Archaeoprepona demophon
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Archaeoprepona demophon, the one-spotted prepona, banded king shoemaker, or demophon shoemaker is a butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. The wingspan reaches about 54–58 millimetres (2.1–2.3 in). The uppersides of the wings are 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 butterfly larva generally feed on plants of the genus Annona (Annonaceae) and on Malpighia glabra (Malpighiaceae). Adults visit rotten fruit or dung. This species can be found in Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and northern portions of South America.
Archaeoprepona demophon prefers the edges of forest canopy and subcanopy. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a One-Spotted Prepona sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 195th most-seen of the 279 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a One-Spotted Prepona in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–April, June–July and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most One-Spotted Prepona sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate One-Spotted Prepona sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%) and Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the One-Spotted Prepona that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Agathina Emperor (about 70%), Hydaspes Eighty-Eight (about 50%) and Orange Mapwing (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the One-Spotted Prepona is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguaçu National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
