Asterocampa leilia
| Asterocampa leilia | |
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| A. leilia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Asterocampa |
| Species: | A. leilia |
| Binomial name | |
| Asterocampa leilia Edwards, 1874 | |
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Asterocampa leilia, also known as Empress Leilia or Leilia Hackberry Butterfly[1] is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family.
Description
Adults are brownish-orange, with white and black spots on the bottom of the wings.[2] The length of the wings is 1.5 to 2 inches.[3]
Distribution
The species can be found in the south-western United States, including Arizona and Texas, as well as Mexico.[4]
Ecology and habitat
Adults feed on dung, sap and rotten fruit.[5] In very rare cases the species will feed on nectar.[6] They live in canyons, streamsides, thorn scrubs, and washes.[7] Males of the species will wait near their food plants for females to appear.[8] Larvae feed on hackberry.[9]
References
- ↑ "Asterocampa leilia". Arizonensis. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ↑ "Asterocampa leilia". Dallas Butterflies. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ↑ "Asterocampa leilia". Bug Guide. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ↑ "Asterocampa leilia". Greg Lasley. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ↑ Rotten fruit feeding
- ↑ [rarely nectar Nectar feeding]
- ↑ "Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia (W.H. Edwards, 1874)". Butterflies and moths. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ↑ "Empress Leilia". Fire Fly Forest. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ↑ Larvae feeding
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