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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Asterocampa leilia, the Empress Leilia, Leilia hackberry butterflyordesert hackberry,[1] is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
Description
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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
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The species can be found in the south-western United States, including Arizona and Texas, as well as Mexico.
Ecology and habitat
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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
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^ "Asterocampa leilia". Bug Guide. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
^ Rotten fruit 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". Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
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