota, United States | February 20, 2012 | Details |
| July 03, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Mark Lynch + Sheilla Carrol) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 21, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Diane Potter) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 07, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Diane Potter) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 03, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Diane Potter) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 16, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Mark Lynch + Sheilla Carrol) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 17, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Mark Lynch + Sheilla Carrol) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 16, 1993 | legacy.reporter (Pam Weatherbee) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 11, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Pam Weatherbee) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 07, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Pam Weatherbee) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 10, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Pam Weatherbee) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 25, 1992 | legacy.reporter (Tom Tyning #) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 17, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Tom Tyning #) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 14, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Tom Tyning #) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 26, 1993 | legacy.reporter (M Fairbrother et al) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 13, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Mark Fairbrother et al ) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 12, 1995 | legacy.reporter (N.Berk Xerces) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 15, 1998 | legacy.reporter (M. Fairbrother et al) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 10, 1993 | legacy.reporter (R Laubach et al) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 16, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Rene Laubach #) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 21, 1995 | legacy.reporter (S.Berk Xerces) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 19, 1997 | legacy.reporter (R Laubach et al) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 18, 1998 | legacy.reporter (R Laubach et al) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 17, 1999 | legacy.reporter (S.Berk Xerces) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 31, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Diane Potter) | Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 09, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Diane Potter) | Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 04, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Jeff Boetner) | Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 02, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Dave Small) | Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 07, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Diane Potter) | Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 08, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Dave Small) | Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details |
