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Alberto Esquivel, Arne Lesterhuis, José Luis Cartes, Rebecca Zarza and Hugo del Castillo and are used with their permission.
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FIGURE 1 - Tiger Daggerwing Marpesia chiron - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel December 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 2 - Tiger Daggerwing Marpesia chiron - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith February 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 3 - Ruddy Daggerwing Marpesia petreus - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel December 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 4 - Ruddy Daggerwing Marpesia petreus - IBIS collection, Universidad de Pilar, Departamento Ñeembucú (Paul Smith September 2007).
BIBLIDINIAE - TRIBE CYRESTINI - DAGGERWINGS
The Daggerwings are a handsome and eye-catching group of Biblids, recognisable by their bold dorsal patternation, cryptic underwing and long, dagger-shaped forewings. Daggerwings are not commonly encountered, they tend to fly high and are difficult to catch. They are not nectar feeders, but are attracted to rotten fruit, dung and other strong-smelling food sources - meaning that most specimens are caught in traps rather than with hand nets.
