| Marpesia petreus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Marpesia |
| Species: | M. petreus |
| Binomial name | |
| Marpesia petreus Cramer, 1776 |
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The Ruddy Daggerwing, Marpesia petreus, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Brazil north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to southern Florida. Strays north to Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, and South Texas.[1]
The wingspan is 70–95 mm.
The larvae feed on Ficus carica, Ficus pumila, and Ficus citrifolia.