Asterocampa leilia
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Asterocampa Leilia is a butterfly ( butterfly ) from the family of Nymphalidae (Nymphalidae).
features
butterfly
The wingspan of the moth is 38 to 76 millimeters. The forewing upper sides are brown-orange to maroon-brown in color and have a pattern of whitish cube spots in the darker post-disc and submarginal regions . At the inner corner there are two black, yellow-rimmed eye spots. The upper side of the hind wing is provided with several black eye spots. The undersides of the wings are colored in different shades of gray and have a similar pattern of spots as the upper sides.
egg
The eggs are yellow in color.
Caterpillar
Adult caterpillars are colored green and show thin yellow dorsal and secondary dorsal lines. There are small white dots all over the body. The end of the body is pointed. The head has two black or green fork horns.
Doll
The dolls are designed as falling dolls , green in color and equipped with a yellow back line.
Similar species
Asterocampa celtis has a predominantly gray-brown appearance. There is only one eye spot on the inner corner of the forewing upper side.
distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the US states of Texas and Arizona as well as in northern Mexico . The animals prefer to live in dry forest areas and canyons .
Way of life
The moths like to suckle on overripe fruits, injured trees, damp patches of earth, carrion or excrement , and occasionally also on flowers. They fly in several generations in southern Texas from February to November, in Arizona from April to November. The eggs are laid in groups of 10 to 15 on top of leaves of the food plant. Young caterpillars live gregariously, older ones individually. They feed on the leaves of hackberry trees ( Celtis ), in particular Celtis pallida .
swell
Individual evidence
- ^ [1] Butterflies and Moths of North America
- ^ [2] Butterflies of America
- ↑ [3] caterpillar
- ↑ a b c James A. Scott: The Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1986, ISBN 0-8047-2013-4 , p. 256
- ↑ [4] distribution
- ↑ [5] Development cycle
literature
- James A. Scott (1986). The Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2013-4 , p. 256
Web links
- eol.org - Encyclopedia of Life