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One-spotted Prepona

Archaeoprepona demophon centralis

Description:

The One-spotted Prepona, Banded King Shoemaker, or Demophon Shoemaker (Archaeoprepona demophon) is a butterfly belonging to the Nymphalidae family. The uppersides of the wings is black, with bright pale blue transverse bands. The undersides are pale brown with a clearer band in the middle of the hindwings and several dark small dots on the margins. The wingspan reaches about 54–58 millimetres (2.1–2.3 in).

Habitat:

Butterfly garden in NE Costa Rica

1 Species ID Suggestions

SG in CR
SG in CR 9 years ago
One-spotted Prepona
Archaeoprepona demophon centralis http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/imagehtmls/Nymph/05-SRNP-41858-DHJ407211_i.htm


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3 Comments

pamsai
pamsai 9 years ago

Wow, thanks Sigg. It looks exactly like the one in the link you provided...

pamsai
pamsai 10 years ago

hehehe Anne, yes...! wonder if anyone has an ID for it.

Anne Marie McCaffrey
Anne Marie McCaffrey 10 years ago

Wow - that's an odd looking one!

pamsai
Spotted by
pamsai

Limón, Costa Rica

Spotted on Oct 20, 2013
Submitted on Nov 24, 2013

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