Attributes of Asterocampa clyton
Tawny Emperor
Asterocampa clyton (Boisduval & Leconte, [1835])
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Apaturinae
Identification: Geographically variable. Upperside is chestnut brown; forewing with 2 brown bars in the cell, no white spots, and no eyespots near the outer margin. Hindwing uppersides are orange with black submarginal spots in one form, and all black in the other form.
Wing Span: 1 5/8 - 2 3/4 inches (4.2 - 7 cm).
Life History: Males perch on trees in full sun to watch for females. Eggs are laid in large groups of 200-500 on bark or the underside of mature leaves of host plants. Caterpillars eat leaves and young ones feed gregariously. Third-stage caterpillars hibernate in groups of about 10 inside a dead curled leaf.
Flight: One brood in the north from June-August, two broods in the south from March-November.
Caterpillar Hosts: Trees of the elm family including Celtis occidentalis, C. tenuifolia, C. laevigata, C. lindheimeri, and C. reticulata.
Adult Food: Tree sap, rotting fruit, dung, carrion. Tawny Emperors almost never visit flowers.
Habitat: Densely wooded riparian areas, dry woods, open woods, cities, fencerows, parks.
Range: North Dakota south to Texas, east to New England through most of the southeastern states. Isolated populations in Florida, southwest New Mexico, and southeastern Arizona.
Conservation: Not usually of ocnservation concern.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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May 12, 2013 | garyposs | Comal County, Texas, United States | May 13, 2013 | Details |
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July 26, 2008 | tjantscher | Mills County, Iowa, United States | February 03, 2013 | Details |
| August 31, 1983 | legacy.reporter (D. Parkinson) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 08, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 05, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Lawrence County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 15, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 04, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Perry County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 05, 2012 | legacy.reporter (Patsy Harris Russo) | Baldwin County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 26, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Perry County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 21, 2012 | legacy.reporter (Sara Bright / Paulette Ogard) | Perry County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 18, 2006 | John Saba (John Saba) | Pinal County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| October 01, 2006 | John Saba (John Saba) | Pinal County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 28, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Richard Bailowitz) | Pinal County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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October 13, 2012 | aahewetson | Jack County, Texas, United States | November 25, 2012 | Details |
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October 12, 2012 | Jean McLane | Guadalupe County, Texas, United States | November 19, 2012 | Details |
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September 03, 2012 | Pierre Howard | Laurens County, Georgia, United States | November 02, 2012 | Details |
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June 12, 2011 | fishwings | Person County, North Carolina, United States | October 31, 2012 | Details |
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August 03, 2012 | gaudettelaura@hotmail.com | Windham County, Vermont, United States | October 30, 2012 | Details |
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July 11, 2012 | Nathan Charnock | Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States | October 24, 2012 | Details |
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July 03, 2012 | khemeon | Rutland County, Vermont, United States | October 08, 2012 | Details |
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September 23, 2012 | John Tribe | Brevard County, Florida, United States | October 04, 2012 | Details |
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August 26, 2012 | Melinda Fawver | Trousdale County, Tennessee, United States | August 31, 2012 | Details |
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April 23, 2012 | jeffmci9 | Texas, Travis County, United States | August 30, 2012 | Details |
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August 02, 2012 | curtis.lehman (James Monroe) | Hancock County, West Virginia, United States | August 04, 2012 | Details |
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June 30, 2012 | dfoxmi | Ingham County, Michigan, United States | August 03, 2012 | Details |
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May 02, 2010 | fragglecat | DeWitt County, Texas, United States | July 26, 2012 | Details |
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August 30, 2011 | Larry S Price | Pope County, Arkansas, United States | July 17, 2012 | Details |
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July 13, 2012 | mark helm | Ontario, Canada | July 16, 2012 | Details |
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July 04, 2012 | Jean McLane | Guadalupe County, Texas, United States | July 10, 2012 | Details |
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June 11, 2012 | whbauer | Bexar County, Texas, United States | July 01, 2012 | Details |
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June 28, 2012 | diannlynne | Bexar County, Texas, United States | July 01, 2012 | Details |
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August 23, 2005 | Eugene Karolinskiy | St Joseph County, Indiana, United States | May 31, 2012 | Details |
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May 09, 2012 | lizbethrodriguez16 | Denton County, Texas, United States | May 19, 2012 | Details |
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May 15, 2012 | AmberOliver | Texas, Somervell County, United States | May 19, 2012 | Details |
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May 15, 2012 | karla elston | Erath County, Texas, United States | May 19, 2012 | Details |
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April 27, 2012 | scarlettsdad | Bexar County, Texas, United States | May 08, 2012 | Details |
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April 19, 2012 | jkopachena | Hunt County, Texas, United States | April 22, 2012 | Details |
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May 23, 2010 | gardenhen | Texas, Kendall County, United States | April 13, 2012 | Details |
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August 24, 2011 | Marty Silver | Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States | April 11, 2012 | Details |
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August 13, 2007 | Jessica Womack | Fannin County, Texas, United States | April 02, 2012 | Details |
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September 17, 2009 | Bill Robertson | Benton County, Arkansas, United States | January 03, 2012 | Details |
| October 02, 1976 | legacy.reporter (J & S Werner) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 15, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Dottie Case) | Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 02, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon) | Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 08, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon) | Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 18, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Mark Lynch + Sheilla Carrol) | Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 20, 2000 | legacy.reporter (R Laubach et al) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 12, 2003 | legacy.reporter (S.Berk Xerces) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 12, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Renee Laubach) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 15, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Tom Murray) | Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details |
