Hi everyone! It is that time again...Thursday is Butterfly Day and Insect Day Giveaway- Week 29! Gather around the Insect Pub to see butterflies and other insects and to make new friends. Post your butterfly and insect photos, or art work for a chance to win Steem Basic Income shares. A minimum of 2-SBI will be given away; 1-SBI for art work and 1-SBI for photos. If no art work is submitted, then 2-SBI will be given away for photos. Depending on how many entries there are, I might be able to give away more. Entries will not be judged and winners are chosen at random. You have 6 days for entries in this post and then a new one will begin. Thanks to all for your amazing entries! There are 3 winners for Week 28 and they are @bossel, @hangin and @sketch.and.jam. Congratulations!
1-One submission per person per week.
2-All photos and art work must be your own work. Photos and art work from the internet wil not be accepted.
3-Make your own butterfly or insect post and use one of these tags: #butterflyday or #insectpub.
4-Important! To be entered in the giveaway, you must put the link to your post in the comments below.
5-Upvotes to this post are not necessary but would be greatly appreciated, and might allow me to giveaway more prizes.
This butterfly can be found near Hackberry trees; hence its name. It has a wing span of 1 3/8" - 2 1/2."
I have yet to see a Hackberry Emporor with its wings open but I did get a glimpse here.
Males perch in sunny areas with tall objects to watch for females. They feed on tree sap, rotting fruit juices, animal dung and at times, will feed on the liquid of decaying animal carcasses. The rarely visit flowers. This one was on a tall butterfly bush branch which makes me wonder if it is feeding or looking for females. Next to it is a Silver-Spotted Skipper.
The Hackberry Emperor is a fast and erratic flier, and rests with the head down on tree trunks. Of course this is a flower, but it makes me wonder if it is feeding or resting.
Information Source: butterfliesandmoths.org, insectidentification.org
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