- Marpesia petreus
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Marpesia petreus 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Genus: Marpesia Species: M. petreus Binomial name Marpesia petreus
Cramer, 1776The 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.
References
- ^ Opler, Paul A., Harry Pavulaan, Ray E. Stanford, Michael Pogue, coordinators (2006). "Marpesia petreus". Big Sky Institute. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1822. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
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