The range of the Meadow Fritillary covers eastern British Columbia east through southern Canada and the northern part of the US to Newfoundland, south to north central Oregon, central Colorado, northeast Tennessee, and northwest North Carolina.
This species is found throughout the Northeast and New England. It is said to have significantly expanded its range southward in recent years. Adult Meadow Fritillaries feed on nectar from a variety of plants, including Black-eyed Susans, dandelions, and Ox-eyed Daisies.
The Meadow Fritillary’s flight pattern is usually described as rapid, low, and jerky.
This specimen was found among many others in a meadow of the Brock-Harvey Forest Preserve
Click me for another post from this forest preserve, “Grand Views.”
References
Wikipedia, Boloria bellona
Michael Stephen Wills Photography 
I didn’t realize there was a Meadow Fritillary. We have the Gulf Fritillary, and occasionally see a Variegated Fritillary, but this is a new one. It’s just as pretty.
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Is that a thistle flower it is feeding from?
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I’m sure it is. The New York Flora Atlas lists nine species, of which five are native, so in this spot I’d bet on it being a native.
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Thank You
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Nice capture of this Meadow Fritillary. I have not seen one before.
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It was entranced by the flower, otherwise it “frittered about.”
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