''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.Parque Nacional Sangay
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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 {{Charaxinae-stub