page_title: Marpesia eleuchea
section_title: Subspecies
hierarchical_section_title: Marpesia eleuchea / Subspecies
caption_attribution_description: English: Jacob Hübner Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge Vol. 2 ([1819] - [1827] Plate 50 Marpesia eleuchea Hübner, 1818
context_page_description: Marpesia eleuchea, the Antillean daggerwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the West Indies. Occasional strays can be found in the Florida Keys.
  The wingspan is 67–83 mm. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Tournefortia, Cordia, Lantana, and Eupatorium species.
  The larvae feed on Ficus species.
context_section_description: Marpesia eleuchea eleuchea (Cuba)
  Marpesia eleuchea bahamensis Munroe, 1971 (Bahamas)
  Marpesia eleuchea dospassosi Munroe, 1971 (Dominican Republic)
  Marpesia eleuchea pellenis (Godart, [1824]) (Antilles)
caption: Plate accompanying Jacob Hübner's original description
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