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Many-banded Daggerwing

Marpesia chiron

Photo by AJ Arruda
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Butterfly feeding on the banded iron formations of Carajás.

Habitat:

Brazilian campo rupestre over iron outrcrop at Carajás National Forest, Pará, Brazil.

Species ID Suggestions

Many-banded Daggerwing

Marpesia chiron

Reference Link
SukanyaDatta
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Comments (1)
AJ Arruda
Thanks @SukanyaDatta for the identification!

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PublishedMay 26, 2016

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