Asterocampa

Asterocampa
Asterocampa celtis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Division:	Rhopalocera
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Apaturinae
Genus:	Asterocampa Röber, 1916
Species
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Asterocampa, commonly called Hackberry Butterflies or American Emperors, is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found mainly in North and Central America and the Caribbean.

Species

The celtis species-group:

• Asterocampa celtis (Boisduval & Le Conte, [1835]) – Hackberry Butterfly
• Asterocampa leilia (Edwards, 1874) – Empress Leilia or Desert Hackberry

The clyton species-group:

• Asterocampa clyton (Boisduval & Le Conte, [1835]) – Tawny Emperor
• Asterocampa idyja (Geyer, [1828]) – Dusky Emperor

External links

• Asterocampa at funit.fi

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