Balkan fritillary
The Balkan fritillary (Boloria graeca), is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
| Balkan fritillary | |
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| both at Yastrebets, Rila Mountains, Bulgaria | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Boloria |
| Species: | B. graeca |
| Binomial name | |
| Boloria graeca (Staudinger, 1870) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Boloria (Boloria) graeca | |
It is found in the Alps and the Balkans. The larva feeds on Viola species.
The orange upperside has a brown basal suffusion adorned with various marks of brown color, submarginal round spots and lines forming festoons. The hindwing forms an angle at its anterior edge. The underside of the forewings is identical, that of the hindwings presents silver designs, a line of small circles and greenish marbling in the female
External links
- Leps It
- Butterflies of Bulgaria
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