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Species Anaea aidea - Tropical Leafwing - Hodges#4552

Tropical Leafwing pupa - Anaea aidea - male

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)

Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)

Subfamily Charaxinae (Leafwings and relatives)

Tribe Anaeini (Leafwings)

Genus Anaea (Leafwings)

Species aidea (Tropical Leafwing - Hodges#4552)

Hodges Number

4552

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Nymphalis aidea Guérin-Méneville [1844]. Type locality: Bay of Campéche, Mexico

Anaea aidea (Guérin-Méneville)

Paphia Morrisonii W.H. Edwards 1883. Type locality: Mount Graham, Cochise County, Arizona

Anaea Morrisonii (W.H. Edwards)

Anaea troglodyta appiciata Röber 1916. Type locality: Mexico

Anaea troglodyta aidea (Guérin-Méneville)

Identification

Similar to A. andria, except with distinct tooth on hind wing margin between tail and annal (lower/inner) angle. Males are usually more strongly patterned with dark on upper side than are males of A. andria.

Range

AZ to c. TX / Mex to C. Amer. - MPG, BOA

Food

goatweed - Croton spp. (Euphorbiaceae) - BOA

Internet References

Moth Photo Group - MPG

Butterflies of America - BOA

Contributed by tom murray on 17 September, 2005 - 12:00pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, David Ferguson
Last updated 4 January, 2018 - 3:37pm

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