Anthocharis stella

Stella orangetip
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Anthocharis
Species: A. stella
Binomial name
Anthocharis stella
(Edwards, 1872)
Subspecies

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 several subspecies.

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