Dr. Mona Francis (née Foster), also known as Bug Girl or (Mrs) Bug Lady is an entomologist in the Alternate Universe and wife of the still-living parallel universe Fringe Agent Charlie Francis.
Prior to their marriage, Mona treated Charlie for his parasite infestation in his body. ("Immortality") They met again as he worked on a new Fringe case. Later, they got married and he took time off work for their honeymoon. ("One Night in October")
Trivia[]
- Kirk Acevedo could not return to Fringe for its fourth season due to his series regular role on Prime Suspect (2011-12). The character was written out as being married to Mona Foster, as a gag and a nod to his previous interaction with her on his final episode.
- Portrayed by actress Julie McNiven, most famous for her recurring roles on Supernatural as Anna Milton and Mad Men as Hildy. She also had a recurring role in Stargate Universe as Ginn.
- In the prime universe, her husband's counterpart was married to a woman called Sonia Francis before his death, portrayed by Kiersten Warren, Acevedo's real-life spouse.
- When she met Charlie again, she ignored Fringe Division Agent Olivia Dunham completely due to her infatuation.
- When Mona is first examining the insect she says it is Coleoptera possibly Archostemata (a suborder of the order Coleoptera). Coleoptera is the correct name for the order of insects commonly called "beetles" (which she refers to just after by saying that the airship terminal is an unusual place for "beetles") and has the character trait of "sheathed wings" from which it gets its name. However, the insect she is examining has neither wings nor sheaths for them but is made up of overlapping segments on the back of its exoskeleton more in-line with the order Blattaria commonly called "Cockroaches" and even though this is an alternate universe the meaning of the Greek words Koleos, "sheath"; and pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing" and "Coleoptera" would probably not have been different.