Fountainea
Andrew V. Z. Brower
- Fountainea centaurus
- Fountainea eurypyle
- Fountainea glycerium
- Fountainea halice
- Fountainea nessus
- Fountainea nobilis
- Fountainea ryphea
- Fountainea sosippus
Introduction
Neotropical fruit-feeders. Fountainea species were formerly included in Memphis. (Both have been viewed as belonging within Anaea by authors in the past). Members of this genus can be distinguished from members of Memphis by the shape of the anal angle of the forewing. It is more or less a right angle in Fountainea and strongly hook-shaped in Memphis. There is some disagreement as to species circumscriptions in Fountainea. The taxonomy here, with a relatively small number of species, is that of Lamas (2004).References
Lamas G ed. 2004. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Fountainea nessus |
|---|---|
| Location | Peru: Loreto Road |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Kim Garwood |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | dorsal |
| Source | Nessus Leafwing (Fountainea nessus) |
| Source Collection | Neotropical Butterflies |
| Copyright | © 2004 Kim Garwood |
| Scientific Name | Fountainea ryphea |
|---|---|
| Location | COLOMBIA: Meta, Sierra de la Macarena, Caņo Cristales |
| Acknowledgements | used by permission, granted to AVZB 5/18/11 |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Kim Garwood |
| Sex | Male |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | ventral |
| Source | Fountainea ryphea |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
| Copyright | © 2010 Mike Chapman |
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- First online 05 November 2006
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