Archaeoprepona amphimachus

White-spotted prepona
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)
Synonyms
  • Papilio amphimachus Fabricius, 1775
  • Morpho amphimache Hübner, [1819]
  • Prepona fruhstorferi Röber, 1914
  • Prepona falcata Röber, 1914
  • Prepona soron Fruhstorfer, 1914

Archaeoprepona amphimachus, the white-spotted prepona, 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. The prepona butterfly is the fastest butterfly in the forest. It can fly from 30–50 mph.

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