''Archaeoprepona'' is a genus of Neotropical charaxine butterflies in the family Nymphalidae, native to Mexico, Central America, northern South America, and the

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. 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'':"''Archaeoprepona'' Fruhstorfer, 1915"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' * ''Archaeoprepona'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 ** '' Archaeoprepona amphimachus'' (Fabricius, 1775) – white-spotted prepona or turquoise-banded shoemaker ** '' Archaeoprepona camilla'' (Godman & Salvin,

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** '' Archaeoprepona chalciope'' (Hübner, 823 ** ''

Archaeoprepona demophon ''Archaeoprepona demophon'', the one-spotted prepona, banded king shoemaker, or demophon shoemaker
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'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – one-spotted prepona, banded king shoemaker ** '' Archaeoprepona demophoon'' (Hübner, 814 – Hübner's shoemaker, silver king shoemaker ** '' Archaeoprepona licomedes'' (Cramer, 777 – Cramer's shoemaker ** '' Archaeoprepona meander'' (Cramer,

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– Meander prepona ** '' Archaeoprepona phaedra'' (Godman & Salvin,

Biogeographic realm

Neotropical realm

Systematics

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showing phylogenetics of ''Archaeoprepona''

Etymology

Amphimachus is a figure in Greek mythology. Archaeoprepona amphimachus MHNT.jpg, ''Archaeoprepona amphimachus '' - both sides Archaeoprepona demophon demophon MHNT.jpg, ''Archaeoprepona demophon'' - both sides Archaeoprepona licomedes Bresil Global.jpg, ''Archaeoprepona licomedes'' - both sides Hubner1821SammlExotSchmett2Plate58.jpg, ''Archaeoprepona chalciope '' – Hübner's 1821 illustration Hubner's Shoemaker (Archaeoprepona demophoon andicola).jpg, ''Archaeoprepona demophoon andicola''

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''Archaeoprepona''
Photographs of specimens. Many are types
Pteron
in Japanese but has binomial names. Charaxinae Nymphalidae of South America Taxa named by Hans Fruhstorfer Nymphalidae genera {{Charaxinae-stub