Archaeoprepona demophon

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One-spotted prepona
One-spotted prepona
One-spotted prepona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked) Rhopalocera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Charaxinae
Tribe: Preponini
Genus: Archaeoprepona
Species: A. demophon
Binomial name
Archaeoprepona demophon
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The One-spotted prepona (Archaeoprepona demophon) is a butterfly found in Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and northern portions of South America.

[edit] Foodplants

The butterfly larva generally feed on plants of the genus Annona. Adults visit rotten fruit or dung.

[edit] References

  • DeVries, Philip J.; The Butterflies of Costa Rica; Vol. I: Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae
  • Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0-245-52097-X

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