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Asterocampa celtis, the hackberry emperor, is a North American butterfly that belongs to the brushfooted butterfly family, Nymphalidae. [2] It gets its name from the hackberry tree (Celtis occidentalis and others in the genus Celtis) upon which it lays its eggs. The hackberry tree is the only host plant for A. celtis and is the food source for ...
Asterocampa, commonly called hackberry butterflies or American emperors, is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found mainly in North and Central America and the Caribbean. Species [ edit ]
These include mainly brush-footed butterflies, most importantly the distinct genus Libythea (beak butterflies) and some Apaturinae (emperor butterflies): Acytolepis puspa – common hedge blue, recorded on Chinese hackberry (C. sinensis) Automeris io – Io moth, recorded on southern hackberry (C. laevigata)
Asterocampa clyton, the tawny emperor, is a species of brush-footed butterfly.It is native to North America, especially the eastern half from Canada to northern Mexico.The tawny emperor should not be mistaken for a very similar Asterocampa butterfly, the hackberry emperor, which can be distinguished by the white spots near the tip of its forewing and the black eyespot lower along the edge of ...
Hackberry butterfly, Asterocampa celtis; Desert hackberry butterfly, ... Hackberry Group, a cluster of ruins in Hovenweep National Monument; Hackberry Hill, Colorado;
Celtis occidentalis, commonly known as the common hackberry, is a large deciduous tree native to North America. It is also known as the nettletree, beaverwood, northern hackberry, and American hackberry. [4] It is a moderately long-lived [4] hardwood [4] with a light-colored wood, yellowish gray to light brown with yellow streaks. [5]
Apaturinae consists of 20 genera and shows separate distributions and uncommon host–plant associations. Most genera of this subfamily are found throughout South-East Asia and Africa, whereas the genera Doxocopa and Asterocampa are spread mainly in South America and North America.
Asterocampa leilia, the Empress Leilia, Leilia hackberry butterfly or desert hackberry, [1] is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Description [ edit ]