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Tropical Leafwing

Anaea aidea

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Butterfly camouflaged as a dry leaf, it was leaning to lower its profile. About 4 cm tall.

Habitat:

Semi desert

1 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Tropical Leafwing
Anaea aidea Anaea aidea (Guérin-Méneville, [1844])


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5 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Sergio

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Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

What beauty, Luis. Congrats.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Sumukha Javagal

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you bayucca for the ID and the link

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 11 years ago

Nice camouflage..!

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LuisStevens

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Aug 26, 2012
Submitted on Aug 28, 2012

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