Stella Orangetip

Not of concern.

One brood, most often encountered in June, later at higher elevations.

North-central BC south to northern Utah and California; isolated populations occur in the Black Hills of South Dakota (Opler 1999). There is a single isolated prairie record from Manyberries in Alberta (Bird et al. 1995), which may have been a windblown stray from the mountains to the west.

The marbled green underside and orange forewing tips are distinctive.

Coniferous woodlands and meadows in the mountain region.

The immature stages are not described, but are likely similar to the Pacific Orangetip (A. sara) (Guppy & Sheppard 2001).

The larvae feed on rock cress (Arabis spp.) in BC (Guppy & Shepard 2001).

Anthocharis stella, the stella orangetip, is a species of butterfly found mainly in the Rocky Mountains in the United States where its caterpillar feeds on different kinds of rock cress. It has two subspecies.