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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Heliconians and Fritillaries (Heliconiinae) » Fritillaries (Argynnini) » Lesser Fritillaries (Boloria) » Purplish Fritillary - Hodges#4475 (Boloria chariclea) » Boloria chariclea rainieri
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Small Fritillary - Boloria chariclea
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Small Fritillary - Boloria chariclea
Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
August 18, 2014
There were many Western Meadow Fritillaries in the vicinity but this one was distinctly different, more boldly patterned.
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Contributed by appletree on 7 September, 2014 - 1:18am
Last updated 23 August, 2015 - 11:30pm

Moved
Moved from Purplish Fritillary.
… David J. Ferguson, 23 August, 2015 - 11:30pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… Cliff Ivy, 30 September, 2014 - 8:32pm login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 30 September, 2014 - 2:37pm login or register to post comments

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This is a female Boloria chariclea.

An easy way to distinguish between epithore and chariclea from the upperside is that the outer most row of spots on epithore are outward pointing chevrons while on chariclea they are inward pointing triangles.
… Mike Hofmann, 7 September, 2014 - 9:07am login or register to post comments

 
Mike, thanks for the ID tip.
I noticed that the margin and fringe have white markings which I could only find for Boloria chariclea rainieri in BugGuide. Is this a subspecies specific pattern?
… Cliff Ivy, 7 September, 2014 - 1:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Lighter fringes can be found
Lighter fringes can be found in females of several subspecies. This individual has exceptionally white fringe markings, but I've seen similar markings are in Utah/Colorado females as well.
… Mike Hofmann, 7 September, 2014 - 11:05pm login or register to post comments

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