Anaea aidea

Anaea aidea
Anaea aidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Anaeini
Genus: Anaea
Species: A. aidea
Binomial name
Anaea aidea
(Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Anaea troglodyta aidea
  • Nymphalis aidea Guérin-Méneville, [1844]
  • Paphia morrisonii Edwards, 1883
  • Paphia morrisonii W. H. Edwards, 1884
  • Anaea troglodya appiciata Röber, 1918

Anaea aidea, commonly known as the Tropical Leafwing, is a species of brush-footed butterfly (family Nymphalidae) in the subfamily Charaxinae. Its native range extends from Mexico to northwestern Costa Rica, with strays sometimes seen in southern Texas, Arizona, and California in the United States.[1]

Caterpillar

Some authors consider Anaea aidea to be a subspecies of Anaea troglodyta.

It has a wingspan of 57–78 mm (2.2–3.1 in). The larvae feed on Croton species.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tropical Leafwing Anaea aidea (Guérin-Méneville, (1844))". Butterflies and moths of North America. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1824. Retrieved 2010-08-26. 

External links

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