Tawny emperor
Asterocampa clyton

Wing span:  1 5/8 to 2 3/4  inches 

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Caterpillar hosts plants:
leaves and sap of hackberry, Celtis
Adult food: 
carrion, dung, rotting fruit, tree sap, rarely visit flowers 
Habitat:
cities, densely wooded areas, dry woods, fencerows, open woods, parks 
Notes: 
females lay eggs in the hundreds on bark or under host leaves, hibernates as groups of caterpillar in dead, curled leaf, males perch on trees to locate females, puddles