Tawny Emperor

Description:

A Tawny Emperor found in the water at the edge of the Arkansas River. I usually don't interfere in nature, but it was alive, so I lifted it to safety where, hopefully, it'd dry off.

Habitat:

The only host for this species is the Hackberry, which made up a good percentage of the woods in the park. From the wiki: "The adult feeds on carrion, plant sap, and dung, and rarely land on flowers." My dad always told an old adage about life being like a butterfly, one moment landing on a beautiful flower and the next landing on a pile of dung. Who knew it had some truth to it?

Notes:

Additional Resource(s): > Butterflies and Moths: https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/spec...