Asterocampa leilia

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Apaturinae
Genus: Asterocampa
Species: Asterocampa leilia
Name

Asterocampa leilia Edwards, 1874
References
Vernacular names
English: Empress Leilia

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. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
"Asterocampa leilia". Dallas Butterflies. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
"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.