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  Sighting 1221944

Hackberry Emperor
Asterocampa celtis

Observation date: August 01, 2019
Submitted by: Brynne Bryan
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Early instar? Very small. Hackberry Emperors are the most common butterfly on the property. See discussion on I-Naturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/12035-tawny-emperor-vs-hackberry-emperor-caterpillars.
Status: Resident
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: February 07, 2022
Coordinator notes: A sighting on bugguide that looks similar https://bugguide.net/node/view/403738/bgimage. But then this research article apparently supports celtis. on revision of Asterocampa: Friedlander (1987). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 25(4)215-338
Checklist region(s): United States, Texas, Denton County