Archaeoprepona chromus
Appearance
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Archaeoprepona chromus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Tribe: | Preponini |
Genus: | Archaeoprepona |
Species: | A. chromus
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Binomial name | |
Archaeoprepona chromus (Guérin-Ménéville, 1844)
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Archaeoprepona chromus is a species of Neotropical charaxine 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.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]The following subspecies are recognised:
- Archaeoprepona chromus chromus (Guérin-Ménéville, 1844) (Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru, Argentina)
- Archaeoprepona chromus priene (Hewitson, 1869) (Colombia)
Description
[edit]The wingspan is about 85 mm.[2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Montane forest at 1500 to 2000 metres in the Neotropical realm.
References
[edit]- ^ Sourakov, A. (2015). "Antipredation and "antimimicry": wing pattern is supported by behavior in Archaeoprepona chromus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Preponini)" (PDF). Association for Tropical Lepidoptera. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Parque Nacional Sangay
- 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.