Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: PART 2 BF Host Plant Seed Trade DISCUSSION, 1 by debnes_dfw_tx

debnes_dfw_tx wrote:
Hackberry Emperor
(Asterocampa celtis)

Caterpillar Hosts:
Various Hackberries (Celtis species)
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/natives/celti...
The reference is for Texas, you might check your own State for your native varieties of Hackberry...

...And Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata) http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/37950/index.html.

This one stopped by for a long drink this morning, a bit tattered and very thirsty. Birds spread the berries far and wide and they pop up all over this area. Every house I ever lived in Texas had at least 1 or 2 Hackberries growing around the fence or near shrubs.

The eggs are laid in clusters on the Hackberry or Sugarberry. They feed together and overwinter in groups rolled up in dead leaves.