Sunset Daggerwing

Marpesia furcula

"Marpesia furcula", the sunset daggerwing or glossy daggerwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Centra and South America, from Nicaragua to Bolivia and Argentina. The habitat consists of evergreen rainforests at altitudes up to 1,400 meters.
Sunset daggerwing (Marpesia furcula) PNYC - El Paujil, Pasco, Peru. Aug 30, 2020 Geotagged,Marpesia furcula,Peru,Winter

Appearance

There are two distinct forms, the orange form "oechalia" and the form "iole" which has an intense iridescent purple sheen overlaying the golden-orange basal area.
Sunset Daggerwing, Mitu, Colombia Colombia,Colombia 2024,Fall,Geotagged,Marpesia furcula,Mitú,South America,Sunset daggerwing,World

Naming

*"Marpesia furcula furcula"
⤷ "Marpesia furcula oechalia"
⤷ "Marpesia furcula violetta"

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusMarpesia
SpeciesM. furcula
Photographed in
Colombia
Peru