Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary

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Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Boloria
Species: B. selene
Binomial name
Boloria selene
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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The Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago, Illinois is conducting a DNA research experiment on Boloria selene.

In the UK this species uses several species of violet as foodplant. In dryer areas Dog Violets are used whilst in wetter areas the fooplant is Bog Violet Viola palustris