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Fountainea

Fountainea is a genus of Neotropical leaf butterflies. Their wing undersides usually mimic dead leaves.

Fountainea
Fountainea nobilis, ventral view
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Anaeini
Genus: Fountainea
Rydon, 1971

This genus honours Margaret Fountaine, a renowned entomologist.

Species edit

There are eight species in the genus:

  • Fountainea centaurus (Felder & Felder, 1867)
  • Fountainea eurypyle (C. & R. Felder, 1862) – pointed leafwing
  • Fountainea glycerium (Doubleday, 1849) – angled leafwing
  • Fountainea halice (Godart, 1824) – ruddy leafwing
  • Fountainea nessus (Latreille, 1813) – superb leafwing
  • Fountainea nobilis (Bates, 1864) – noble leafwing
  • Fountainea ryphea (Cramer, 1775) – flamingo leafwing
  • Fountainea sosippus (Hopffer, 1874)

References edit

  • "Fountainea Rydon, 1971" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  • Biolib
  • Rydon, A.H.B. 1971. The systematics of the Charaxidae (Lepidoptera: Nymphaloidea). Entomologists Record 83: 219-233, 283-287, 310-316, 336-341, 384-388, 6 figs., 4 plates.

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