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:
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: 219âÂÂ233, 283âÂÂ287, 310âÂÂ316, 336âÂÂ341, 384âÂÂ388, 6 figs., 4 plates.
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