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title: "Hackberry Emperor"
description: "Asterocampa celtis — Owady i pająki. Asterocampa celtis, the hackberry emperor, is a North American butterfly that belongs to the brushfooted butterfly family, Nymphalidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/hackberry-emperor
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hackberry Emperor

> Asterocampa celtis — Owady i pająki. Asterocampa celtis, the hackberry emperor, is a North American butterfly that belongs to the brushfooted butterfly family, Nymphalidae.

- Scientific name: *Asterocampa celtis*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 58577
- Wikidata: [Q2790264](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2790264)
- iNaturalist taxon: [68264](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68264)

## Names

- en: Hackberry Emperor
- es: Mariposa emperatriz de manchas blancas
- fr: Papillon du micocoulier

## Countries with the most observations

US (53601), CA (1410), MX (394)

## Summary

Asterocampa celtis, the hackberry emperor, is a North American butterfly that belongs to the brushfooted butterfly family, Nymphalidae. It gets its name from the hackberry tree (Celtis occidentalis and others in the genus Celtis) upon which it lays its eggs. The hackberry tree is the only host plant for A. celtis and is the food source for larvae.
The hackberry emperor is known for being a quick, mercurial butterfly. It often is found along water sources and lowlands, although it lives in a broad range of habitats. Another notable characteristic is that it rarely is spotted visiting a flower, which is considered unusual…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterocampa_celtis

## Photo

![Hackberry Emperor](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hackberry-emperor/medium.jpg)

Photo: Michael W Belitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56531019

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/hackberry-emperor?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).