Tawny Emperor, Asterocampa clyton
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This species is more common in the Southeast than elsewhere, feeding
on hackberry. Its forewings are
colored rich reddish tawny, with black bars and bands and rows of golden
spots. The hindwings are tawny at the
base, becoming black outwardly with rows of tawny-ringed black spots. The individual shown in the drawing is
visiting rotting orange persimmons. |