Meadow Fritillary Boloria bellona (Fabricius, 1775)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Nymphalidae   >   Genus Boloria   

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The Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona) is uncommonly distributed across most of Maryland, except for the southernmost Western Shore, and most of the Eastern Shore of the Coastal Plain. As suggested by its common name, this butterfly prefers open, grassy fields and wet meadows, where its host plants can be found. Meadow Fritillary flies in April, June, and early September (multi-voltine) in Maryland (Butterflies of Maryland: A Biological Summary and Checklist by Lynn Davidson & Richard Smith).

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Larvae feed on violets (Viola sp.) as larval food plants. Recorded using Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) (Allen, 1997).

There are 149 records in the project database.

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A Meadow Fritillary in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/4/2019). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A Meadow Fritillary in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/17/2007). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)(More of this species)

A Meadow Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (4/30/2017). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

A Meadow Fritillary in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/9/2015). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Meadow Fritillary in Harford Co., Maryland (4/24/2016). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A Meadow Fritillary in Washington Co., Maryland (6/17/2018). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Meadow Fritillary in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/20/2013). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Meadow Fritillary in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/9/2016). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Meadow Fritillary in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/2/2019). Photo by Barbara Speckart. (MBP list)

A Meadow Fritillary in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/11/2015). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Meadow Fritillary in Maryland (8/7/2020). (c) riggodog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by riggodog via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Meadow Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/16/2012). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Meadow Fritillary in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/15/2017). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Meadow Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/25/2022). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Meadow Fritillary in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/20/2014). Photo by Max Wilson. (MBP list)

Meadow Fritillary in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/7/2021). (c) lnbak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by lnbak via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Meadow Fritillary in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/26/2016). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by botanygirl via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Meadow Fritillary found by students at Jemicy School in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/18/2013). Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

A Meadow Fritillary in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/7/1996). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Meadow Fritillary in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/7/1996). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Meadow Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/7/2019). (c) Bill Blauvelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Bill Blauvelt via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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