Archaeoprepona chromus

Monotypic brush-footed butterfly genus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nymphalidae
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Archaeoprepona chromus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Preponini
Genus: Archaeoprepona
Species:
A. chromus
Binomial name
Archaeoprepona chromus
Synonyms
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  • 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
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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.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Montane forest at 1500 to 2000 metres in the Neotropical realm.

Sangay National Park, Ecuador

References

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