Silver-Bordered Fritillary
(Boloria myrina – formerly Boloria selene)
Fritillaries
Appearance: Above, pale orange with a fairly broad postmedian band containing solid black spots and black marginal bands surrounding pale orange spots. Below, the hindwing has silver or white marginal spots, a row of submarginal black spots and a relatively large irregular rectangular spot just behind the hindwing cell.
Wingspan: Medium; 1 3/8 to 2 1/8 inches.
Habitat: Meadows, marshes and bogs.
Flight Times: June to July; 1 brood in mountains. Third-stage caterpillars overwinter.
Larval Foodplant: Violets.
Did You Know…
Slow or lazy flight, perches often, and visits yellow flowers readily (Opler).
