Marpesia chiron butterfly species ventral view
This is a Marpesia chiron butterfly species, Nymphalidae family. Common name: the many-banded daggerwing. Neotropical distribution. Hindwing has a long dagger-like tail. Upperside is dark brown with 3 pale brown stripes and 3 white spots near the tip of the forewing. Underside is light brown basal half is gray with thin orange stripes. By the proboscis position it is drinking water or feeding mineral salts from decomposing leaves. Observed near Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR), Peten department, northern Guatemala. As all pollinators this butterfly population and distribution is threatened by climate change.
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