Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1315999

Empress Leilia
Asterocampa leilia

Observation date: October 28, 2021
Date notes: Seen/photographed either 28 or 29 October 2021 . . . had to recover lost data card and thus lost data associated with individual photos
Submitted by: Janet Ruth
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: landed flat on the gravel of our camp site on a sunny afternoon; then flew off // settled on Empress Leilia rather than more common Hackberry Emperor due to (1) two eye spots on forewing, and solid brown inner bar in FW cell (rather than two black spots)
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: November 14, 2021
Coordinator notes: good job on diagnosis. this may be a slight northern range extension for leilia, which is know from the Floridas proper, and now the Little Floridas thanks to you!
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Luna County