Agrias amydon (Hewitson, [1854])

Common Name:
Amydon Agrias

Synonyms:

Agrias syn.n Prepona (see Ortiz-Acevedo & Willmott, 2013)

Natural History:

The genus Agrias has 5 species recorded in the Neotropics, with hundreds  subspecies (Lamas, 2004). These butterflies are intensely captured by collectors and is an endangered species in some regions.

Agrias amydon reveals various shapes and colors, included in their geographical distribution. Rarely is captured in the understory, is a species that occurs predominantly in forest canopies.

According Otero & Marigo (1992), adults lives about 1 month. The males of Agrias amydon are territorial. Females lay eggs isolated on the underside of leaves of Erythroxylum - a genus of pantropical distribution (Ribeiro et al. 1999). 

Distribution:
Bolivia; Brasil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; México; Panamá; Suriname; Venezuela

Feeding Adult:

Adults feed on rotten fruit, secretions vegetables and animal excreta

Feeding Caterpillars:

According Beccaloni et al. (2008) are several species of Erythroxylum.

Erythroxylaceae:  Erythroxylum anguifugum, Erythroxylum barbatum,  Erythroxylum coca, Erythroxylum fimbriatum, Erythroxylum havanense,  Erythroxylum raimondii, Erythroxylum simonis, Erythroxylum spp.

Color:
orange, black, red

Habitat:
forest

Publications:

Lamas G. (2004):

Atlas of neotropical Lepidoptera - Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. Book.: 1-439

Otero L.S., Marigo L.C. (1992):

Butterflies of Carajás. Book., Rio de Janeiro, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce: 1-76

Beccaloni G.W, Viloria A.L., Hall S.K., Robinson G.S. (2008):

Catalogue of the hostplants of the Neotropical butterflies. Book., London, S.E.A., Ribes, CYTED, Natural History Museum, IVIC: 1-536

Ribeiro J.E.L.S., Hopkins M.J.G., Vincentini A., Sothers C.A., Costa M.A.S., Brito J.M., Souza M.A.D., Martins L.H.P., Lohmann L.G., Assunção P.A.C.L., Pereira E.C., Silva C.F., Mesquita M.R. (1999):

Flora da Reserva Ducke . INPA-DFID, Manaus, Amazonas . 800 pp .. Book., Manaus, Editora INPA-DFID: 1-800