Prepona laertes, the shaded-blue leafwing or Laertes prepona, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in large parts of Central and South America.
The wingspan is about 88 mm. It is a very variable species and a great number of subspecies and forms have been described. Most of these are now considered synonyms.
The larvae feed on Inga vera, Inga ruiziana and Andira inermis.
Subspecies
- Prepona laertes laertes (Paraguay)
- Prepona laertes demodice <small>(Godard, [1824])</small> (French Guiana, Brazil, Surinam, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia)
- Prepona laertes louisa <small>Butler, 1870</small> (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad)
- Prepona laertes octavia <small>Fruhstorfer, 1905</small> (Honduras, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Ecuador)
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