#3157 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Tawny Emperor

Asterocampa clyton

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Sonorabee · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © tex-anne · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Andrew Jackson · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Ronnie Pitman · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © David McKienzie · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Derrick L. Mims · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Caterina "Rina" Provost-Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Duane Mortensen · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © David McKienzie · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. © cink85 · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Asterocampa clyton , the tawny emperor , is a species of brush-footed butterfly. It is native to North America, especially the eastern half from Canada to northern Mexico.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 27,563iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
27,563 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1835 (191 years ago).