Boloria thore, the Thor's fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It occurs in damp places in the Alps, Fennoscandia, the south of European Russia, the Urals and east across the Palearctic to Siberia and Japan.
Biology
The species produces one generation every two years. Larvae feed on species of Viola. ==Etymology==
Etymology
The Latin specific epithet comes from the name Thor (ancient Germanic and Scandinavian mythology) - the god of thunder, storms and fertility, protecting gods and people from giants and monsters. ==References==