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. 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

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

^ 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.

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[1] 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.

[2] Parque Nacional Sangay

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