Empress Louisa,  Asterocampa sp. <LEP139>

 

     Discovered during the second half of the 20th Century, this hackberry butterfly occurs in South Texas and Mexico.  Her wings are a warm, light brown with blackish around the tips where there are white spots.  The unpupilled black eyespots around the hindwings have tan rims, and the hindwing scalloping is dark brown.