Summary ²

The Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton) is a species of brush-footed butterfly. It is native to North America, especially the eastern half from Canada to northern Mexico.

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2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterocampa_clyton

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• iNaturalist.ca taxon page
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• BOLD Systems BIN search
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• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
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• Maryland Moths
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• Moths of North Carolina
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Pacific Northwest Moths

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