Fountainea

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

Fountainea
Fountainea nobilis, ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
(unranked):
Rhopalocera
Superfamily:
Papilionoidea
Family:
Nymphalidae
Subfamily:
Charaxinae
Tribe:
Anaeini
Genus:
Fountainea

Rydon, 1971

This genus honours Margaret Fountaine, a renowned entomologist.

Species

There are eight species in the genus:

  • Fountainea centaurus (Felder & Felder, 1867)
  • Fountainea eurypyle (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
  • Fountainea glycerium (Doubleday, 1849)
  • Fountainea halice (Godart, 1824)
  • Fountainea nessus (Latreille, 1813)
  • Fountainea nobilis (Bates, 1864)
  • Fountainea ryphea (Cramer, 1775)
  • Fountainea sosippus (Hopffer, 1874)
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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.
  • Pteron Images. In Japanese but with binomial names


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