Archaeoprepona amphimachus
Encyclopedia
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.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
family. It is found from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
to Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
. 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
Archaeoprepona meander
The Meander Prepona or Three-toned Prepona when referring to subspecies megabates, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 50-58 mm for ssp. amphiktion.
Adults feed at sap runs and also attend carrion, dung and rotting fruit on the forest floor.
Subspecies
- Archaeoprepona amphimachus amphimachus
- Archaeoprepona amphimachus pseudmeander (Brazil)
- Archaeoprepona amphimachus amphiktion (Honduras, Mexico)
- Archaeoprepona amphimachus symaithus (Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil)
- Archaeoprepona amphimachus baroni (Mexico)