Common Names
Common Names in English:
Hackberry Emperor
Description
Subfamily Apaturinae
Emperors are members of the Family Nymphalidae. Found worldwide, they are a closely related group. Adults are brightly colored and stout-bodied. They are most closely related to the Charaxinae and Satyrinae subfamilies, as evidenced by their early developmental stages. In North America, they are limited to the genus Asterocampa.
Biology
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829 - arthropods
- Class:
Insecta
()
- Insects
- Order:
Lepidoptera
()
- Butterflies, Moths
- Family:
Papilionoidea
()
- Subfamily:
Apaturinae
()
- Emperors
- Genus:
Asterocampa
()
- Specific name:
antonia
- Edwards 1877
- Scientific name: - Asterocampa antonia Edwards 1877
- Specific name:
antonia
- Edwards 1877
- Genus:
Asterocampa
(
- Subfamily:
Apaturinae
(
- Family:
Papilionoidea
(
- Order:
Lepidoptera
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
Notes
Name Status: Provisionally Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Beccaloni G.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Asterocampa
There are approximately 30 species in this genus:
A. alba · A. alicia · A. antonia (Hackberry Emperor) · A. argus · A. armilla · A. celtis (Hackberry Emperor) · A. celtis antonia (Antonia) · A. celtis celtis (Hackberry Butterfly) · A. celtis reinthali · A. clyton (Tawny Emperor) · A. clyton clyton (Tawny Emperor) · A. clyton flora (Empress Flora) · A. clyton louisa (Empress Louisa) · A. clyton texana (Texan Emperor) · A. cocles · A. flora · A. idyja (Cream-Banded Emperor) · A. idyja argus (Cream-Banded Dusky Emperor) · A. inornata · A. leilia (Empress Leilia) · A. louisa · A. lycaon · A. montis · A. nigra · A. ocellata · A. padola · A. proserpina · A. speciosissima · A. subpallida · A. texana
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
- The Global Lepidoptera Names Index2, 12.2, 2005.
Identifiers
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1569098
