#hackberry butterfly

[onenicebugperday]

@foolishrats submitted: I found this lil fella on my porch and safely relocated them.

Found in central Texas, wondering what species they are. My mom says Tomato horn worm, but when looking them up they're a lot fatter than this one.

What a little cutie! This is one of the hackberry emperor butterflies in the genus Asterocampa, and not a hornworm. Hornworms, which are sphinx moths in the family Sphingidae, have a single horn on their butt. This sweet lil friend has two head horns and two butt tails instead! Fancy! :)

[cheyennelehale]

New painting🖤

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A windy August afternoon in Chicago

[blattodean]

hackberry emperor? im not very familiar with butterflies

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it took me a bit but i did end up doing @mx-paisley 's dtiys. i tried doing it digitally so i could get the colours right, but alas, digital art is really hard. also john's cloak is loosely inspired by the hackberry emperor butterfly which i chose because unlike most butterflies, hackberry emperors are technically parasites!

[ichneumoniid]

Potato chip

(Asterocampa celtis)

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Scientific Name: Asterocampa celtis Common Name(s): Hackberry emperor Family: Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterfly) Life Stage(s): Adult Location: Plano, Texas Season(s): Summer

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[gummiewerm]

trick or treat!!!!!!! give me your bugs >:]

e bugs!!! happy halloween!! this is a Hackberry emperor butterfly! fun fact: they don't drink nectar, they get their nutrients from other places instead, like my skin! this one was drinking my sweat because it was hot out. boys gotta have his supper!

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good morning :-|

[onenicebugperday]

@rosemaryrain364 submitted: We found this beautiful pupae in the garden. My dad is digging a drainage gutter across the back and unearthed it. After a few pictures it was returned, hopefully no worse off for being disturbed.

I think it's a type of Sphinx moth, but can't be certain.

This other guy was crawling up the outside wall of a local coffee shop, no vegetation nearby. I hope it made it! Likely a Hackberry butterfly.

Both seen in or near Corpus Christi, Tx, USA

That caterpillar is absolutely precious. Definitely one of the emperors, but hackberry and tawny look the same to be so idk. But the pupa is definitely a sphinx. Maybe an obscure sphinx.

[owocat-alyst]

I killed a wasp nest and this little dude flew over and landed close by. I like to think they were saying thanks :)

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[captainbee66]

Hackberry Emperor

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