Prepona is a genus of Neotropical charaxine

Charaxinae

Charaxinae, the leafwings, is a nymphalid subfamily of butterflies that includes about 400 species, inhabiting mainly the tropics, although some species extend into temperate regions in North America, Europe, China and southern Australia. There are significant variations between the species...

 butterflies in the family Nymphalidae

Nymphalidae

The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...

. They are strong fliers in tropical forests where they feed on fermenting fruits and animal dung. The underside of the wings is pale greyish or brownish, while the upperside is dark with distinct iridescent blue markings. A few species also have orange markings on the upperside of the wings. They are popular among butterfly collectors

Insect collecting

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Prepona deiphile is considered a threatened species in Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais

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 state, Brazil

Brazil

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Some species in the genus also have common name

Common name

A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...

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• Prepona dexamenus - Dexamenus Prepona
• Prepona laertes - Laertes Prepona
• Prepona pheridamas - Pheridamas Prepona
• Prepona pylene - Pylene Prepona

The members of the genus Archaeoprepona

Archaeoprepona

Archaeoprepona is a genus of Neotropical charaxine butterflies in the family Nymphalidae, native to Mexico, Central America, northern South America and the Caribbean...

were formerly also included in Prepona.