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Nymphalidae
77a0723 – 4463   Boloria eunomia (Esper, 1800)
Distribution Data for Boloria eunomia
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Larva and
Host Plants:
Host familiy: Ericaceae Orobanchaceae Plantaginaceae Polygonaceae Ranunculaceae Rosaceae Salicaceae Violaceae.  Host genera: Andromeda Bistorta[=Polygonum[unresolved]] Dasiphora[=Potentilla] Gaultheria Linaria Melampyrum Persicaria Polygonum[unresolved] Potentilla Salix Sibbaldia Trollius Thalictrum Vaccinium Viola.  Notes: larvae eat leaves (Scott 2020).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • eunomia (Esper, 1800) (Papilio) extralim. - MONA 1983: 4463
  • aphirape (Hübner, [1800]) (Papilio) excl.
  • ssp. a. triclaris (Hübner, [1821]) (Argynnis)
  • lais (Scudder, 1875) (Argynnis)
  • ssp. b. dawsoni (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916) (Brenthis)
  • harperi (Gunder, 1934) (Brenthis)
  • ssp. c. nichollae (Barnes & Benjamin, 1926) (Brenthis)
  • ssp. d. denali (Klots, 1940) (Brenthis)
  • ssp. e. ursadentis Ferris & Groothuis, 1971 (Boloria)
  • ssp. f. laddi (Klots, 1940) (Clossiana)
  • ssp. g. caelestis (Hemming, 1933) (Argynnis)
  • alticola (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913) (Brenthis)
  • References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
    • Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
    • Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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