Marpesia eleuchea

Marpesia eleuchea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Marpesia
Species: M. eleuchea
Binomial name
Marpesia eleuchea
Hübner, 1818[1]
Synonyms
  • Nymphalis pellenis Godart, [1824]

The Antillean Daggerwing (Marpesia eleuchea) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the West Indies. Occasional strays can be found on Florida Keys.

The wingspan is 67–83 mm. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Tournefortia, Cordia, Lantana, and Eupatorium species.[2]

The larvae feed on Ficus species.

Plate accompanying Hübner's original description

Subspecies

References

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