Marpesia eleuchea
| Marpesia eleuchea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Marpesia |
| Species: | M. eleuchea |
| Binomial name | |
| Marpesia eleuchea Hübner, 1818[1] | |
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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
- Marpesia eleuchea eleuchea (Cuba)
- Marpesia eleuchea bahamensis Munroe, 1971 (Bahamas)
- Marpesia eleuchea dospassosi Munroe, 1971 (Dominican Republic)
- Marpesia eleuchea pellenis (Godart, [1824]) (Antilles)
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