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Hackberry Emperor Butterfly

Asterocampa celtis

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Field Notes

Notes:

My son found this and put it in his bug box. So the pic quality is a little scratchy. He said it's a monarch but I don't think it is.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
RobertKennethRolfingsmeyer
Thank you for the ID. I know it's a bad picture and unfortunately my son hurt it when he caught it. But after your suggestions I researched it and it's definitely a Hackberry. Thank you again.
AmberLundeen
I think it's a Hackberry Butterfly but it is very hard to tell http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Hackberry+Butterfly&search=Search

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PublishedAugust 12, 2011

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