Tawny emperor

Tawny emperor 
Asterocampa clyton

Wing span: 
1 5/8 to 2 3/4  inches  

Caterpillar hosts plants: 
eaves 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.