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tawny emporer

tawny emporer (Asterocampa clyton) [male dorsal] [female dorsal]
Photo © Michael Jeffords/Susan Post

Features and Behaviors

​Coming soon.

Illinois Range

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae

Illinois Status

​locally encountered, native