Asterocampa leilia
Common name: Empress Leilia
Feeds on these plants:
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Deep Red)
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Gold)
Begonia
(sold as Ambassador pink)
Begonia
(sold as Ambassador scarlet)
Begonia
(sold as Ambassador white)
Begonia
(sold as Bada Boom Rose)
Begonia
(sold as George Morneau)
Begonia
(sold as Lady Francis)
Begonia
(sold as Senator White)
Begonia
(sold as sempervirens white)
Bougainvillea buttiana
(sold as Barbara Karst)
Bougainvillea buttiana
(sold as Raspberry Ice)
Bougainvillea
(sold as James Walker)
Bougainvillea
(sold as Moncliff)
Bougainvillea
(sold as Patio Tree)
Duranta erecta
(sold as Variegata)
Lantana camara
(sold as Carlos)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Peach Sunrise)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Pink Dawn)
Lantana hybrid
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Confetti)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Lavender Trailing)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as orange)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as white)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as yellow)
Salvia cleveladii, or clevelandii
Salvia coccinea
(sold as May Night)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Rose Queen)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Select Rose)
Salvia elegans
(sold as Golden Delicious)
Salvia greggii ‘Navajo Bright Red’
Salvia greggii ‘Sierra San Antonio’
Salvia greggii
(sold as watermelon Autumn Sage pink)
Salvia involucrata
(sold as El Cielo)
Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Bezerkeley)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Rosita)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as ucb pink)
Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Rose’
Salvia nemorosa
(sold as Viola Klose)
Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’
Salvia splendens ‘Salsa Purple’
Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
Salvia x sylvestris
(sold as Snowhill)
Salvia
(sold as Red Hot Sally)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Quartz scarlet)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Red & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Tapien Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Cherry Red)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Light Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Raspberry)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec White Magic)
Verbena
(sold as Babylon Deep Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Asterocampa leilia, the Empress Leilia, can be found in AZ,NM,TX,WY,NE,KS,UT, and CA.
Favorite nectar plants include: Acacia and Lantana
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 7,8,9,10,11
Host plants:
Celtis
Celtis laevigata
Celtis occidentalis
Celtis pallida
Celtis reticulata
