Sonoran Desert Butterflies and Moths - Marpesia petreus (Petreus dagger-wing)

Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Butterflies and Moths
Marpesia petreus (Petreus dagger-wing)

No Photo available for Marpesia petreus arthropod number 2076

(Petreus dagger-wing)
Habitat: Rare influx species. Known from one Monument record.
Food Habits: nectar, gaudy

Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Nymphalidae - Brush-footed butterflies
Genus Marpesia
species petreus

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Natural History of the Sonoran Desert and Refuge