Attributes of Boloria chariclea
Arctic Fritillary
Boloria chariclea (Schneider, 1794)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Identification: Variable. Wings orange-brown with dark markings. Underside of hindwing margin has thin white spots topped with brown; inwardly pointing triangles are black with little or no white areas. Median band pale yellow-brown to purple-brown with wavy, sometimes broken, black line.
Wing Span: 1 3/16 - 1 1/2 inches (3.1 - 3.9 cm).
Life History: Males patrol during warm daytime hours along edges of bogs and in valleys. Females lay eggs singly on the lower surface of leaves of many different plants; caterpillars eat the leaves of their host plants. This species requires 2 years to mature in high elevations of Colorado, Alberta, and the arctic; newly-hatched caterpillars hibernate the first winter, fourth-stage caterpillars hibernate the second winter. In other locations newly-hatched caterpillars overwinter, then complete their development the following spring and summer.
Flight: One brood from late June-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Violets (Viola), scrub willows (Salix), and possibly blueberries (Vaccinium).
Adult Food: Nectar from goldenrods (Solidago graminifolia, S. rugosa, and S. squarrosa) and asters.
Habitat: Taiga, tundra, alpine meadows and streamsides, acid bogs.
Range: Holarctic. Alaska through most of Canada east to Labrador and south to the north Cascades, south through the Rocky Mountains to Utah and northern New Mexico; northern Minnesota, northern Maine, and the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
Conservation: Not usually of concern, but colonies in New England are limited.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: Monitor New England populations and recommend any necessary conservation steps. Comment: Previously referred to as Titania Fritillary (Boloria titania [Esper]), now considered to occur only in Eurasia.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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July 29, 2012 | PDunwiddie | Pierce County, Washington, United States | December 17, 2012 | Details |
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July 29, 2012 | PDunwiddie | Pierce County, Washington, United States | December 17, 2012 | Details |
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August 14, 2010 | plex1ppus | Denali Borough, Alaska, United States | December 02, 2012 | Details |
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July 18, 2012 | swimperi | Colorado, United States | October 05, 2012 | Details |
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September 15, 2012 | PDunwiddie | Pierce County, Washington, United States | September 18, 2012 | Details |
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September 01, 2012 | PDunwiddie | Pierce County, Washington, United States | September 03, 2012 | Details |
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September 01, 2012 | PDunwiddie | Pierce County, Washington, United States | September 03, 2012 | Details |
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August 19, 2012 | PDunwiddie | Whatcom County, Washington, United States | August 25, 2012 | Details |
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July 19, 2011 | SCM_Alaska | Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States | June 12, 2012 | Details |
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August 22, 2011 | J_Martineau | Park County, Wyoming, United States | November 27, 2011 | Details |
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August 04, 2011 | plex1ppus | Flathead County, Montana, United States | October 02, 2011 | Details |
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August 27, 2011 | BillBradford | Pierce County, Washington, United States | September 02, 2011 | Details |
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July 24, 2011 | cpcdolan | Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States | August 06, 2011 | Details |
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July 25, 2011 | cpcdolan | Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States | August 06, 2011 | Details |
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August 07, 2010 | J_Martineau | Johnson County, Wyoming, United States | January 23, 2011 | Details |
| July 13, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Jonathan Sylvestre) | Quebec, Canada | September 13, 2010 | Details | |
| June 28, 2009 | legacy.reporter (Jerry C. Kung) | Anchorage Borough, Alaska, United States | July 06, 2009 | Details | |
| July 05, 1976 | legacy.reporter (W. W. Smith) | Liberty County, Montana, United States | April 22, 2008 | Details | |
| July 26, 2000 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | Deer Lodge County, Montana, United States | February 04, 2008 | Details | |
| August 07, 2004 | legacy.reporter (John Christenson) | Broadwater County, Montana, United States | February 04, 2008 | Details | |
| July 26, 2000 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | Granite County, Montana, United States | February 04, 2008 | Details | |
| July 05, 1976 | legacy.reporter (W.W. Smith) | Liberty County, Montana, United States | February 04, 2008 | Details | |
| June 23, 2001 | legacy.reporter (KWP) | North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| July 01, 2006 | legacy.reporter (YU) | North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 28, 1995 | legacy.reporter (F/P) | Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 21, 1995 | legacy.reporter (F/P) | Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 13, 1999 | legacy.reporter (JLH) | Southeast Fairbanks Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 13, 1995 | legacy.reporter (F/P) | Southeast Fairbanks Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 21, 2005 | legacy.reporter (R/R) | Yukon-Koyukuk Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| July 07, 1996 | legacy.reporter (KWP) | Denali Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 09, 2001 | legacy.reporter (KWP) | Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| May 26, 1999 | legacy.reporter (JLH) | Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 27, 2004 | legacy.reporter (KWP) | Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 08, 2005 | legacy.reporter (KWP) | Nome Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 24, 1999 | legacy.reporter (JLH) | North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 24, 1997 | legacy.reporter (F/P) | Denali Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 22, 1997 | legacy.reporter (F/P) | Denali Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| August 22, 1916 | legacy.reporter | Greene County, Missouri, United States | March 21, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Coos County, New Hampshire, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Alaska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Moffat County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Garfield County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Mesa County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Delta County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Montrose County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Ouray County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | San Miguel County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Dolores County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Montezuma County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
