Fountainea is a genus of Neotropical leaf butterflies. Their wing undersides usually mimic dead leaves.
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| Fountainea nessus | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
editThere are eight species in the genus:
| Species | Common name | Dorsal | Ventral |
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| Fountainea centaurus
(Felder & Felder, 1867) |
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| Fountainea eurypyle
(C. & R. Felder, 1862) |
pointed
leafwing |
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| Fountainea glycerium
(Doubleday, 1849) |
angled
leafwing |
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| Fountainea halice
(Godart, 1824) |
ruddy
leafwing |
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| Fountainea nessus
(Latreille, 1813) |
superb
leafwing |
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| Fountainea nobilis
(Bates, 1864) |
noble
leafwing |
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| Fountainea ryphea
(Cramer, 1775) |
flamingo
leafwing |
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| 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.
External links
edit- Pteron Images. In Japanese but with binomial names
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