Marpesia (butterfly)


Marpesia is a butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical and Nearctic realms.

Species

The genus includes the following species, listed alphabetically:Marpesia beraniaamber daggerwing Marpesia chiron – many-banded daggerwing Marpesia corinnaCorinna daggerwing Marpesia corita – orange-banded daggerwing Marpesia crethonCrethon daggerwing Marpesia eginaEgina daggerwing Marpesia eleuchea Hübner, 1818 – Antillean daggerwing Marpesia furculasunset daggerwing Marpesia harmoniapale daggerwing or Harmonia daggerwing Marpesia livius – Livius daggerwing Marpesia marcella – pansy daggerwing Marpesia merops – dappled daggerwing Marpesia orsilochusOrsilochus daggerwing Marpesia pantepuiana - Marpesia petreusruddy daggerwing Marpesia themistocles – Norica daggerwing Marpesia tutelinaTutelina daggerwing Marpesia zerynthia Hübner, – waiter daggerwing, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador Brazil )