Arctic Fritillary vs Beardgrass

Boloria chariclea compared with Andropogon chevalieri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Fritillary	Beardgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Boloria	Andropogon
Species	Boloria chariclea	Andropogon chevalieri

Conservation Status

Arctic Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Beardgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Fritillary	Beardgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Beardgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Guinea.

Arctic Fritillary

The Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea) is a species in the genus Boloria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Beardgrass

The Beardgrass (Andropogon chevalieri) is a species in the genus Andropogon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.