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Butterflies and mothsIn Clark County, Ohio

Meadow Fritillary

Boloria bellona (Fabricius, 1775)

Meadow Fritillary in all of Ohio
Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Nymphalidae
Genus
Boloria
Near Clark County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (15)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (65)
  • Recorded, season not shown (7)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Meadow Fritillary by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark County41 · Recorded, season not shown
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County58 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene County47 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox County41 · Recorded, season not shown
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County71 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas County36 · Season shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County31 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yet
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County40 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Clark County

Not enough evidence

Recorded in two separate seasons, so one season would put its middle week in the gap. Based on 41 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Clark County · records of all species each week, 8,892 in all

Records per week from 41 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Meadow Fritillary in Clark County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Meadow FritillaryYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100022
Jan 11–170020
Jan 18–240017
Jan 25–310035
Feb 1–70018
Feb 8–140025
Feb 15–210023
Feb 22–280035
Mar 1–70024
Mar 8–140032
Mar 15–210053
Mar 22–280048
Mar 29 – Apr 40085
Apr 5–1100101
Apr 12–1822132
Apr 19–2511143
Apr 26 – May 200256
May 3–900200
May 10–1600138
May 17–2300241
May 24–3011323
May 31 – Jun 600282
Jun 7–1322305
Jun 14–2033311
Jun 21–2721464
Jun 28 – Jul 400479
Jul 5–1111592
Jul 12–1833364
Jul 19–2563341
Jul 26 – Aug 111311
Aug 2–800312
Aug 9–1522246
Aug 16–2222335
Aug 23–2911336
Aug 30 – Sep 531427
Sep 6–1211332
Sep 13–1943291
Sep 20–2621259
Sep 27 – Oct 300182
Oct 4–1021194
Oct 11–1722180
Oct 18–240062
Oct 25–310065
Nov 1–70042
Nov 8–140049
Nov 15–21007
Nov 22–280027
Nov 29 – Dec 50027
Dec 6–120020
Dec 13–190029
Dec 20–260030
Dec 27 – Jan 20020

Reported as an adult

No adult season shown here. Recorded in two separate seasons, so one season would put its middle week in the gap.

Reported as a caterpillar

No records here are marked as caterpillars yet, so there is no caterpillar season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Early May to mid-October, middle week Aug 16–22

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 978 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 572 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of Meadow Fritillary in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Meadow FritillaryYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 42119,661
Apr 5–111126,860
Apr 12–188439,925
Apr 19–2518541,623
Apr 26 – May 216756,391
May 3–921752,952
May 10–169553,785
May 17–235357,698
May 24–307354,651
May 31 – Jun 611453,099
Jun 7–1327853,700
Jun 14–20461056,625
Jun 21–2741855,361
Jun 28 – Jul 416958,477
Jul 5–1121861,336
Jul 12–1858964,722
Jul 19–2554769,753
Jul 26 – Aug 135759,416
Aug 2–836959,712
Aug 9–1540855,994
Aug 16–2271854,328
Aug 23–2954951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 550957,167
Sep 6–12571059,075
Sep 13–1967954,543
Sep 20–26701045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 352843,180
Oct 4–1026837,841
Oct 11–1745930,824
Oct 18–249621,156
Oct 25–312219,021
Nov 1–71114,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21117,965
Nov 22–28118,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult early May to mid-October, middle week Aug 16–22.

From 978 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.

Reported as a caterpillar

No records here are marked as caterpillars yet, so there is no caterpillar season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Great Spangled Fritillary Speyeria cybeleOften confused in Ohio: 26 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia21 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos10 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in December to February, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed48%49%
Farmland41%11%
Forest9%31%
Wetland1%5%
Grassland and shrub0.6%0.9%
Open water0.6%3%
Barren0.2%0.6%

From 489 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

978 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.