Ruddy Daggerwing Marpesia petreus

Photo: Mark Yokoyama

Classification

Cyrestinae [subfamily]

Marpesia [genus] (1)

petreus [species]

Classification

Cyrestinae [subfamily]

Marpesia [genus] (1)

petreus [species]

Names

English name	Ruddy Daggerwing
Alternative English name	Red Dagger Wing
Valid name	Marpesia petreus Cramer, 1776

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Arthropoda [phylum] Arthropods
  - Hexapoda [subphylum] Hexapods
    - Insecta [class] Insects
      - Lepidoptera [order] Butterflies
        
        Papilionoidea [superfamily] Butterflies and Skippers
        
        Nymphalidae [family] Brush-footed Butterflies
        
        Cyrestinae [subfamily] Daggerwings, Map Butterflies
        
        Marpesia Hübner, 1818 [genus]
        
        Marpesia petreus Cramer, 1776 [species] Ruddy Daggerwing