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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 » Empress Leilia - Hodges#4561 (Asterocampa leilia)
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Butterfly to ID if possible - Asterocampa leilia - male
Copyright © 2012 Kildale

Butterfly to ID if possible - Asterocampa leilia - Male
Sabino Canyon, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
March 13, 2012
Found this butterfly while on a visit to AZ. Would appreciate knowing what it is, there is a close resemblance to Empress Leilia markings but not the main color.
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Contributed by Kildale on 16 March, 2012 - 11:50pm
Last updated 18 March, 2012 - 7:05pm

For this one, you should Edit
and enter Pima in the County Field and move Sabino Canyon to the same line as Tucson, such as "Sabino Canyon, Tucson" for location
… john and jane balaban, 18 March, 2012 - 5:51pm login or register to post comments

a male
Moved from ID Request.
… David J. Ferguson, 17 March, 2012 - 11:02pm login or register to post comments

Looks like
Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia)
… Kelly Fiegle, 17 March, 2012 - 4:46am login or register to post comments

 
butterfly
Thank you for the post.
… Kildale, 17 March, 2012 - 11:01am login or register to post comments

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