Kebnat
INSECTS

Meadow Fritillary

Boloria bellona

Insects
Native
Meadow Fritillary, photo 1 of 5
Meadow Fritillary, Female
Meadow Fritillary, photo 3 of 5
3.5–5.1 cmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Nymphalidae with a wingspan of 3.5–5.1 cm. Lives in marshes.

There are 38 observations of Meadow Fritillary in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Outaouais and Estrie, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec9
  2. Outaouais8
  3. Estrie6
  4. Montérégie4
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  6. Lanaudière2
  7. Laurentides2
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  9. Centre-du-Québec1
  10. Montréal1
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

Great Spangled FritillaryArgynnis cybele
Aphrodite FritillaryArgynnis aphrodite
American Silver-bordered FritillaryBoloria myrina
Variegated FritillaryEuptoieta claudia
Pearl CrescentPhyciodes tharos
Arctic FritillaryBoloria chariclea
Frigga FritillaryBoloria frigga
Atlantis FritillaryArgynnis atlantis
Freija FritillaryBoloria freija
Peck's SkipperPolites peckius