Habitats with very to extremely cold winters and cool summers. Alpine (high in the mountains) and Arctic (very far north) habitats have a very short growing season and no trees, but may have shrubs along with smaller plants. Subalpine and subarctic areas have a short growing season, but do support trees, mostly evergreen conifers like firs and pines. All the butterflies shown here live in North America.
 Bog Fritillary Boloria eunomia Subarctic and Alpine |
 Mead's Sulphur Colias meadii Alpine to Subalpine |
 Anna Blue Lycaeides idas anna Subarctic and Subalpine |
 Red-disked Alpine Erebia discoidalis Subarctic to Arctic |
 Phoebus Parnassian Parnassius phoebus sayii Alpine |
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