‘Hacked-berry’ Emperor? by rhoing

‘Hacked-berry’ Emperor?

A couple weeks ago I wrote that I wish I could get a photo of a Hackberry Emperor with its wings down. Well, here is my wish granted, but this guy is missing a good portion of its port, hind wing…

Confirmed at BAMONA (with a companion image) as “Asterocampa celtis” or “Hackberry Emperor”; https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/1131448

Species pages—
» BAMONA, http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Asterocampa-celtis
» BugGuide, http://bugguide.net/node/view/3533

1 year ago (“Back-scratcher for cows!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2016-06-24
2 years ago (“Fuzzy silo”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2015-06-24
3 years ago (“One person’s ‘invasive’…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-06-24
4 years ago (“Widow skimmer”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-06-24
5 years ago (“Ghostly Amberwing”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-06-24
6 years ago (“Natural fireworks”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-06-24

[ IMG_6446e050cwS9x12tm :: f/11 :: 1/1000" :: ISO-800 :: 250mm ]
Impressive! It seems quite large.
August 3rd, 2017  
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