Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1359450

Hackberry Emperor
Asterocampa celtis

Observation date: June 14, 2023
Submitted by: Sherry in Kansas
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Landed on my neighbors pants. We have a unusually large number of these butterflies right now. It even made the newspaper because there are so many.
Status: Resident
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: June 15, 2023
Coordinator notes: I recently took pics of these guy's swarming fallen apricots in Harper County, posted it on this site. Here in Harvey County they are very common on trails with Hackberry. Thank you! JAMES STEEN
Checklist region(s): United States, Kansas, Douglas County