So many dots on the Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis). Host plant? Of course it is Hackberry trees (Celtis).

As adults the butterflies live 6 to 14 days. During that very short period of time they seldom visit flowers for sustenance but instead get nutrients from rotting fruits and vegetables, carrion, scat, damp sand, tree sap or muddy soil, and they are one of the butterflies that seek sodium in human sweat. So if one lands on your sweaty arm, you’ll understand.

That bowl with the corn cobs in it, was set out on my back porch to see who would show up. The Hackberry Emperor gets the prize.

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