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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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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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Count: 57

Foto
Photography ID: 610898
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
11/21/2024
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 597557
  Adult
Departamento Santa Barbara
Jujuy
Argentina
04/16/2024
Claudia Ramon
Foto
Photography ID: 589019
  Adult
Derrubadas
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
06/21/2024
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 587680
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
05/05/2022
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 553168
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
11/24/2009
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 493793
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
05/05/2022
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 493792
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
05/05/2022
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 491573
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
03/29/2022
Roberto Battaglia



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Species records

Count: 67



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
251635524/08/2026BrazilMato GrossoRio São Lourenço desde Porto Jofre, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
241495411/01/202612:26ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional Iguazú2Gustavo Fernando Durán
242872706/01/202614:27ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural Silvestre Parque Federal Campo San Juan, Santa Ana1Gustavo Fernando Durán
238872123/11/2025ArgentinaFormosaEl Paso Ghisla, Loma Monte Lindo PiranéPablo Ezequiel Ghisla
239636122/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Elsa Longo
238577519/10/202512:32ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Gustavo Fernando Durán
229292126/04/202517:50ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional Iguazú1Elsa Longo
220068621/11/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta 101, Parque Nacional IguazúHugo Caverzasi
215697928/08/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáEduardo Nadal
205084221/06/2024BrazilRio Grande do SulParque estadual do turvo, DerrubadasHugo Caverzasi
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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 25/09/2026.