Florida Leafwing
Anaea troglodyta floridalis F. Johnson & W.P. Comstock, 1941
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Charaxinae
Identification: Forewing tip is slightly hooked and margin is straight; hindwing has a pointed tail. Upperside is red with dark outer margins but few other dark markings; forewing has a dark bar in the cell. Underside resembles a dead leaf.
Wing Span: 3 - 3 1/2 inches (7.6 - 9 cm).
Life History: Males perch on twigs about 10 feet off the ground to wait for females. Eggs are laid singly on leaves of the host plant; caterpillars eat leaves. Young caterpillars make a resting perch from a leaf vein; older caterpillars live in a rolled-up leaf shelter.
Flight: The dry season form flies from October-April; the wet season form from May-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Woolly croton (Croton linearis) in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae).
Adult Food: Rotting fruit and dung.
Habitat: Pine-palmetto scrub and edges.
Range: Extreme southern peninsular Florida and the Florida Keys.
Conservation: Limited to a few remaining habitats in the Florida Keys.
NCGR: G1 - Critically imperiled globally because of extreme rarity (5 or fewer occurrences, or very few remaining individuals), or because of some factor of its biology making it especially vulnerable to extinction. (Critically endangered throughout its range).
Management Needs: Conserve remaining habitat on the Florida Keys and practice proper successional management.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Nov 09, 2023
Submitted by: Janet Ruth
Region: Puerto Rico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Dec 12, 2023
Observation date: May 25, 2022
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jan 30, 2023
Observation date: May 25, 2022
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 06, 2022
Observation date: Jan 04, 2018
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 22, 2022
Observation date: May 20, 2017
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 02, 2021
Observation date: Mar 17, 2017
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 02, 2021
Observation date: Aug 18, 2017
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 02, 2021
Observation date: Mar 02, 2019
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 07, 2021
Observation date: Dec 15, 2013
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Dec 02, 2014
Observation date: Oct 30, 2011
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 19, 2011
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
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Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Big Pine Key County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Monroe County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Sugarloaf Key County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004