Asterocampa clyton can be seen flying near houses, gravel driveways, water, muddy areas, gardens, and woodlands.
   Their ability to blend into their surroundings is one pf their remarkable adaptations.
   Their wing patterns and colors provide excellent camouflage, ensuring they are not easily spotted by predators.
   Males perch on trees limbs in full sun to scout for females.
   They have very characteristic movement due to their long, slender tails. These tails serve as decoys, drawing the attention of predators away from the butterfly’s vulnerable head area.
   As a result, they can escape danger with minimal damage.
   They are are known to also be quite friendly.
   They rest on people that are willing, to drink sweat from arms or legs. (The salt in perspiration is a mineral often sought by butterflies, usually from less mobile sources.)
    The Tawny Emperor has distinguishing features such as chestnut brown coloring on the dorsal side of their wings, with two brown bars and no white spots.
   If you’re lucky enough to come across this butterfly, you may notice their remarkable appearance.
   The dorsal wing side is mostly dark brown. The forewing is an orange brown color with pale orange yellow spots.

   The ventral side is mainly gray brown with the

forewing having some black and pale yellow markings.

   A dark morph of this species is regionally common with nearly uniformly dark hind wings.

    The number of generations per year varies depending on location.

   In the northern United States, there is usually one generation, whereas in warmer areas like Florida and southern Louisiana, you can expect up to three generations. 

 

   * As members of the Brush Footed (Nymphalidae) family, they use their pair of shorter front legs for food tasting, and their two pairs of longer rear legs for propulsion.