What Does a Hackberry Emperor Look Like? What type of butterfly is this? asks reader Andrea Rickard of Helena, Ohio. Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman say, “This is a good view of the intricate pattern on ...

High in the boughs above us, the hackberry tree lays out its riches just as the fall migration is reaching its peak.

Hackberry trees, around which the life cycle of the hackberry emperor revolves, bear the brunt of the damage, as larvae sometimes devour every last leaf.

For a beautiful, stately native tree that's also great for wildlife, check out the native netleaf hackberry.