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Hackberry Emperor

Asterocampa celtis

Photo by momsavang
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Field Notes

Description:

Brownish with many eyelets. Interior had some orange

Habitat:

West Central Georgia

Reference Links:

Asterocampa celtis, Hackberry Butterfly - Asterocampa celtis - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
momsavang
Thank you LivanEscudero! That looks spot on!
LivanEscudero
I believe it's a Hackberry Emperor - Asterocampa celtis - and I'm really not sure of the subspecies http://bugguide.net/node/view/3533/bgpage

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