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Hackberry Emperor Butterfly Lifecycle In Kansas Woods
Rastok describes hackberry emperor butterflies defoliating hackberry trees but trees survive by drawing energy for new leaves and a second brood. Adults hatch two generations per summer. larvae overwinter and emerge on hackberries to feed. They cluster at sites like Fitch Natural History Reservation and Lone Star Lake, attracted by sodium from humans but feed on carrion and feces too. A video discusses the population at www.youtube.com/watcherAORtvrP7hc0.
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Clinton Lake Overlook Park
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