Archaeoprepona amphimachus | |
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Archaeoprepona amphimachus - Dorsal side | |
Archaeoprepona amphimachus - Ventral side | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Tribe: | Preponini |
Genus: | Archaeoprepona |
Species: | A. amphimachus |
Binomial name | |
Archaeoprepona amphimachus (Fabricius, 1775) |
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The White-spotted Prepona (Archaeoprepona amphimachus) is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Mexico to Bolivia. It is found in rainforests and humid deciduous forests at altitudes between sea level and about 1,500 meters.
Some authors consider Archaeoprepona amphimachus to be a subspecies of Archaeoprepona meander.
The wingspan is 50-58 mm for ssp. amphiktion.
Adults feed at sap runs and also attend carrion, dung and rotting fruit on the forest floor.