Marpesia crethon (Fabricius, 1776) is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Marpesia crethon (Fabricius, 1776) (Marpesia crethon (Fabricius, 1776))
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Marpesia crethon (Fabricius, 1776)

Marpesia crethon (Fabricius, 1776)

The Crethon daggerwing (Marpesia crethon) is a nymphalid butterfly species found in northern South America.

Family
Genus
Marpesia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Marpesia crethon (Fabricius, 1776)

Marpesia crethon, commonly known as the Crethon daggerwing, is a butterfly species that belongs to the Nymphalidae family. This species is distributed in northern South America. Its accepted scientific name is Marpesia crethon (Fabricius, 1776).

Photo: (c) Andrew Neild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Marpesia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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