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Polaris Fritillary

Boloria polaris

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 240, February 177, March 277, April 436, May 629, June 686, July 734, August 631, September 463, October 346, November 189, December 148.
United States4,960
Alaska4,955
Canada3,734
Manitoba162
Yukon111
Nunavut79
Quebec75
British Columbia63
Newfoundland and Labrador35
Northwest Territories15

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyBrush-footed Butterflies · Nymphalidae
GenusLesser Fritillaries · Boloria

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