Pseudopontia is a genus of
butterflies found only in wet forests of tropical Africa. It is the only genus in the
subfamily Pseudopontiinae. It was traditionally thought to contain only one species (
monotypic),
Pseudopontia paradoxa. However, a recent study showed there are at least five species of
Pseudopontia which can be distinguished genetically and by details of wing veins. Each is found primarily in a different part of Africa, though several of the species have overlapping geographic distributions.
