- Archaeoprepona amphimachus
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Archaeoprepona amphimachus 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Tribe: Preponini Genus: Archaeoprepona Species: A. amphimachus Binomial name Archaeoprepona amphimachus
(Fabricius, 1775)Synonyms - Papilio amphimachus Fabricius, 1775
- Morpho amphimache Hübner, [1819]
- Prepona fruhstorferi Röber, 1914
- Prepona falcata Röber, 1914
- Prepona soron Fruhstorfer, 1914
The White-spotted Prepona (Archaeoprepona amphimachus) is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Mexico to Bolivia. It is found in rainforests and humid deciduous forests at altitudes between sea level and about 1,500 meters.
Some authors consider Archaeoprepona amphimachus to be a subspecies of Archaeoprepona meander.
The wingspan is 50-58 mm for ssp. amphiktion.
Adults feed at sap runs and also attend carrion, dung and rotting fruit on the forest floor.
Subspecies
- Archaeoprepona amphimachus amphimachus
- Archaeoprepona amphimachus pseudmeander (Brazil)
- Archaeoprepona amphimachus amphiktion (Honduras, Mexico)
- Archaeoprepona amphimachus symaithus (Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil)
- Archaeoprepona amphimachus baroni (Mexico)
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