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Freija Fritillary 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Genus: Boloria Species: B. freija Binomial name Boloria freija
Becklin in Thunberg, 1791)Synonyms Clossiana freija
Boloria freija- Both side
The Freija Fritillary (Boloria freija or Clossiana freija) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae with a circumboreal distribution. It occurs in bogs and tundra. Its range includes Northern Europe to the north of 60° N, occasionally more southern locations, the Urals, Siberia, the Russian Far East, mountains of Northern Mongolia and Hokkaido, as well as North America, extending in the Rocky Mountains to 35° N.[1][2] Larvae feed on Rubus chamaemorus[1][2], Dryas sp.[1], Vaccinium uliginosum[1][2], Arctostaphylos alpina[2], A. uva-ursi[1][2], Empetrum nigrum[1][2], Rhododendron aureum[2], Rh. lapponicum[2]. The species produces one generation every two years.[1]References
- ^ a b c d e f g Львовский А.Л., Моргун Д.В. 2007. Булавоусые чешуекрылые Восточной Европы. Москва: КМК. ISBN 5873173624. P. 323-324.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Tolman, Tom & Richard Lewington. 1997. Butterflies of Britain and Europe. Field Guide. London: Collins. ISBN 0002199920.
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