Fountainea

Fountainea
Fountainea nessus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Anaeini
Genus: Fountainea
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.


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