Fountainea

Fountainea
Fountainea nessus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Anaeini
Genus:
Rydon, 1971

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

This genus honours Margaret Fountaine, a renowned entomologist.

Species

There are eight species in the genus:

Species Common name Dorsal Ventral
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

  • "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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