Butterflies and Moths of North America

collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera

  Sighting 704127

Hackberry Emperor
Asterocampa celtis

Observation date: April 13, 2012
Submitted by: jkopachena
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Female. Observed feeding on sap oozing from stump of post oak that had been cut weeks earlier. Many of these butterflies on this and other nearby stumps, some acting extremely aggressively and chasing off others. In a clearing in an Oak/Ash/Hackberry/Elm woods. Understory of Black Cherry, Possomhaw Holly, Rusty Blackhaw, American Beautyberry, and some hickory.
Status: Resident
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: April 15, 2012
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Texas, Hunt County