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Archaeoprepona
''Archaeoprepona'' is a genus of Neotropical Charaxinae, 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 Camilla
''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 '' Annona'' (Annonaceae) and on '' Malpighia glabra'' (Malpighiaceae). Adults visit rotten fruit or dung. Distribution This species can be found in Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and northern portions of South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o .... H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeoprepona Amphimachus
''Archaeoprepona amphimachus'', the white-spotted prepona, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w .... It is found in rainforests and humid deciduous forests at altitudes between sea level and about 1,500 meters. Subspecies *''Archaeoprepona amphimachus amphimachus'' *''Archaeoprepona amphimachus pseudmeander'' (Brazil) *''Archaeoprepona amphimachus amphiktion'' (Honduras, Mexico) *''Archaeoprepona amphimachus symaithus'' (Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil) *''Archaeoprepona amphimachus baroni'' (Mexico) External links * Charaxinae Lepidoptera of Brazil Nymphalidae of South America Butterflies described in 1775 Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius Butterflies of Central America Lepidoptera o ... [...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 tributary, 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 .... 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 Lepidoptera of Brazil Nymphalidae of South America Butterflies described in 1775 Taxa named by Pieter Cramer Butterflies of Central America Lepidoptera of Colombia Lepidoptera of Peru Lepidoptera of Bolivia Lepidoptera of Mexico {{Charaxinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noreppa
''Archaeoprepona chromus'' is a species of Neotropical realm, Neotropical charaxine butterfly, butterflies in the family Nymphalidae, native to South America. It was observed to have an unusual for Nymphalidae behavior, in which it responds to an approaching predator with sagittal movements of its hindwings. 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 Monotypic butterfly genera Nymphalidae genera Butterflies described in 1844 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prepona
''Prepona'' is a genus of Neotropical realm, Neotropical Charaxinae, 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 Insect collecting, 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 (External morphology of Lepidoptera, androconial tuft), as in ''Agrias''. The wings are black, and are ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrias
''Agrias'' is a genus of Neotropical realm, Neotropical Charaxinae, charaxine Nymphalidae, nymphalid butterflies found in South America, 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 ''Agrias claudina, A. sardanapalus'', having been first discovered by Henry Walter Bates, Bates in the Amazon Valley, are of an absolutely charming beauty, and the contrast of its purple-red forewings beaming through a blue lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anaeomorpha
''Anaeomorpha'' is a monotypic taxon, 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 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 Nymphalidae genera {{Charaxinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
