| Archaeoprepona demophon | |
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| Ventral, Cristalino River Southern Amazon, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Archaeoprepona |
| Species: | A. demophon
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| Binomial name | |
| Archaeoprepona demophon | |
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Archaeoprepona demophon, the one-spotted prepona, banded king shoemaker, or demophon shoemaker[1] is a butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae.
Description[edit]
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[edit]
The butterfly larva generally feed on plants of the genus Annona (Annonaceae) and on Malpighia glabra (Malpighiaceae). Adults visit rotten fruit or dung.
Distribution[edit]
This species can be found in Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and northern portions of South America.
Habitat[edit]
Archaeoprepona demophon prefers the edges of forest canopy and subcanopy.
Gallery[edit]
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Archaeoprepona demophon demophon – dorsal view -
Archaeoprepona demophon demophon - ventral view -
Archaeoprepona demophon muson male - dorsal view -
Archaeoprepona demophon muson male - ventral view
Subspecies[edit]
- Archaeoprepona demophon demophon (Surinam)
- Archaeoprepona demophon thalpius (Hübner, [1814]) (Brazil (Santa Catarina, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Bahia, Rio Grande do Sul))
- Archaeoprepona demophon extincta (Staudinger, 1886)
- Archaeoprepona demophon centralis (Fruhstorfer, [1905]) (Mexico to Panama, Honduras)
- Archaeoprepona demophon muson (Fruhstorfer, 1905) (Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia)
- Archaeoprepona demophon occidentalis (Stoffel & Descimon, 1974) (Mexico)
References[edit]
- ^ Archaeoprepona demophon, Butterflies of the Amazon and the Andes
- DeVries, Philip J. (1987). The Butterflies of Costa Rica and Their Natural History, Volume I: Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae. Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 327 pp.
- Lewis, H. L. (1974). Butterflies of the World. ISBN 0-245-52097-X
- Especies de Costa Rica
- Llorente-Bousquets, J., Descimon, H., and K. Johnson. (1993). Taxonomy and biogeography of Archaeoprepona demophoon in Mexico, with description of a new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Charaxinae). Tropical Lepidoptera 4(1): 31-36. pdf
External links[edit]
- Archaeoprepona demophon (The Nymphalidae Systematics Group website)
- One-spotted Prepona (Archaeoprepona demophon), Neotropical Butterflies
- Archaeoprepona demophon occidentalis (Stoffel & Descimon, 1974) (One-spotted Prepona) Archived 2015-09-25 at the Wayback Machine, Butterflies of America