Archaeoprepona amphimachus

White-spotted prepona
Archaeoprepona amphimachus – Dorsal side
Archaeoprepona amphimachus – Ventral side
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Archaeoprepona
Species:
A. amphimachus
Binomial name
Archaeoprepona amphimachus
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Papilio amphimachus Fabricius, 1775
  • Morpho amphimache Hübner, [1819]
  • Prepona fruhstorferi Röber, 1914
  • Prepona falcata Röber, 1914
  • Prepona soron Fruhstorfer, 1914

Archaeoprepona amphimachus, the white-spotted prepona, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to Bolivia. It is found in rainforests and humid deciduous forests at altitudes between sea level and about 1,500 meters.

Subspecies

  • Archaeoprepona amphimachus amphimachus
  • Archaeoprepona amphimachus pseudmeander (Brazil)
  • Archaeoprepona amphimachus amphiktion (Honduras, Mexico)
  • Archaeoprepona amphimachus symaithus (Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil)
  • Archaeoprepona amphimachus baroni (Mexico)


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