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Archaeoprepona amphimachus
A medium to large sized butterfly feasting on ripe mango on a tree beside the lodge. Wingspan: 50–58 mm. Adults feed at sap runs and also attend carrion, dung and rotting fruit on the forest floor.
in the garden of a lodge in a clearing in dense humid tropical montane forest
The prepona butterfly is the fastest butterfly in the forest. It can fly from 30–50 mph.
Spotted on Aug 5, 2015
Submitted on Jan 24, 2016
2 Comments
thanks Francisco for the ID
Archaeoprepona amphimachus