Asterocampa (Hackberry Butterflies)

Genus

Hackberry Butterflies

Asterocampa

3 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

Species in this group

Hackberry Emperor

Hackberry Emperor

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Asterocampa celtis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Empress Leilia

Empress Leilia

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Asterocampa leilia

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Tawny Emperor

Tawny Emperor

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Asterocampa clyton

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%
Jan
~10%
Feb
~10%
Mar
~20%
Apr
~20%
May
~20%
Jun
~30%
Jul
~40%
Aug
~40%
Sep
~20%
Oct
~10%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Hackberry Butterflies

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 3
~50%
2 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
~40%
3 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
~40%
4 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~30%
5 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
~20%
6 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 3
~20%
7 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
~10%
8 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~10%
9 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~10%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
~30%
2 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
~30%
3 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~20%
4 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
~20%
5 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
2 of 3
~10%
6 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~10%
7 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~10%
8 Mesa 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~10%
9 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
~10%
10 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
~10%
11 Phoenix 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
12 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 3
<5%
13 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
14 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%