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Fountainea
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Fountainea

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

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11 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Angled Leafwing

speciesFountainea glycerium

Flamingo Leafwing

speciesFountainea ryphea

Cindy's Leafwing

speciesFountainea nessus

Pear-winged Leafwing Butterfly

speciesFountainea halice

Pointed Leafwing Butterfly

speciesFountainea eurypyle

Noble Leafwing Butterfly

speciesFountainea nobilis

Fountainea centaurus

speciesFountainea centaurus

Rayo Leafwing

speciesFountainea rayoensis

Fountainea tyrianthina

speciesFountainea tyrianthina

Fountainea sosippus

speciesFountainea sosippus

Fountainea johnsoni

speciesFountainea johnsoni

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 179788.