Inconspicuous. I was well hidden under some leaves but someone bent down and found me.

One of 11 Doleschalla species of butterflies. The underside of the wings on this species are brown which help this butterfly to resemble a dead leaf hence the name 'Leafwing'. Found from Malaysia, Indonesia and north-east Australia.

Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria). Houston, Texas.

This is a ventral (underside) view: www.flickr.com/photos/jansgate/16603857864

This little beauty was spotted along a trail in Santa Elena. I was glad that he stopped for a moment and just in time too. The wasp in the image seemed to have bad intentions as I observed him tracking this this guy. When he landed, the wasp flew on by.

I have seen the tracking behavior by wasps in my yard and learned that they do indeed kill adult butterflies and moths, not just the caterpillars and not just the freshly hatched ones that can't fly yet.

Anyway, I have tried to find information about this little beauty. However, I am coming up short. If you happen to know what this one is for sure I'd appreciate an ID and maybe a link to a website that has good information about it.

ID assits appreciated, butterfly or moth?

Have a wonderful day and happy snapping.

Estero Llano Grande State Park, Hidalgo County, Florida

February 15, 2019

Estero Llano Grande State Park, Hidalgo County, Florida

February 15, 2019

Seen at the Key Largo Hammock State Park.

The rajah and pasha butterflies, also known as emperors in Africa and Australia (genus Charaxes) make up a genus of about 180 brush-footed leafwing butterflies (subfamily Charaxinae).

The butterfly in the picture above is the green-veined emperor or green-veined charaxes (Charaxes candiope) found across most of sub-Saharan Africa.

The wingspan is 45–60 mm in males and 50–70 mm in females.

Charaxes is een geslacht van circa 180 middelgrote opvallend gekleurde vlinders uit tropische en subtropische gebieden in de Oude Wereld, met veruit de hoogste diversiteit in Afrika en een kleiner aantal soorten in Zuid-Azië, Melanesië en Australië.

Hierboven is Charaxes candicope afgebeeld, er is geen Nederlandse naam voor deze soort, uit Afrika zuidelijk van de Sahara. De veugelspanwijdte is 45 à 60 mm bij mannetjes en 50 à70 mm bij vrouwtjes.

Deze opname is gemaakt in de buitenvolière van zorgboerderij www.passiflorahoeve.nl bij Harskamp op de Veluwe.

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Fazenda Grotão - DF, Brazil.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Superfamily: Papilionoidea

Family: Nymphalidae

Subfamily: Charaxinae

Tribe: Anaeini

Genus: Zaretis Hübner, [1819]

Species: Z. isadora (Cramer, [1779])

Binomial name: Zaretis isadora

The tiger leafwing, is the most common and well known species of the genus Consul of subfamily Charaxinae in the brush-footed butterfly family (Nymphalidae). It is found all over the Neotropics.

The length of the forewings reaches about 30–40 millimetres (1.2–1.6 in). The uppersides of the wings have a bright orange and black pattern, with two yellow bands across the angular forewings. The hindwings are tailed. This butterfly is part of a mimicry ring, as a matter of fact the cryptic undersides of the wings mimic a dead leaf. The eggs are laid on the leaves of various species of Piperaceae of which the caterpillars feed. The caterpillars are dark green with reddish spots along the back, while the chrysalis are pale green.

This species is present in deciduous forest, rainforest, and cloud forest. It usually prefers the forest canopy, the banks of rivers and the forest edges, at elevations between sea level and about 1200 m.

I am now offline for the next week so will catch up with everyone next week when I am back home. Thanks to all my friends for your lovely comments and encouragement. It has been weird in a different time zone and not in my normal routine here on Flickr but back to normal routines next weekend

Orange leafwing butterfly perched on a crepe myrtle bush. Great late afternoon autumn light, blue sky and trees helped create the bleautiful bokeh.

Anaea aidea

Recently eclosed from chrysalis is previous photo.

Hypna clytemnestra est un insecte lépidoptère de la famille des Nymphalidae et de la sous-famille des Charaxinae et du genre Hypna dont il est le seul représentant.

Hypna clytemnestra se nomme Marbled Leafwing ou Silver-studded Leafwing en anglais.

Anaea aidea

South Llano River State Park, Junction, Kimble County, Texas

National Butterfly Center, Mission, TX

Speaking of coincidences! For a diversion from the rain early this morning I was reading some Plutarch (46-120 CE), great biographer of famous Greeks and Romans, and by chance I'd opened my internet page at the life of Fabius Cunctator, twice dictator of Rome and consul five times (c.290-203 BCE).

Fabius was a hero of the Roman War with Carthage and it's from that war that his epithet 'Cunctator', Lingerer, derives. Recognising the military superiority of Hannibal's Carthaginian forces, Fabius instructed his army not to meet them head-on in battle but to linger or straggle behind and beside and to pick their enemies off in guerrilla-type attacks. First that epithet was used as a term of derision, but his fellow citizens soon understood the cleverness of Fabius's strategy.

Whatever... I went out in the rain anyway to seek some solace in the Butterfly House of the Zoo. There my eyes lit on this colorful Tiger Leafwing, Consul fabius. Usually rather actively fluttering about, our Brushfoot today was lingering haggardly on its leaf. Butterflies have no natural enemies in this Greenhouse, so I think the wear and tear of its lower wings especially on the left are due to its age not the evidence of battles survived.

Fountainea nobilis (Noble Leafwing) (B00249, EC00096)

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The autumn leaf (Doleschallia bisaltide) is a nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australasia. In Australia it is also known as the leafwing.

The butterfly, with a wing span of 7.5 - 8.5 cm, is common in montane forest at low to moderate elevations and is frequently found on forest paths and forest edge.

This picture was taken in the tropical butterfly garden Klein Costa Rica in Someren, the Netherlands.

Het herfstblaadje (Doleschallia bisaltide) is een vlinder die voorkomt in Zuid- en Zuidoost-Azië en Australazië.

De vlinder, met een vleugelspanwijdte van 7,5 à 8,5 cm, komt veel voor in bossen op berghellingen tot hoogtes van 1500 meter en wordt vaak aangetroffen op bospaden en langs bosranden.

Deze foto is gemaakt in de tropische vlindertuin van Klein Costa Rica in Someren.

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Lugar captura: Jardín Botánico.Profesor Eugenio de Jesús Marcano, Santiago.Repùblica Dominicana.

Orden :Lepidópteros

Familia:Nymphalidae

Tribu:Coeini

Género:Historis

Especies:H. odius odius.

Npmbre común: Ala de hoja apestosa o Stinky leafwing.Subespecies.

odius Historis tiene tres

existen 3 subespecies :

Historis odius odius - nativo de la región de las Antillas Mayores, (Fabricius en 1775) .

Historis dious odius - Originario de México a la región de Argentina (entrando en ocasiones la de EE.UU. ), (Lamas en 1995) .

Historis caloucaera odius - Originario de las Antillas Holandesas, ,(Brévignon 2003.)Según Adrian Hoskins, el nombre en Inglés (Stinky Leafwing) y el nombre de la especie, odius son probablemente una referencia a los frutos podridas que atraen; Pero Jorge Kesselring dice que este nombre puede ser una referencia al hecho de que la mariposa e tímido para cazar y también porque no dejar que el enfoque de otras mariposas a la alimentación, expulsándolos con un aleteo de las alas rápida.Pero además el colo intenso de la oruga y la liberaciòn una líquuido amargo hace que sean rechazadas por las aves.

La mariposa (Historis odius) es una mariposa neo tropical que se distribuye desde México a Argentina ; También habita en las islas de Guadalupe , Martinica y Antillas Mayores , con una rara ocurrencia en el sur de la Florida . Su tamaño puede alcanzar once centímetros y su color se caracteriza por dos manchas características de tinción de color naranja, vista desde arriba, y el patrón de hoja seca en vista desde abajo; que contiene una pequeña cantidad de blanco en la parte superior de cada ala delantera en ambos lados (arriba y abajo).

South Llano River State Park, Junction, Kimble County, Texas

If the other side of the wing is the 'leaf', this must be the 'goatweed'. I've never managed to get close to them in the wild, so this Native Butterfly House shot is a first.

Texas, November 2018

It is a surprise that such a beautiful leaf mimic also bears the name Stinky Leafwing! Arising from its preference for putrid and rotten fruit it also gives the Latin name, Historis odius. When sighted it is however a large strong solitary flier and at rest, often hanging, shows a beautiful velvet brown underwing.

Found in a wide range of forest habitats from the West Indies to Central and South America this one sighted at rest in the shade, under a forest bridge, near Palenque, Chiapas, Maxico.

Shelby County, TN.

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Photo taken around Apuya Track, Napo, Ecuador

2018/09/05

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I'm not susre where the 'Goatweed' part of its name comes from, but the 'Leafwing' part is self evident. These are notorious for flying just ahead of photographers on the trail; this individual was in the Springfield Native Butterfly House and gave some nice looks. Other side of the wings tomorrow..

A Silver-studded Leafwing butterfly in Panama.

Consul fabius

Tiger Leafwing

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Consul fabius, common name Tiger Leafwing, is the most common and well known species of the genus Consul of subfamily Charaxinae in the brush-footed butterfly family (Nymphalidae). It is found all over the Neotropics. This species is present in deciduous forest, rainforest, and cloud forest. It usually prefers the forest canopy, the banks of rivers and the forest edges, at elevations between sea level and about 1200 m.

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Photo taken around Rio Hollin, Napo, Ecuador

2018/09/09

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Cock of the Rock Lodge, Middle Manu Road, Peru

Photo taken around Surucua Reserve, Misiones, Argentina

2020/02/03

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Photo taken around WildSumaco Reserve, Napo, Ecuador

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The small area near the trail is a wonderful place that day. I saw morphos, metalmarks, brushfoots, and hairstreaks flying by in a short period of time.

This leafwing of Hypna clytemnestra is a monotypic species.

Also some little friends accompanying this guy.

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Australian Leafwing Butterfly, Doleschallia bisaltide, Far North Queensland, Cairns