Arctic Fritillary vs black-calabash

Boloria chariclea compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arctic Fritillary black-calabash
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) Bignoniaceae
Genus Boloria Amphitecna
Species Boloria chariclea Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Arctic Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arctic Fritillary black-calabash
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.

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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