Global InformationUncompahgre fritillary information
| Uncompahgre fritillary | |
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Conservation status
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 Endangered (ESA) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Boloria |
| Species: | B. improba
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| Subspecies: | B. i. acrocnema
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| Trinomial name | |
| Boloria improba acrocnema Gall & Sperling, 1980
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The Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly (Boloria improba acrocnema) is a species of butterfly in the Order Lepidoptera: Family Nymphalidae that is endemic to Colorado, USA.[1]
Discovered in the summer of 1978, the Uncompahgre fritillary was first described as a subspecies of Boloria improba, commonly known as the dingy fritillary[2] but further genetic data supported classifying them as a full species.[3]
- ^ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (2018). Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly (Clossiana improba acrocnema) 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation. Western Slope Office, Colorado Ecological Services, Grand Junction, Colorado.
- ^ Scott, J.A. 1986. The butterflies of North America - A natural history and field guide. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA, USA. 583 pp.
- ^ Gall, L.F., and F.A.H. Sperling. 1980. A new high altitude species of Boloria from southwestern Colorado (Nymphalidae), with a discussion of phonetics and hierarchical decisions. J. Lepidopterists's Soc. 34:230-252.