A Meadow Fritillary in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/4/2019).

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A Meadow Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (4/30/2017).

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A Meadow Fritillary in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/9/2015).

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Meadow Fritillary in Carroll Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 877596 - Psn: 32)

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A Meadow Fritillary in Harford Co., Maryland (4/24/2016).

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A Meadow Fritillary in Washington Co., Maryland (6/17/2018).

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A Meadow Fritillary in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/20/2013).

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Meadow Fritillary in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/9/2016). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 233550 - Psn: 45)

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A Meadow Fritillary in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/2/2019).

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Meadow Fritillary in Carroll Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 877597 - Psn: 45)

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A Meadow Fritillary in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/11/2015).

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Meadow Fritillary in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) riggodog, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 203200 - Psn: 50)

Meadow Fritillary in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) riggodog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Meadow Fritillary in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/15/2017).

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Meadow Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/16/2012). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 723582 - Psn: 55)

Meadow Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/16/2012). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Meadow Fritillary in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/20/2014).

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Meadow Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 593694 - Psn: 65)

Meadow Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Meadow Fritillary in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/7/2021). (c) lnbak, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 430131 - Psn: 66)

Meadow Fritillary in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/7/2021). (c) lnbak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Meadow Fritillary in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/26/2016). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 226817 - Psn: 75)

Meadow Fritillary in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/26/2016). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A Meadow Fritillary found by students at Jemicy School in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/18/2013).

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A Meadow Fritillary in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/7/1996).

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A Meadow Fritillary in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/7/1996).

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Meadow Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/7/2019). (c) Bill Blauvelt, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 264097 - Psn: 155)

Meadow Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/7/2019). (c) Bill Blauvelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Meadow Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>) (Photo ID: 1489505 - Psn: 200)

Meadow Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Status

The Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona) is uncommonly distributed across most of Maryland, except for the southernmost Western Shore, and most of the Eastern Shore of the Coastal Plain. As suggested by its common name, this butterfly prefers open, grassy fields and wet meadows, where its host plants can be found. Meadow Fritillary flies in April, June, and early September (multi-voltine) in Maryland (Butterflies of Maryland: A Biological Summary and Checklist by Lynn Davidson & Richard Smith).

Relationships

Larvae feed on violets (Viola sp.) as larval food plants. Recorded using Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) (Allen, 1997).

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A Meadow Fritillary in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/4/2019). View Record Details Media by Mark Johnson.

A Meadow Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (4/30/2017). View Record Details Media by Jared Satchell.

A Meadow Fritillary in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/9/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Meadow Fritillary in Harford Co., Maryland (4/24/2016). View Record Details Media by Jim Stasz.

A Meadow Fritillary in Washington Co., Maryland (6/17/2018). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Meadow Fritillary in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/20/2013). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Meadow Fritillary in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/2/2019). View Record Details Media by Barbara Speckart.

A Meadow Fritillary in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/11/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Meadow Fritillary in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) riggodog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by riggodog via iNaturalist.

A Meadow Fritillary in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/15/2017). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Meadow Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/16/2012). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Meadow Fritillary in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/20/2014). View Record Details Media by Max Wilson.

Meadow Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

Meadow Fritillary in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/7/2021). (c) lnbak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by lnbak via iNaturalist.

Meadow Fritillary in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/26/2016). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by botanygirl via iNaturalist.

A Meadow Fritillary found by students at Jemicy School in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/18/2013). Media by Emily Stanley.

A Meadow Fritillary in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/7/1996). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Meadow Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/7/2019). (c) Bill Blauvelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Bill Blauvelt via iNaturalist.

Meadow Fritillary in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.