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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Emperors (Apaturinae) » Apaturini » Asterocampa » Hackberry Emperor - Hodges#4557 (Asterocampa celtis) » Asterocampa celtis reinthali
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Hackberry Emperor - Asterocampa celtis - male
Copyright © 2004 Rattlebox Photography

Hackberry Emperor - Asterocampa celtis - Male
Tallahassee, Florida, USA
August 4, 2004
I've very tentatively identified this as a white peacock butterfly, but my knowledge of butterflies is almost non-existant. Can anyone either confirm the ID or else give me the correct one from this shot?

Thanks in advance.
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Contributed by Rattlebox Photography on 6 August, 2004 - 1:16pm
Last updated 1 October, 2009 - 2:22pm

Moved
Moved from Hackberry Emperor.
… David J. Ferguson, 4 September, 2008 - 1:29am login or register to post comments

ssp. reinthali
Your specimen belongs to this subspecies, and is pretty typical of it. It is a beautiful photo of a beautiful insect!
… David J. Ferguson, 3 September, 2008 - 12:15am login or register to post comments

That is a great photo
It shows the markings so nicely so I moved it to the guide.
… Troy Bartlett, 7 August, 2004 - 5:31pm login or register to post comments

Hackberry Emperor
Asterocampa celtis. I found an exact visual match in Butterflies through Binoculars (FL). Even prettier than the White Peacock I think. Lovely photo - you should cut and paste it to the guide section.
Compare Patrick's photo
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 7 August, 2004 - 3:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Excellent... thanks for the I
Excellent... thanks for the ID!
… Rattlebox Photography, 9 August, 2004 - 4:33am login or register to post comments

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