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Prepona claudina
Lepidoptera / Nymphalidae
Prepona claudina is a Neotropical charaxine with red to magenta forewing fields and variable blue or red hindwing patches. Formerly placed in Agrias, it includes geographically and individually variable populations whose colors can overlap within a single locality.
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Prepona claudina is a nymphalid in the subfamily Charaxinae. Agrias claudina is its former generic combination; Agrias is now treated as a synonym of Prepona. [1]
At Cacaulândia in Rondônia, the dorsal forewing varies from red to magenta and may have an iridescent blue band beyond the red field. Hindwings range from a large blue patch through mixtures of red and blue to a large red patch. [2]
At the Rondônia study site, adults were recorded in every month and were most frequently encountered from August to February. Males entered putrid-fish bait traps beside forest light gaps. [2]
The Rondônia population includes individuals resembling the named geographic forms sardanapalus and croesus, as well as intermediate patterns. The observed color variation had no obvious seasonal pattern. [2]
Keep the enclosure closed and display it in indirect light, away from heat and damp conditions. Handle the frame by its edges and clean only its exterior according to the maker’s instructions.
Andrew V. Z. Brower, Tree of Life Web Project (2013) · Accessed 2026-10-11
George T. Austin, Tropical Lepidoptera Research 19(1), 29–34 (2009) · Accessed 2026-10-11
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University · Accessed 2026-10-11
Warren and colleagues, Butterflies of America · Accessed 2026-10-11
Sources checked 2026-10-11. Illustrations · Luminary Oddities.
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