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Marpesia chiron

Many-banded Daggerwing


Marpesia chiron

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Family: Nymphalidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Selva Iryapú (600 hectáreas)

Description


Marpesia chiron, the many-banded daggerwing, is a species of daggerwings, map butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.

The MONA or Hodges number for Marpesia chiron is 4549.

Subspecies: These two subspecies belong to the species Marpesia chiron:
  • Marpesia chiron chiron
  • Marpesia chiron insularis Fruhstorfer

Source: Wikipedia, article Marpesia chiron. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 15/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 367917
  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
10/20/2019
Gustavo Fernando Durán



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
203796228/05/2024ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto Iguazú1Gustavo Fernando Durán
114756820/10/2019ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto IguazúGustavo Fernando Durán
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Many-banded Daggerwing (Marpesia chiron) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 27/09/2026.