Asterocampa
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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.
The clyton species-group:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of butterflies
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the family Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
found mainly in North and Central America and the Caribbean.
Species
The celtis species-group:- Asterocampa celtisAsterocampa celtisThe Hackberry Emperor is a North American butterfly that belongs to the family of brushfooted butterflies, Nymphalidae.-Description:...
(Boisduval & Le Conte, [1835]) – Hackberry Butterfly - Asterocampa leilia (Edwards, 1874) – Empress Leilia or Desert Hackberry
The clyton species-group:
- Asterocampa clyton (Boisduval & Le Conte, [1835]) – Tawny Emperor
- Asterocampa idyja (Geyer, [1828]) – Dusky Emperor
External links
- Asterocampa at funit.fi