Butterflies Along Alaska's Hiking Trails

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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

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