Anaea aidea

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| taxon = Anaea aidea

| authority = (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)

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• Anaea troglodyta aidea
• Nymphalis aidea Guérin-Méneville, [1844]
• Paphia morrisonii Edwards, 1883
• Paphia morrisonii W. H. Edwards, 1884
• Anaea troglodya appiciata Röber, 1918

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Anaea aidea, the tropical leafwing, is a species of brush-footed butterfly (family Nymphalidae) in the subfamily Charaxinae. Its native range extends from Mexico to northwestern Costa Rica, with strays sometimes seen in southern Texas, Arizona, and California in the United States.{{cite web |url=http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1824 |title=Tropical Leafwing Anaea aidea (Guérin-Méneville, (1844)) |publisher=Butterflies and moths of North America |accessdate=2010-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615181322/http://butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1824 |archive-date=2010-06-15 |url-status=dead }} Some authors consider Anaea aidea to be a subspecies of Anaea troglodyta.

It has a wingspan of {{convert|57|-|78|mm|in|abbr=on}}. The larvae feed on Croton species.

File:LEAFWING, TROPICAL (Anaea aidea) (12-12-2014) 78 circulo montana, patagonia lake ranch estates, scc, az -01 (16033752561).jpg|Adults feeding

Image:Anaea aidea caterpillar.jpg|Caterpillar