Asterocampa
# Asterocampa

Asterocampa, commonly called hackberry butterflies or American emperors, is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found mainly in North and Central America and the Caribbean.

## Species

The celtis species group:

* Asterocampa celtis (Boisduval & Le Conte, 1835) – hackberry emperor
* Asterocampa leilia (Edwards, 1874) – Empress Leilia or desert hackberry

The clyton species group:

* Asterocampa clyton (Boisduval & Le Conte, 1835) – tawny emperor
* Asterocampa idyja (Geyer, 1828) – dusky emperor
