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 200 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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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 |
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July 12, 2011 | rfalkenburg | Fayette County, Kentucky, United States | November 30, 2011 | Details |
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August 12, 2011 | curtis.lehman | Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States | October 16, 2011 | Details |
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September 09, 2011 | Jim Dolan | Columbiana County, Ohio, United States | September 27, 2011 | Details |
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September 20, 2011 | Randy L Anderson | Henderson County, Illinois, United States | September 21, 2011 | Details |
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September 03, 2011 | BeaLaporte | Ontario, Canada | September 07, 2011 | Details |
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July 23, 2011 | Howell Curtis | Madison County, Indiana, United States | August 02, 2011 | Details |
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August 07, 2010 | paladino | Whiteside County, Illinois, United States | June 14, 2011 | Details |
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July 10, 2010 | Howell Curtis | Harrison County, Indiana, United States | May 26, 2011 | Details |
| June 23, 1995 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 07, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Hicks, Tim with Mary Hicks, Ken Sherburn, John Walhout) | Muskegon County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 07, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Roose, Paul) | Saginaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 04, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Gratiot County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 11, 1995 | legacy.reporter (McWhirter, Doug) | Gratiot County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 28, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 28, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Keilb, Mike) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 17, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Farmer, John) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 10, 1996 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Dickinson County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 02, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 05, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Johnson, Sharon) | Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 23, 1997 | legacy.reporter (McWhirter, Doug) | Mecosta County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 01, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Perkins, Owen A.) | Iron County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 13, 1997 | legacy.reporter (McWhirter, Doug) | Dickinson County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 04, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Hicks, Timothy, A. Boulton, Janet Helmer, M. Hicks, A. Koster, K. Mork, B. Neis, Ken Sherburn, J. Walhout) | Muskegon County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 04, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Hicks, Timothy) | Muskegon County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 04, 1997 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Newaygo County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 06, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Gratiot County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 12, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Fleming, Richard) | Eaton County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 09, 1998 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Kent County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 26, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Swales, John with M.& S. Bialecki, D. Cappaert, R. Kuhlman, J. Moran, C. Richards) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 10, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Kuhlman, Roger with John Farmer, John Swales, Roger Wykes) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 22, 1998 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 25, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Fleming, Richard) | Eaton County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 03, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Fleming, Richard) | Eaton County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 02, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 09, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Reinoehl, Jack) | Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 21, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Ross, Stephen) | Mecosta County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 03, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Scholtens, Brian) | Cheboygan County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 03, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Scholtens, Brian) | Emmet County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 18, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Kuhlman, Roger with Sharon Johnson, C. Richards, John Swales, Roger Wykes) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 26, 1999 | Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller) | Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 22, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Schipper, Russ) | Allegan County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 29, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Schipper, Russ) | Cass County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details |
