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Marpesia eleuchea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Scientific name
  
Marpesia eleuchea

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Marpesia

Rank
  
Species


Similar
  
Marpesia chiron, Marpesia harmonia, Anthanassa frisia, Hypanartia paullus, Anartia chrysopelea

Marpesia eleuchea, the Antillean daggerwing, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the West Indies. Occasional strays can be found in the Florida Keys.

The wingspan is 67–83 mm. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Tournefortia, Cordia, Lantana, and Eupatorium species.

The larvae feed on Ficus species.

Subspecies

  • Marpesia eleuchea eleuchea (Cuba)
  • Marpesia eleuchea bahamensis Munroe, 1971 (Bahamas)
  • Marpesia eleuchea dospassosi Munroe, 1971 (Dominican Republic)
  • Marpesia eleuchea pellenis (Godart, [1824]) (Antilles)

    • References

    Marpesia eleuchea Wikipedia
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