Boloria improba acrocnema

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Heliconiinae
Tribus: Argynnini
Genus: Boloria
Species: Boloria acrocnema
Subspecies: Boloria improba acrocnema

Name

Boloria improba acrocnema Gall & Sperling, 1980

Synonymy

Boloria acrocnema Gall & Sperling, 1980 [basionym]

References

Gall, L.F. & Sperling, F.A.H. 1980: A new high altitude species of Boloria from southwestern Colorado (Nymphalidae), with a discussion of phenetics and hierarchical decisions. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 34 (2): 230–252.
Britten, H.B., Brussard, P.F., & Murphy, D.D. 1994: The pending extinction of the Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly. Conservation Biology, 8: 86–94.
Britten, H.B. & Riley, L. 1994: Nectar source diversity as an indicator of habitat suitability for the endangered Uncompahgre fritillary, Boloria acrocnema (Nymphalidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 48 (3): 173–179. PDF

Links

Black, S.H. & Vaughan, D.M. 2005: Species Profile: Boloria acronema. In Shepherd, M. D., D. M. Vaughan, and S. H. Black (Eds). Red List of Pollinator Insects of North America. CD-ROM Version 1 (May 2005). Portland, OR: The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Vernacular names

English: Uncompahgre Fritillary