Anaea (butterfly)

Anaea
Anaea aidea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Anaeini
Genus: Anaea
Hübner, [1819]
Type species
Papilio troglodyta
Fabricius, 1775
Species

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Anaea are a genus of charaxine butterflies in the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae.[1][2] The butterflies are commonly known as leafwings. Members of the genus are found throughout the United States, Central America, and the Caribbean.

The genus was described by Jacob Hübner in 1819 and formerly contained 225 different species of butterflies. Subsequent revisions to the genus have narrowed the genus to contain three species: its type species, Anaea troglodyta; Anaea aidea; and Anaea andria.

  1. ^ "Anaea Hübner, 1819". www.gbif.org. GBIF. Archived from the original on 2022-03-27. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  2. ^ "ITIS - Report: Anaea". itis.gov. Archived from the original on 2022-03-27. Retrieved 2022-03-27.