I wish I could capture one of these with its wings down…
Interesting tidbit — The butterfly's scientific name is “Asterocampa celtis” … and from http://bugguide.net/node/view/3533 » “Celtis is the genus for Hackberry, the butterfly's host plant”
This specimen is apparently a subspecies. From my location, apparently it's easy to identify the subspecies, but in areas where both subspecies occur, identification can be difficult » http://bugguide.net/node/view/3533
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