Hackberry Butterfly, Asterocampa celtis   <LEP137>

 

     The caterpillars are jade green and confined to leaves of hackberry trees for food.  Both caterpillar and chrysalis blend beautifully with the foliage.  When the adult closes its wings you may see a complicated pattern of brown lines on a purplish white background and rows of black, white-centered, yellow-rimmed eyespots.