Angled Leafwing
Fountainea glycerium (Doubleday, [1849])
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Charaxinae
Tribe: Anaeini
Identification: Upperside orange. Tip of forewing is pointed; outer margin is irregular and indented. Hindwing is concave between vein ends. Underside resembles a dead leaf.
Wing Span: 2 5/16 - 3 3/16 inches (5.9 - 8.1 cm).
Life History: Flight is swift and strong. Males perch to watch for females. Young caterpillars make a perch from a leaf midvein, older ones live in the shelter of a rolled leaf.
Flight: Wet season form flies from June-September; dry season form in October. Flies in July in South Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Croton jalapensis in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae).
Adult Food: Sap and rotting fruit.
Habitat: Disturbed subtropical forests and edges.
Range: Northern South America north through Central America to Mexico. Strays to South Texas.
Conservation: Not required for a rare tropical stray.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Memphis glycerium
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 16 of 16 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 27, 2022
Submitted by: Rosa Ruperto
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Dec 10, 2022
Observation date: Sep 13, 2013
Submitted by: Alvaro Moises
Region: El Salvador
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 22, 2022
Observation date: Nov 07, 2019
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Sinaloa, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Sep 19, 2022
Observation date: Nov 23, 2017
Submitted by: CloudbridgeButt...
Region: San Jose, Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 04, 2022
Observation date: Feb 23, 2017
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 12, 2018
Observation date: Dec 23, 2012
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 03, 2015
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA
Region:
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Oct 16, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler)
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Overton)
Verified date: Nov 05, 2007
Observation date: Oct 16, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler)
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Overton)
Verified date: Nov 05, 2007
Observation date: Oct 15, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler)
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Overton)
Verified date: Nov 05, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Sinaloa, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Dallas County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004