Stella Orangetip | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Tribe: | Anthocharini |
Genus: | Anthocharis |
Species: | A. stella |
Subspecies: | A. s. stella |
Trinomial name | |
Anthocharis stella stella (Edwards, 1872) |
The Stella Orangetip (Anthocharis stella stella) is found mainly in the Rocky Mountains in the USA where its caterpillar feeds on different kinds of Rock Cress. It has several subspecies.