Arctic Fritillary vs Silver Meadow

Boloria chariclea compared with Boloria selene

Key Differences

• Arctic Fritillary is Least Concern while Silver Meadow is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Fritillary	Silver Meadow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Boloria	Boloria
Species	Boloria chariclea	Boloria selene

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic Fritillary and Silver Meadow share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Boloria.

Conservation Status

Arctic Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Silver Meadow

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Fritillary	Silver Meadow
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.

Silver Meadow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (34 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Silver Meadow

A papoila-dos-prados (Boloria selene) esta classificada como Extinta (EX) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Esta especie foi declarada extinta, sem individuos vivos conhecidos no estado selvagem ou em cativeiro.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden