Anaeini is a
tribe
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of
Neotropical
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Definition
In bioge ...
brush-footed butterflies
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. Their wing undersides usually
mimic
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dead leaves.
Included genera (and notable species) are:
* ''
Anaea''
Hübner, 819/small>"''Anaea'' Hübner, [1819]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''[Glassberg, Jeffrey. (2007) ''A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America''. Sunstreak Books Inc. p. 120–1.]
* ''Coenophlebia''
* ''Consul (genus), Consul''
* ''Fountainea'' (several formerly in ''Anaea'')
* ''Hypna''
* ''Memphis (genus), Memphis'' (formerly included in ''Anaea'')
* ''Polygrapha''
* ''[ iderone''
* '' Zaretis'' Hübner, 819/small>
''Anaeomorpha
''Anaeomorpha'' is a monotypic genus of butterflies in the subfamily Charaxinae.
Species
There is one species, ''Anaeomorpha splendida'', and two subspecies:
*''Anaeomorpha splendida splendida'' (Peru, Ecuador, Colombia)
*''Anaeomorpha splendid ...
'' is sometimes placed here, but more often in the Preponini
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The Charaxinae, the leafwings, are a nymphalid subfamily of butterflies that includes about 400 species, inhabiting mainly the tropics, although some species extend into temperate regions in North America, Europe, China, and southern ...
.
References
External links
Pteron
Images.In Japanese but with binomial names
Mariposa Mexicanas
Excellent images of Mexican Anaeni
Charaxinae
Taxa named by Enzio Reuter
Butterfly tribes
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