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Hackberry emperor (larva)

Asterocampa celtis

Photo by Aaron_G
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The upper side of the wings is mostly gray-brown or orange-brown. The fore wing subterminal area has one or two eyespots, sometimes with blue centers. The underside of the wings is either tan or light gray-brown. The hind wings have a row of black, yellow-ringed, eyespots centered in blue. (information from Wikipedia)

Habitat:

Forested area

Notes:

I wish I could identify the tree it was on, but sadly, I can't. :-(

Species ID Suggestions

Hackberry Emperor

Asterocampa celtis

Comments (1)

Thanks so much for the ID! :-)

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