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).

Archaeoprepona demophon prefers the edges of forest canopy and subcanopy.

This article related to members of the butterfly subfamily Charaxinae is a stub.