Archaeoprepona chromus

Archaeoprepona chromus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Preponini
Genus:	Archaeoprepona
Species:	A. chromus
Binomial name
	Archaeoprepona chromus; (Guérin-Ménéville, 1844)
Synonyms
	List Noreppa chromus (Guérin-Ménéville, 1844); Nymphalis (Prepona) chromus Guérin-Méneville, [1844]; Prepona hercules Doubleday, 1848 (nom. nud.); Prepona hercules Doubleday, [1849]; Prepona hercules ab. ochracea (Fassl, 1912); Prepona chromus fassli Röber, 1914; Prepona chromus chiliarches Fruhstorfer, 1916; Prepona chromus xenarchus Fruhstorfer, 1916; Prepona chromus obsoleta Orfila, 1950; Prepona chromus f. synchroma Staudinger, 1886;

Archaeoprepona chromus is a species of neotropical charaxine butterflies 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.^[1] Adults have an iridescent-blue patch, which is confined to the discal area of the hindwing. There is also a series of submarginal eyespots.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Montane forest at 1500 to 2000 metres in a Neotropic ecozone

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.

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[1] Parque Nacional Sangay

[2] Tolweb

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