Asterocampa
| Asterocampa | |
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| 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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