Tawny Emperor

Cin & Bill Kobak bilcinkob at comcast.net
Fri Jun 15 19:24:23 EDT 2007


The hackberry sapling that we purchased at a CBA field day years ago is finally defoliated! (Honestly, who but lep enthusiasts would get excited by a tree they paid good money for being eaten almost down to its leaves midribs?)  Found a single tawny emperor caterpillar (Asterocampa clyton) in a folded leaf on the tree.  Nearby nesting chickadees may have found the rest of them. It's only about 2cm so far - brought it indoors with plenty of host plant.  Can anyone tell me how they pupate - will it need soil, dead leaves, or a branch to pupate on?  And how long do they pupate?

Thanks,
Cindi Kobak
Guilford, CT 
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