BOLORIA FREIJA
| English name: | UK: Frejya's Fritillary. US: Zigzac Fritillary, Freija Fritillary. |
| Norwegian name: | Frøyas perlemorvinge. |
| Auctor: | ([Becklin], 1791) |
| Original description: | as Papilio freija in Dissertatio entomologica sistens insecta Svecica |
| (Editor: C.P.Thunberg). | |
| Syn.: | lapponica (Esper, 1793) |
| Type locality of nominate species: | Västerbotten and Lappland, Sweden. |
| Worldwide distribution: | North Europe to Altai, the Russian Pacific coast, Sakhalinsk, Mongolia, |
| Japan, Alaska, Canada, Rocky Mountains. | |
| Subspecies in Norway: | B.f.freija. |
| Recognized subspecies: | B.f.freija ([Becklin], 1791) [= B.f.zamolodchikovi (Churkin, 2001)] - Fennoscandia, Siberia to Chukotka, |
| Amur, Ussuri, Alaska, Canada. | |
| B.f.pallida (Elwes, 1899) [= calais (Fruhstorfer, 1917)] - Altai, Sayan, Mongolia. | |
| B.f.jakutensis (Vnukovsky, 1927) - North-east Yakutia. | |
| B.f.asahidakeana Matsumura, 1926 - Japan; Hokkaido. | |
| B.f.?tarquinius Curtis - Boothia Peninsula, Northwest Territories. | |
| B.f.?natazhati Gibson - Mount Natazhat, Yukon Territory. | |
| B.f.?nabokovi Stallings & Turner - Mile 102, Alaska Highway, British Colombia. | |
| B.f.browni Higgins. - South Rocky Mountains. |
B. freija freija | |
| Auctor: | ([Becklin], 1791) |
| Syn.: | - - - |
| Type locality of subspecies: | Västerbotten and Lappland, Sweden. |
| Distribution in Norway: | Mountains of South Norway. In North Norway from sea-level. |
| Notes: | B.freija is rare in the South Norway, common in North Norway. |
| Described forms found in Norway: | - - - |
| Etymology: | freija: Freyja was the goddess of fertility, daughter of Njord and sister of Freyj, |
| in Norse mythology. Freyja (Frøya in modern orthography is an old parallell to | |
| Frigg (see Boloria frigga). |
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BOLORIA FREIJA FREIJA |
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Specimen |
Kommune |
Coll. date |
Legit |
In coll. |
Elevation | ||
| 1 | 165 | FV | Alta | 27-JUN-1999 | Magnus N. Bj. | MNB | 350 m |
| 2 | 165 | FV | Alta | 27-JUN-1999 | Magnus N. Bj. | MNB | 350 m |
| 3 | 165 | FV | Alta | 27-JUN-1999 | Magnus N. Bj. | MNB | 350 m |
| 4 | 165 | FV | Alta | 27-JUN-1999 | Magnus N. Bj. | MNB | 350 m |
| 5 | 165 | FV | Alta | 27-JUN-1999 | Magnus N. Bj. | MNB | 350 m |
| 6 | 165 | FV | Alta | 27-JUN-1999 | Magnus N. Bj. | MNB | 350 m |
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