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Orange Daggerwing

Marpesia berania

Classification

Class
Insecta

Marpesia berania, the amber daggerwing, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1852. They are a brightly colored, Neotropical butterfly with a unique wing shape, found in Central and northern South America.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 40