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title: "Goatweed Leafwing"
description: "Anaea andria — Insekten & Spinnen. Anaea andria, known generally as the goatweed leafwing or goatweed butterfly, is a species of leafwing in the butterfly family Nymphalidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/goatweed-leafwing
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Goatweed Leafwing

> Anaea andria — Insekten & Spinnen. Anaea andria, known generally as the goatweed leafwing or goatweed butterfly, is a species of leafwing in the butterfly family Nymphalidae.

- Scientific name: *Anaea andria*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 9832
- Wikidata: [Q13368250](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13368250)
- iNaturalist taxon: [81561](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/81561)

## Names

- en: Goatweed Leafwing
- es: Mariposa hojarasca norteña

## Countries with the most observations

US (9176), MX (25), CA (3)

## Summary

Anaea andria, known generally as the goatweed leafwing or goatweed butterfly, is a species of leafwing in the butterfly family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America.
Host plants include goatweed, Texas croton, and prairie tea; all in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaea_andria

## Photo

![Goatweed Leafwing](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/goatweed-leafwing/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/346923367

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/goatweed-leafwing?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).