Fountainea nobilis, the noble leafwing, is a species of Neotropical butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae, Charaxinae subfamily.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Fountainea |
| Species: | F. nobilis
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| Fountainea nobilis (Bates, 1864)
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Description
editFountainea nobilis is a quite rare "leaf butterfly". The dorsal sides of the upperwings are reddish with dark brown edges. In the females the dorsal sides are usually brown, with clearer edges. On the hindwings there are a few small white and black eyespots. The undersides mimic dead leaves, ranging from pale brown to grey.
Distribution
editFountainea nobilis can be found from Southern Mexico (south-western Chiapas) to Colombia, Venezuela and Peru.
Subspecies
edit- F. n. nobilis - Guatemala
- F. n. titan (C. & R. Felder, [1867]) - Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru
- F. n. caudata (Röber, 1916) - Colombia
- F. n. peralta (Hall, 1929) - Costa Rica
- F. n. rayoensis (Maza & Díaz, 1978) - Mexico (Oaxaca)
- F. n. romeroi (Descimon, 1988) – Venezuela[1]
References
edit- ^ "Fountainea Rydon, 1971" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
External links
edit- Butterflies of America
- Pteron Images. In Japanese but with binomial name
- Butterflies of America
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