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Tawny Emperor

Asterocampa clyton

The Tawny Emperor is a beautiful butterfly with orange and brown wings. It loves to flutter around flowers and can be seen in sunny spots during the summer.

Lebensraum: Woodlands

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The Tawny Emperor has tawny orange wings with dark brown or black spots and bands, though some are mostly dark brown. Its undersides are patterned to blend perfectly with tree bark, making it unique among many flashier butterflies.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungLepidopteraFamilieNymphalidaeGattungAsterocampa
Tawny Emperor
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Tawny Emperor

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its caterpillars wear a 'crown' of two horn-like spikes on their heads!

Male Tawny Emperors are fiercely territorial, guarding their favorite trees from rivals.

They spend the entire cold winter as tiny caterpillars, tucked away in dormant leaves!

This butterfly prefers feasting on rotting fruit and tree sap, ignoring sweet flower nectar!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Bark Blending

Tawny Emperor has bark-like patterns on its undersides that help it disappear when resting on trees.

Fähigkeit

Sap Sipper

Tawny Emperor can drink sticky tree sap with its long proboscis because it provides important nutrients.

Fähigkeit

Caterpillar Crown

Tawny Emperor caterpillars have two unique horned spikes on their heads that help them look intimidating.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
50-75 mm
Größe
25-35 mm
Lebenserwartung
47-88 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

This butterfly sips tree sap and munches on decaying fruit, not flowers!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat leaves of hackberry trees, while adults feed on tree sap and decaying matter.

Hauptnahrung

  • tree sap
  • rotting fruit
  • animal droppings
  • carrion

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Larvae feed on its leaves.

eats

Sugarberry

Celtis laevigata

Larvae feed exclusively on its leaves.

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Eats adult butterflies and caterpillars.

hunts

Spined Soldier Bug

Podisus maculiventris

Preys on Tawny Emperor caterpillars.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Butterflies are gentle creatures, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Tawny Emperor?

50-75 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Tawny Emperor?

25-35 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Tawny Emperor?

47-88 Tage

Was frisst Tawny Emperor?

This butterfly sips tree sap and munches on decaying fruit, not flowers!

Wo findet man Tawny Emperor normalerweise?

Woodlands

Wie jagt Tawny Emperor?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Tawny Emperor?

6

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