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Goatweed Leafwing Butterfly

Anaea andria

Photo by Marvin Smith
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Field Notes

Description:

Underside looks like a dead leaf. Upper wing is orange/red. (I keep trying to get a shot of a Goatweed Leafwing with its wings open. Someday it will happen.)

Habitat:

Deciduous woods and scrub, especially along waterways; open fields, roadsides, railroad tracks, and other places. (from BAMONA)

Notes:

Feeding on a fallen persimmon. Adults feed on sap, rotting fruit, dung, bird droppings. (from BAMONA - http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Anaea-andria)

Reference Links:

Species Anaea andria - Goatweed Leafwing - BugGuide.Net

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