Butterflies Along Alaska's Hiking Trails

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Mormon Fritillary
Speyeria mormonia

mormon fritillary

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Mormon Fritillaries are about an inch-and-a-half to two inches, which is one of Alaska's larger fritillaries (although it is considered small elsewhere in its range.) It lives along the western mountainous areas from southcentral Alaska, down the Rocky Mt. and Sierra Nevadas, to Arizona. Although they are known to live in mountains, the were seen on a baseball field in Anchorage, with a wooded area and a muddy pond nearby. They were very numerous in the area in mid- to late July, 2004. They were nectaring on clover, yarrow, mustards, and other flowers. They flew close to the ground and landed often. This species overwinters as caterpillars.

You will find more information on this species of butterfly by clicking here and here.
Also check out this website: Butterflies of Alaska

Click any of the smaller photos below for more butterflies found along Southcentral Alaska's hiking trails.



Canadian Tiger Swallowtail

 
Old World Swallowtail

    
Phoebus Parnassian

 
Milbert's Tortoiseshell

swallowtail

old world

phoebus parnassian

tortoiseshell

  
Mourning Cloak

  
Spring Azure

 
 Silvery Blue


Northern Blue

mourning cloak

spring azure

silvery blue

northern blue thumbnail

 
Painted Lady


Arctic Skipper


Green Comma

  
Arctic White

painted lady

arctic skipper

green comma

arctic white


Western White

 
Creamy Marblewing


 Arctic Fritillary


Mountain Fritillary

western white

large marblewing

arctic fritillary

mountain fritillary


Silver-Bordered Fritillary


Mormon Fritillary

 
Palaeno Sulphur


Clouded Sulphur

silver-bordered frit

mormon frit

Palaeno Sulphur

common sulphur

 
Ross's Alpine

 
Field Crescent

Arctic (Ross's) Alpine