Archaeoprepona demophon (Linnaeus, 1758)
One-spotted Prepona
Papilio demophon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Archaeoprepona has 8 species in the Neotropics (Lamas, 2004). Among the 5 species recorded in the central Amazon, Archaeoprepona demophon is the most abundant. Occurs throughout the year, and is more frequent in the understory, although it is also observed in the stratum of canopy.
According to observations made by Berti Filho & Cerignoni (2010), females lay isolated eggs and caterpillars are rarely found on the same host-plant. The caterpillars are large (about 8cm) and have an appearance cryptic. In the pupa stage are green.
Argentina; Bolivia; Brasil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Honduras; México; Panamá; Trinidad and Tobago
Adults feed on rotten fruits
Host-plants according compiled by Beccaloni et al. (2008) include:
Annonaceae: Anaxagorea crassipetala, Annona sp., Annona acutiflora, Annona cacans, Annona glabra, Annona muricata, Annona purpurea, Annona reticulata, Annona spraguei.
Connaraceae: Rourea glabra
Convolvulaceae: Maripa panamensis
Lacistemataceae: Lacistema aggregatum
Lauraceae: Nectandra purpurea, Ocotea sp., Persea americana
Malpighiaceae: Malpighia glabra
Meliaceae: Guarea sp., Guarea glabra
Monimiaceae: Mollinedia brasiliensis, Mollinedia clavigera, Mollinedia ovata, Siparuna sp., Siparuna guianensis
Moraceae: Brosimum guadichaudi
Polygonaceae: Tripularis sp.
Sterculiaceae: Theobroma cacao
Violaceae: Hybamthus sp.
black, blue, cream, metallic
forest
- Lamas G. (2004):
- Atlas of neotropical Lepidoptera - Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. Book.: 1-439
- Berti Filho E., Cerignoni J.A. (2010):
- Borboletas. Book., Piracicaba, FEALQ: 1-94
- 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