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Marpesia eleuchea

Synonyms: Megalura eleuchea; Megalura pellenis

Wikipedia Abstract

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. The larvae feed on Ficus species.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Ficus carica (piku)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0