''Archaeoprepona demophon'', the one-spotted prepona, banded king shoemaker, or demophon shoemaker
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belonging to the family

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Description

The

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reaches about . 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

The butterfly larva generally feed on plants of the genus '' Annona'' (

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) and on '' Malpighia glabra'' ( Malpighiaceae). Adults visit rotten fruit or dung.

Distribution

This species can be found in

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, the

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, and northern portions of

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Habitat

''Archaeoprepona demophon'' prefers the edges of forest canopy and subcanopy.

Gallery

Archaeoprepona demophon demophon MHNT dos.jpg, ''Archaeoprepona demophon demophon'' – dorsal view Archaeoprepona demophon demophon MHNT ventre.jpg , ''Archaeoprepona demophon demophon'' - ventral view Archaeoprepona demophon muson MHNT dos.jpg , ''Archaeoprepona demophon muson'' male - dorsal view Archaeoprepona demophon muson MHNT ventre.jpg , ''Archaeoprepona demophon muson'' male - ventral view

Subspecies

*''Archaeoprepona demophon demophon'' (Surinam) *''Archaeoprepona demophon thalpius'' (Hübner,

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(Brazil (Santa Catarina, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Bahia, Rio Grande do Sul)) *''Archaeoprepona demophon extincta'' (Staudinger, 1886) *''Archaeoprepona demophon centralis'' (Fruhstorfer, 905 (Mexico to Panama, Honduras) *''Archaeoprepona demophon muson'' (Fruhstorfer, 1905) (Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia) *''Archaeoprepona demophon occidentalis'' (Stoffel & Descimon, 1974) (Mexico)

References

* 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.''
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.
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External links

(The Nymphalidae Systematics Group website)

Neotropical Butterflies

Butterflies of America Charaxinae Butterflies described in 1758 Fauna of Brazil Nymphalidae of South America Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Charaxinae-stub