Archaeoprepona demophon

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Archaeoprepona demophon
Archaeoprepona demophon JBM.jpg
Dorsal
One-spotted prepona (Archaeoprepona demophon).jpg
Ventral, Cristalino River
Southern Amazon, Brazil
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Archaeoprepona
Species:
A. demophon
Binomial name
Archaeoprepona demophon
Synonyms
  • Papilio demophonLinnaeus, 1758
  • Prepona demophon
  • Papilio luctuosusWalch, 1775
  • Papilio sysiphusCramer, [1777]
  • Morpho sysipheHübner, [1819]
  • Prepona catachloraStaudinger, 1886

Archaeoprepona demophon, the one-spotted prepona, banded king shoemaker, or demophon shoemaker [1] is a butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae.

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Description

The wingspan reaches about 54–58 millimetres (2.1–2.3 in). The uppersides of the wings are black, with bright pale blue transverse bands. The undersides are pale brown with a clearer band in the middle of the hindwings and several dark small dots on the margins.

Foodplants

The butterfly larva generally feed on plants of the genus Annona (Annonaceae) and on Malpighia glabra (Malpighiaceae). Adults visit rotten fruit or dung.

Distribution

This species can be found in Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and northern portions of South America.

Habitat

Archaeoprepona demophon prefers the edges of forest canopy and subcanopy.

Subspecies

References

  1. Archaeoprepona demophon [ usurped ], Butterflies of the Amazon and the Andes