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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.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Aug 28, 2011
Submitted by: Nancy Weiss
Region: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: coreyhusic
Verified date: Sep 04, 2011
Observation date: Sep 03, 2011
Submitted by: KarenL
Region: Williamson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Sep 04, 2011
Observation date: Aug 30, 2011
Submitted by: jawinget
Region: Monroe County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 31, 2011
Observation date: Aug 26, 2011
Submitted by: ms722
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Aug 29, 2011
Observation date: Jul 21, 2011
Submitted by: khemeon
Region: Rutland County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Kent McFarland
Verified date: Aug 28, 2011
Observation date: Jul 18, 2011
Submitted by: dennis kiefer
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 18, 2011
Observation date: Apr 23, 2011
Submitted by: zbsa01
Region: Guadalupe County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Aug 17, 2011
Observation date: Aug 09, 2011
Submitted by: jawinget
Region: Monroe County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 13, 2011
Observation date: Jun 17, 2011
Submitted by: KarenL
Region: Williamson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Aug 09, 2011
Observation date: Jul 14, 2011
Submitted by: Axarus
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: coreyhusic
Verified date: Aug 08, 2011
Observation date: Jun 11, 2010
Submitted by: Eric McCloud
Region: Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Aug 03, 2011
Observation date: Sep 04, 2009
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Crawford County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Aug 02, 2011
Observation date: Jul 04, 2011
Submitted by: Marv and Sue Elliott
Region: Rutland County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Kent McFarland
Verified date: Jul 24, 2011
Observation date: Apr 30, 2011
Submitted by: AlexB
Region: Hanover County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 18, 2011
Observation date: Jun 06, 2011
Submitted by: Stefan Schoeneich
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Jul 07, 2011
Observation date: Jul 21, 2010
Submitted by: flacracker
Region: Adams County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Jun 12, 2011
Observation date: May 30, 2011
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Morgan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Jun 04, 2011
Observation date: May 28, 2011
Submitted by: dspicer
Region: Georgia, Walker County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 01, 2011
Observation date: Apr 23, 2011
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Perry County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: May 31, 2011
Observation date: Jul 24, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Rosenmeier, Terry)
Region: Windsor County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Rosenmeier, Terry)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 15, 1993
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL)
Region: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 25, 1998
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (L. Pullman)
Region: Durham County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 18, 2001
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J. Pippen)
Region: Orange County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 24, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (P. Coin)
Region: Orange County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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