Asterocampa

Asterocampa Röber, 1916

Asterocampa Röber, 1916; in Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 5: 549; TS: Apatura celtis Boisduval & Le Conte
Celtiphaga Barnes & Lindsey, 1922; Ann. ent. Soc. Amer. 15: 92; TS: Apatura celtis Boisduval & Le Conte
- = ; [NHM card]; [NL4A], 248

Asterocampa (Apaturinae); [NHM card]; Friedlander, 1987, J. Res. Lep. 25 (4): 215-338; [Wahlberg]; [NL4A], 248

The celtis species-group true Hackberry Butterflies

Celtis; Friedlander, 1987, J. Res. Lep. 25 (4): 299

Asterocampa celtis (Boisduval & Le Conte, [1835])

Mexico - E.USA. See [maps] Hackberry Butterfly

Apatura celtis Boisduval & Le Conte, [1835]; Hist. Lép. Am. Sept. (23-26): 210, (11-22) pl. 57, f. 1-4; TL: Georgia
?Papilio lycaon Fabricius, 1793; (preocc. Papilio lycaon Kühn, 1774)
- = Asterocampa clyton ; [NHM card]

Asterocampa celtis, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
Asterocampa celtis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Asterocampa celtis celtis, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Asterocampa celtis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Asterocampa celtis, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]

Doxocopa celtis; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 693
Chlorippe celtis; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 26
Asterocampa celtis; [NACL], #4557; [BOW]: pl. 13, f. 6; [EBW]; [Opler]; [NL4A], #1984

A. c. celtis S.Ontario, E.USA, Colorado [Eastern] Hackberry Butterfly

Apatura celtis ab. alb. Strecker, 1878; Synon. Cat. Macroplep.: 145 (inv.); TL: [?Coalburgh, West Virginia]
Apatura celtis alba Wright, 1905; Butts. West Coast US: 58
Chlorippe celtis ab. inornata Wolcott, 1916; Ent. News, 27 (3): 98, pl. 4, f. 6

Asterocampa celtis alba; [NHM card]
Asterocampa celtis inornata; [NHM card]
Asterocampa celtis celtis; Friedlander, 1987, J. Res. Lep. 25 (4): 221,241

A. c. alicia (Edwards, 1868) SE.USA

Apatura alicia Edwards, 1868; Butts. N. Amer. 1: [135]; TL: vic. New Orleas, Louisiana

Chlorippe alicia; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 26
Asterocampa alicia; [NACL], #4562; [NHM card]
Asterocampa celtis alicia; [BNA], 255

A. c. reinthali Friedlander, 1987 Florida, NA.Georgia, South Carolina Florida Hackberry Butterfly

Asterocampa celtis reinthali Friedlander, 1987; J. Res. Lep. 25 (4): 242; TL: Ocoee, Florida

Asterocampa celtis reinthali, Butterflies of America [BOA]

A. c. antonia (Edwards, 1877) Texas, Arizona, N.Mexico Empress Antonia Western Hackberry Butterlfy

Apatura antonia Edwards, 1877; Field & Forest 3: 103 (?[1878]); TL: vic. Norse, Bosque Co., Texas
Apatura antonia var. montis Edwards, 1883; Papilio 3 (1): 7; TL: vic Ft. Grant, Graham Mtn, Cochise Co., Arizona
- = Asterocampa celtis antonia ; [NL4A], #1984a

Asterocampa celtis antonia, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Asterocampa celtis antonia, Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon [Bruce Walsh]

Chlorippe montis; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 26
Asterocampa montis; [NACL], #4559
Asterocampa celtis montis; [NHM card]
Chlorippe antonia; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 26
Asterocampa antonia; [NACL], #4558
Asterocampa leilia antonia; [NHM card]
Asterocampa celtis antonia; Friedlander, 1987, J. Res. Lep. 25 (4): 221, 243; [BNA], 255; [NL4A], #1984a

Asterocampa leilia (Edwards, 1874)

Arizona, Texas. See [maps] Empress Leilia Desert Hackberry Butterfly

Apatura leilia Edwards, 1874; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 5 (2): 103; TL: "Camp Lowell and in Sonoto Valley, Arizona"
Apatura cocles Edwards, 1884; List diurn. Lepid. Amer. N of Mexico: 6 (nom. nud.)
- = ; [NL4A], #1987
Apatura cocles Lintner, [1885]; Papilio 4 (7/8): 141; TL: Hidalgo, Texas
- = ; [NL4A], #1987

Asterocampa leilia, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Asterocampa leilia, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Asterocampa leilia, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Asterocampa leilia, Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon [Bruce Walsh]

Chlorippe cocles; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 27
Asterocampa cocles; [NHM card]
Asterocampa leilia cocles; [NACL], #4561a; [NHM card]
Asterocampa leila[sic, recte leilia]; [EBW], (name only)
Chlorippe leilia; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 26
Asterocampa leilia; [NACL], #4561; [NHM card]; Friedlander, 1987, J. Res. Lep. 25 (4): 222, 254; [Opler]; [NL4A], #1987

The clyton species-group American Emperor Butterflies

Clyton; Friedlander, 1987, J. Res. Lep. 25 (4): 299

Asterocampa clyton (Boisduval & Le Conte, [1835])

-. See [maps] Tawny Emperor

Apatura clyton Boisduval & Le Conte, [1835]; Hist. Lép. Am. Sept. (23-26): 208; TL: "meridionales des États-Unis" [?Screven Co., Georgia]

Asterocampa clyton, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Asterocampa clyton clyton, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Asterocampa clyton, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

Chlorippe clyton; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 26
Asterocampa clyton; [NACL], #4562.1; [BOW]: pl. 13, f. 7-8; [BNA], 255; [NHM card]; [Opler]; [NL4A], #1985

A. c. clyton E.USA, S.Ontario Tawny Emperor

Apatura ocellata Edwards, 1876; Butts N. Amer. 2: [245]; TL: Coalburgh, West Virginia
Apatura proserpina Scudder, 1868; Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 11: 401; TL: Iowa
Apatura clyton ab. nig. Strecker, 1878; Synon. Cat. Macroplep.: 146; TL: Berks Co., Pennsylvania
Apatura clyton nig Smith, 1903

Asterocampa clyton clyton; Friedlander, 1987, J. Res. Lep. 25 (4): 222, 261
Asterocampa clyton nigra[sic=nig.]; [NHM card]
Asterocampa clyton ocellata; [NHM card]
Chlorippe clyton proserpina; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 26
Asterocampa clyton proserpina; [NHM card]

A. c. flora (Edwards, 1876) Florida, NA.Georgia Empress Flora Florida Emperor

Aparura flora Edwards, 1876; Butts N. Amer. 2: [247]; TL: Palatka, Florida

Asterocampa clyton flora, Butterflies of America [BOA]

Chlorippe flora; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 27
Asterocampa flora; [NACL], #4563
Asterocampa clyton flora; Friedlander, 1987, J. Res. Lep. 25 (4): 222, 262; [NHM card]

A. c. texana (Skinner, 1911) Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, N.Mexico Texas Emperor Pale Emperor

Chlorippe clyton var. texana Skinner, 1911; Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 37: 214; TL: Round Mt., Texas
Chlorippe clyton subpallida Barnes & McDunnough, 1913; Contr. nat. Hist. Lep. N. Am. 2 (3): 99; TL: Babaquivera[sic] Mtns., Pima Co., Arizona
- = Asterocampa clyton texana ; [NL4A], #1985b

Asterocampa clyton texana, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Asterocampa clyton texana, Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon [Bruce Walsh]

Asterocampa clyton texana; [NL4A], #1985b
Asterocampa subpallida; [NACL], #4560
Asterocampa clyton subpallida; [NHM card]
Asterocampa texana; [NACL], #4564
Asterocampa clyton texana; Friedlander, 1987, J. Res. Lep. 25 (4): 222, 262; [NHM card]

A. c. louisa Stallings & Turner, 1947 S.Texas, NE.Mexico Empress Louisa [Rio Grande] Valley Emperor

Asterocampa clyton louisa Stallings & Turner, 1947; Ent. News 58 (2): 38; TL: Pharr, Texas

Asterocampa clyton louisa, Butterflies of America [BOA]

Asterocampa louisa; [NACL], #4565
Asterocampa clyton louisa; Friedlander, 1987, J. Res. Lep. 25 (4): 222, 263; [NHM card]; [NL4A], #1985a

Asterocampa idyja (Geyer, [1828])

-. See [maps] Dusky Emperor

Doxocopa idyja Geyer, [1828]; in Hübner, Samml. exot. Schmett. 3: pl. [13]; TL: Cuba

Asterocampa idyja, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Asterocampa idyja idyja, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Asterocampa idyja, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

Asterocampa clyton idyja; [NHM card]
Asterocampa idyja; [Opler]; [NL4A], #1986

A. i. idyja Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico Dusky Emperor

Papilio herse Fabricius, 1793; (preocc. Hufnagel, 1766)
- = Asterocampa idyja idyja ; [NL4A], #1986a
Doxocopa idyja padola Fruhstorfer, 1912; Ent. Rundschau 29 (2): 14; TL: Haiti
- = Asterocampa idyja idyja ; [NL4A], #1986a

Asterocampa clyton padola; [NHM card]
Asterocampa idyja idyja; Friedlander, 1987, J. Res. Lep. 25 (4): 222, 272; [NL4A], #1986a

A. i. argus (Bates, 1864) Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Belize Banded Emperor

Apatura argus Bates, 1864; Ent. mon. Mag. 1 (6): 130; TL: Motagua Valley, Guatemala
Doxocopa argus f. armilla Fruhstorfer, 1912; Ent. Rundschau 29 (2): 14; TL: [Honduras]
- = Asterocampa idyja argus ; [NL4A], #1986b

Asterocampa idyja argus, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Asterocampa idyja argus, Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon [Bruce Walsh]

Asterocampa argus armilla; [NHM card]
Apatura argus; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 3: pl. 30, f. 12-14
Doxocopa argus; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 319; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 693
Asterocampa argus; [BOW]: pl. 13, f. 7 (text only); [NHM card]
Asterocampa idyja argus; Friedlander, 1987, J. Res. Lep. 25 (4): 222, 272; [NL4A], #1986b

References:

[BAMONA] Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue
Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[BCA] electronic
BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[BOA] Interactive Listing of American Butterflies
Listado Interactivo de la Mariposas Americanas; Butterflies of America
[Bruce Walsh]
Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona
[GALEPS] Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States
James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm
[HBN] Francis Hemming, 1937
HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[JRL]
The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera; JRL Archive
[John Shuey]
e-mail: jshuey at tnc.org; Director of Conservation Science; Indiana Office of The Nature Conservancy; http://www.nature.org
[LAMAS-2005] Gerardo Lamas
Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)
[LAMAS-NEO] Gerardo Lamas
Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[NHM] Natural History Museum
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index; Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[Opler] Opler & Warren, 2003 (April)
Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico.
[Vitaly Charny]
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
[Wahlberg]
Niklas Wahlberg; The NSG's voucher specimen database; Nymphalidae Systematics Group
[maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

Some related literature:

Barnes & Lindsey, 1922
A review of some generic names in the order Lepidoptera Ann. ent. Soc. Amer. 15: 89-99
Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
New North American Lepidoptera with notes on described species Contr. nat. Hist. Lep. N. Am. 2 (3) : 93-165, pl. 1-9, I-IX
Bates, 1864
New species of butterflies from Guatemala and Panama, collected by Osbert Salvin and F. du Cane Godman, Esqs. Ent. mon. Mag. 1 (1): 1-6 (1864), (2): 31-35 (1864), (3): 55-59 (1864), (4): 81-85 (1864), (5): 113-116 (1864), (6): 126-131 (1864), (7): 161-164 (1864), (8): 178-180 (1865), (9): 202-205 (1865)
Boisduval & Le Conte, [1835]
Histoire générale et iconographie des lépidoptères et des chenilles de l'Amérique septentrionale Hist. Lép. Am. Sept. (1): 1-16. pl. 1-3 (1829), (2): 17-24, pl. 4-6 (1829), (3/4): 25-40, pl. 7-12 ([1830]), (5/6): 41-56, pl. 13-18 ([1830]), (7/8): 57-80, pl. 19-24 ([1830]), (9/10): 81-100, pl. 25-30 (1833), (11-22): 101-196, pl. 31-65 ([1835]), (23-26): 197-228, pl. 66-78 ([1837])
Dyar, 1903
A List of North American Lepidoptera and Key to the Literature of this Order of Insects Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 1-723
Edwards, 1868
The Butterflies of North America. Vol. I Butts. N. Amer. 1: 218pp, 50pls
Edwards, 1876
The Butterflies of North America. Vol. II Butts N. Amer. 2: 357pp, 51pls
Edwards, 1874
Descriptions of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera found in North America Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 5 (1): 13-19, (2): 103-111
Edwards, 1877
Descriptions of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera found in North America Field & Forest 3 (5): 86-89, : 101-105
Edwards, 1883
Notes on the collection of butterflies made by Mr. H. K. Morrison in Arizona, 1882 Papilio 3 (1) : 1-10
Edwards, 1884
List of species of the diurnal Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico. Boston List diurn. Lepid. Amer. N of Mexico: 16pp
Friedlander, 1987
Taxononomy, Phylogeny and Biogeography of Asterocampa Röber 1916 (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Apaturinae) J. Res. Lep. 25 (4): 215-338
Fruhstorfer, 1912
Neue Nymphaliden des neotropischen Gebietes aus der Sammlung Staudinger. Ent. Rundschau 29 (2) : 14-15 (27 January)
Godman & Salvin, [1884]
Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. Vol. 1. (1879-1886) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 1-487, 3: pl. 1-24,24a,25-112
Godman & Salvin, [1901]
Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 1-782, 3: pl. 1-112
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
Geyer, [1828]
Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge, Vol. 3 ([1827] - [1838]) in Hübner, Samml. exot. Schmett. 3 : pl. [9], [11], [21], [26-27], [32], [43], [45] (1827), : pl. [7], [13], [35], [42] (1828), : pl. [20], [22], [37-38] (1829), : pl. [17], [24], [41], [49] (1830), : pl. [30] (1831), : pl. [25], [28], [31], [44], [50-51] (1832), : pl. [5-6], [14-16], [29], [48], [52], [54] (1833), : pl. [1], [12], [18] (1834), : pl. [2-4], [10], [19], [23], [39], [46] (1835), : pl. [40] (1836-1837), : pl. [8], [33-34], [36], [47], [53] (1838)
[NL4A]; Lamas, 2004
Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Lintner, [1885]
On some Rio Grande Lepidoptera Papilio 4 (7/8) : 135-147
[NAB]; Pyle, 1981
Field Guide to North American Butterflies, National Audubon Society
Röber, 1916
L. Gruppe Apaturidi in Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 5 : 545-550 (18 April), : pl. 109,110A,110B
[BNA]; Scott, 1986
The Butterflies of North America Butts. N. America : 1-583
Scudder, 1868
[no title] Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 11 : 401-403
Skinner, 1911
The Boreal America Species of Chlorippe (Doxocopa, Apaura) Lepidoptera Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 37 : 211-214
[EBW]; Smart, 1976
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World Illust. Encyp. Butt. World: -
Stallings & Turner, 1947
Texas Lepidoptera (with description of a new subspecies) Ent. News 58 (2) : 37-41
Strecker, 1878
Butterflies and Moths of North America. Complete Synonymical Catalogue of Macrolepidoptera ... Synon. Cat. Macroplep.: - : 1-281
Wolcott, 1916
Description of two Hitherto Undescribed Aberrations, the one of Argynnis alcestis, the of the Chlorippe celtis (Lep.) Ent. News, 27 (3) : 97-99, pl. 4
Wright, 1905
The Butterflies of the West Coast of the United States Butts. West Coast US : 3-257

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