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Anaea aidea - male

Anaea aidea - female



 

 

Anaea aidea (Guerin-Meneville, [1844])
Status: Rare stray. There is one Nebraska record.
Flight Period(s): It flies all or most of the year in the southernmost portions of the United States. The Nebraska record is from 26 October.
Range: This species is a resident from Central America north into southern portions of Texas, New Mexico and Arixona. It strays (rarely) into Kansas. There is one southern Nebraska record.
Larval Hostplant(s): Crotons, of which none of those listed occurs in Nebraska.
Overwinter: As adults in its home range. It cannot survive winters in Nebraska.
Commentary/Habitat: On 26 October 1996 Doug Long captured a female in Holbrook ( Furnas County) from a watermelon rind left in his backyard to attract butterflies.
Similar Species: Goatweed Leafwing