Biology:Asterocampa leilia
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Asterocampa |
| Species: | A. leilia
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| Asterocampa leilia W.H. Edwards, 1874
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Asterocampa leilia, the Empress Leilia, Leilia hackberry butterfly or desert hackberry,[1] is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
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 (38 to 51 mm).[3]
Distribution
The species can be found in the south-western United States, including Arizona and Texas , as well as Mexico.
Ecology and habitat
Adults feed on dung, sap and rotten fruit.[4] In very rare cases the species will feed on nectar. They live in canyons, streamsides, thorn scrubs, and washes.[5] Males of the species will wait near their food plants for females to appear.[6] Larvae feed on hackberry.[7]
References
- ↑ "Asterocampa leilia". Arizonensis. http://www.arizonensis.org/sonoran/fieldguide/arthropoda/asterocampa_leilia.html. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ↑ "Asterocampa leilia". Dallas Butterflies. http://www.dallasbutterflies.com/Butterflies/Adults/adultleilia.htm. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ↑ "Asterocampa leilia". Bug Guide. http://bugguide.net/node/view/34987. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ↑ Rotten fruit feeding
- ↑ "Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia (W.H. Edwards, 1874)". Butterflies and moths. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Asterocampa-leilia. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ↑ "Empress Leilia". Fire Fly Forest. http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/09/25/empress-leilia/. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ↑ "Larvae feeding". http://wc.pima.edu/Bfiero/tucsonecology/animals/arth_emle.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q4810738 entry
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