Tawny Emperor (LEP138) Asterocampa clyton 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. |