Phyciodes batesii

[Kondla, Norbert FOR:EX]

In Alberta batesii is not a prairie species although it does occur in
suitable pockets of habitats within the prairie biome, eg. riparian forests
and shrubby areas on hillsides.  It is widely distributed in the boreal
forest and is commonly encountered in wooded areas at lower elevations with
asters - at least it used to be; have not snooped around in its range for
some years.

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Norbert Kondla  P.Biol., RPBio.
Forest Ecosystem Specialist, Ministry of Environment
845 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, British Columbia V1N 1H3
Phone 250-365-8610
Mailto:Norbert.Kondla at gems3.gov.bc.ca       
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca