Attributes of Boloria freija
Freija Fritillary
Boloria freija (Thunberg, 1791)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Identification: Upperside tawny to orange-brown; arctic butterflies darker. Underside tawny with characteristic black zigzag median line; arrowhead-shaped white spots in center of wing at outer margin.
Wing Span: 1 3/8 - 1 5/8 inches (3/5 - 4.1 cm).
Life History: Males patrol for females in open areas during warm hours. Females lay eggs on or near the host plants. Caterpillars feed on leaves; fourth-stage caterpillars overwinter.
Flight: One brood from late May to mid-July.
Caterpillar Hosts: Dwarf bilberry (Vaccinium caespitosum) and other plants in the heath family (Ericaceae).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Open bogs, taiga, tundra, edges of open black spruce bogs, pine forests.
Range: Holarctic. Much of Alaska and Canada; south through the Rocky Mountains to New Mexico; east to the Great Lakes area.
Conservation: Not usually required.
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 fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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May 17, 2011 | BOGwalker | St Louis County, Minnesota, United States | January 22, 2012 | Details |
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July 02, 2011 | J_Martineau | Carbon County, Wyoming, United States | November 27, 2011 | Details |
| May 30, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Herig, Terry) | Dickinson County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 12, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Perkins, Owen A.) | Chippewa County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 13, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Perkins, Owen A.) | Dickinson County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 08, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Nielsen, Mogens C.) | Dickinson County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 09, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Nielsen, Mogens C.) | Chippewa County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 22, 2008 | legacy.reporter (Scott Krych) | Cass County, Minnesota, United States | June 11, 2008 | Details | |
| June 15, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Todd Eskelin) | Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States | June 04, 2008 | Details | |
| July 01, 2004 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | Beaverhead County, Montana, United States | February 04, 2008 | Details | |
| June 21, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Diane Debinski) | Gallatin County, Montana, United States | February 04, 2008 | Details | |
| June 24, 2001 | legacy.reporter (KWP) | North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 23, 2001 | legacy.reporter (KWP) | North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| July 02, 2006 | legacy.reporter (YU) | North Slope 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 28, 1995 | legacy.reporter (F/P) | Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| June 30, 1998 | legacy.reporter (ALS) | 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 | |
| May 26, 1999 | legacy.reporter (JLH) | 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 | |
| May 24, 1999 | legacy.reporter (JLH) | 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 | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Alaska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Larimer County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Grand County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Boulder County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Gilpin County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Summit County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Eagle 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 | Pitkin County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Lake County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Park County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Chaffee County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Gunnison County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Saguache County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Teller County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | El Paso 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 | Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | San Juan County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Huerfano County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Conejos County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Baraga County, Michigan, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Chippewa County, Michigan, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Delta County, Michigan, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Dickinson County, Michigan, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Iron County, Michigan, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
