Boloria thore

Thor's Fritillary
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Boloria
Species: B. thore
Binomial name
Boloria thore
Hübner, [1803])
Synonyms

Clossiana thore

Thor's Fritillary (Boloria thore or Clossiana thore) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It occurs in damp places in the Alps, Fennoscandia, the south of European Russia, the Urals, Siberia and East Asia.[1][2]

The wingspan is 28–34 mm. The species produces one generation every two years.[1][2]

Larvae feed on species of Viola.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Львовский А.Л., Моргун Д.В. 2007. Булавоусые чешуекрылые Восточной Европы. Москва: КМК. ISBN 978-5-87317-362-4. pp. 328-329.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tolman, Tom & Richard Lewington. 1997. Butterflies of Britain and Europe. Field Guide. London: Collins. ISBN 0-00-219992-0.