Arctic White Butterfly in Alaska

Butterflies Along Alaska's Hiking Trails

Arctic White Butterfly
Pieris angelika

The Arctic White is very common in the Anchorage area, and add delight to many of our trails. This one was seen along the Byron Glacier Trail, in a wooded area, July 7, 2004. It is nectaring on rockcress, Arabis lyrata. Arctic Whites prefer woodlands and alpine tundra, ranging through Alaska, Yukon, and Northwest Territories. Adults nectar on a wide variety of flowers. Caterpillars feed on plants of the mustard family. They overwinter as pupa (chrysalis).

Here are some full-screen photographs of the Arctic White Large version of the photo above Closeup of Arctic White on Mountain Ash buds You will find more information on the Arctic White Butterfly 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. For other scenes along the hiking trails: Back to the Fat Old Lady's Climbing Page

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Old World Swallowtail	Phoebus Parnassian	Milbert's Tortoiseshell

Mourning Cloak	Spring Azure	Silvery Blue	Northern Blue

Painted Lady	Arctic Skipper	Green Comma	Arctic White

Western White	Creamy Marblewing	Arctic Fritillary	Mountain Fritillary

Silver-Bordered Fritillary	Mormon Fritillary	Palaeno Sulphur	Clouded Sulphur

Ross's Alpine	Field Crescent