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Archaeoprepona
''Archaeoprepona'' is a genus of Neotropical charaxine butterflies in the family Nymphalidae, native to Mexico, Central America, northern South America, and the Caribbean. The underside of their wings is pale brownish, while the upperside is dark with a distinct bright blue band. Taxonomy Most taxa were described before Hans Fruhstorfer coined the genus ''Archaeoprepona'' in 1916, and were therefore originally placed in other genera. This includes the type species of the genus, ''Archaeoprepona demophon'', first described as '' Papilio demophon'' by Carl Linnaeus. Even after the description of the genus ''Archaeoprepona'', the members have commonly been included in '' Prepona'' instead. Species in the genus ''Archaeoprepona'': [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeoprepona Demophoon
''Archaeoprepona'' is a genus of Neotropical charaxine butterflies in the family Nymphalidae, native to Mexico, Central America, northern South America, and the Caribbean. The underside of their wings is pale brownish, while the upperside is dark with a distinct bright blue band. Taxonomy Most taxa were described before Hans Fruhstorfer coined the genus ''Archaeoprepona'' in 1916, and were therefore originally placed in other genera. This includes the type species of the genus, ''Archaeoprepona demophon'', first described as '' Papilio demophon'' by Carl Linnaeus. Even after the description of the genus ''Archaeoprepona'', the members have commonly been included in ''Prepona'' instead. Species in the genus ''Archaeoprepona'': [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeoprepona Demophon
''Archaeoprepona demophon'', the one-spotted prepona, banded king shoemaker, or demophon shoemaker Butterflies of the Amazon and the Andes is a butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Description The wingspan 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 '' |
Archaeoprepona Amphimachus
''Archaeoprepona amphimachus'', the white-spotted prepona, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. 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 The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a 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. Subspecies *''Archaeoprepona amphimachus amphimachus'' *''Archaeoprepona amphimachus pseudmeander'' (Brazil) *''Archaeoprepona amphimachus a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeoprepona Meander
''Archaeoprepona meander'', the Meander prepona, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to the Amazon basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Boli .... Subspecies *''Archaeoprepona meander meander'' (Suriname) *''Archaeoprepona meander megabates'' (Peru, Bolivia, Panama, Colombia) three-toned prepona *''Archaeoprepona meander phoebus'' (Honduras, Mexico) *''Archaeoprepona meander castorina'' (Brazil) External linksButterflies of America Charaxinae Fauna of Brazil Nymphalidae of South America Butterflies described in 1775 Taxa named by Pieter Cramer {{Charaxinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prepona
''Prepona'' is a genus of Neotropical charaxine butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. They are strong fliers in tropical forests where they feed on fermenting fruits and animal dung. The underside of the wings is pale greyish or brownish, while the upperside is dark with distinct iridescent blue markings. A few species also have orange markings on the upperside of the wings. They are popular among butterfly collectors. '' Prepona deiphile'' is considered a threatened species in Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Description "They are very robust insects, measuring four inches across the wings, which are broad and dentated, with the tip of the fore-wings much produced, but not falcate, the hind-margin being oblique and then nearly straight below; near the inner-margin of the hind-wings of the males stands a yellow tuft of stiff hair ( androconial tuft), as in '' Agrias''. The wings are black, and are generally crossed by a broad blue or greenish-blue band, often interrupted below th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noreppa
''Archaeoprepona chromus'' is a species of Neotropical charaxine butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ... in the family Nymphalidae, native to South America. Taxonomy The following subspecies are recognised: *''Archaeoprepona chromus chromus'' (Guérin-Ménéville, 1844) (Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru, Argentina) *''Archaeoprepona chromus priene'' (Hewitson, 1869) (Colombia) Description The wingspan is about 85 mm. Distribution and habitat Montane forest at 1500 to 2000 metres in the Neotropical realm. References *Rydon, AHB. 1971. The systematics of the Charaxidae (Lepidoptera: Nymphaloidea). ''Entomologist's Record'' 83: 219-233, 283-287, 310-316, 336-341, 384-388, 6 figs., 4 plates. Charaxinae Nymphalidae of South America Monotypi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrias
''Agrias'' is a genus of Neotropical charaxine nymphalid butterflies found in South and Central America. The German lepidopterist Hans Fruhstorfer wrote: "In this magnificent tropical genus, upon which nature seems to have showered all her abundance of most brilliant colours, and which is, therefore, justly called the 'princely race' of the Nymphalidae, we are most surprised to meet a repetition of two genera of not less abundant colours: the ''Callithea'' and '' Catagramma'', except that the ''Agrias'' species greatly excel the latter in size and magnificent colours, and only the males of this genus bear a sexual distinction in the shape of a hair-brush on the hindwings. Some of them, like the famous '' A. sardanapalus'', having been first discovered by Bates in the Amazon Valley, are of an absolutely charming beauty, and the contrast of its purple-red forewings beaming through a blue lustre hued over them as if in a violet purple gloss, with the brilliantly sapphire-blue hindwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anaeomorpha
''Anaeomorpha'' is a monotypic genus of butterflies in the subfamily Charaxinae. Species There is one species, ''Anaeomorpha splendida'', and two subspecies: *''Anaeomorpha splendida splendida'' (Peru, Ecuador, Colombia) *''Anaeomorpha splendida esmeralda'' Attal & Büche, 2008 (southern Peru) Distribution ''Anaeomorpha splendida'' is found in Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. Biogeographic realm Neotropical realm Systematics Clade A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English term, ... showing phylogenetics of ''Anaeomorpha''. External links"''Anaeomorpha'' Rothschild, 1894"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Charaxinae Nymphalidae of South America Monotypic butterfly genera Taxa named by Walter Rothschild Butterflies described in 1894 Nymphali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
