Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)

Found across Canada and in the northwestern US. NABA treats the butterflies shown below as B. montinus.
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea) Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea grandis)
Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
10 Aug 2014
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea grandis)
Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
10 Aug 2014

Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea) Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)

This appears to be a different subspecies than grandis (S. Kohler, pers. comm.), which is more purplish ventrally and flies nearby at lower elevations.

Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT
14 July 2015
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT
14 July 2015

Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea) Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT
14 July 2015
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT
14 July 2015

Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea grandis)
Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
27 June 2015

#8740
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea grandis)
Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
2 July 2015

#9674
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea grandis)
Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
12 July 2015
#8782
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea grandis)
Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
2 July 2015

#8800
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea grandis)
Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
2 July 2015

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Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea grandis)
Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
2 July 2015

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Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea grandis)
Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
2 July 2015
#8938
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea grandis)
Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
2 July 2015

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Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea grandis)
Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
12 July 2015

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Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea grandis)
Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
2 July 2015

Purplish Fritillary (Boloria montinus) Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea grandis)
Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
4 Aug 2014

Nice dorsal and ventral of two different indivuals on scat.



Below are Purplish Fritillaries from Quebec
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea montinus) Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea montinus)
Reserva Faunique Mastigouche, Quebec
5 Aug 2005

This butterfly goes by several scientific names, depending on which resource you use, including: Boloria montinus grandis, Boloria titania grandis, Boloria chariclea grandis, and Chlosiana titania grandis.


Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea montinus) Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea montinus)
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea montinus)
Reserva Faunique Mastigouche, Quebec
5 Aug 2005
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea montinus)
Reserva Faunique Mastigouche, Quebec
5 Aug 2005

Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea montinus) Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea montinus)
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea montinus)
Reserva Faunique Mastigouche, Quebec
5 Aug 2005
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea montinus)
Reserva Faunique Mastigouche, Quebec
5 Aug 2005

This 100m meter section of road from the ridge top to the little wetland in the dip at the bottom is the only place I found Purplish Fritillaries on this trip to Provincial Quebec.
Reserva Faunique Mastigouche, Quebec
5 Aug 2005


Below are Purplish Fritillaries from Mt. Ranier, WA
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'Tacoma' Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea rainieri)
Paradise, Mt. Rainier
8 Aug 2004
same individual

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'Tacoma' Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea rainieri)
= 'Tacoma' Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea rainieri)
Skyline Trail above Paradise, Mt. Rainier
9 Aug 2004


Colorado Purplish Fritillaries
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Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea helena)
Horseshoe Mt., Park Co., CO
10 July 2016

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Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea helena)
Horseshoe Mt., Park Co., CO
10 July 2016

#6035 (left), #6039 (right)
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea helena)
Horseshoe Mt., Park Co., CO
10 July 2016

I assume both of these represent Purplish Fritillaries as well, although I didn't get ventral views.


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Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea helena)
Cottonwood Pass, Gunnison Co., CO
12 July 2016

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Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea helena)
Cottonwood Pass, Gunnison Co., CO
12 July 2016

#6850
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea helena)
Cottonwood Pass, Gunnison Co., CO
13 July 2016

#6861
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea helena)
Cottonwood Pass, Gunnison Co., CO
13 July 2016

#6872
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea helena)
Cottonwood Pass, Gunnison Co., CO
13 July 2016

#6890
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea helena)
Boreas Pass, Summit Co., CO
13 July 2016

#6908
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea helena)
Boreas Pass, Summit Co., CO
13 July 2016

#6896
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea helena)
Boreas Pass, Summit Co., CO
13 July 2016

#6925
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea helena)
Boreas Pass, Summit Co., CO
13 July 2016


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