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title: "Ruddy Daggerwing"
description: "Marpesia petreus — Insecten en spinnen. Marpesia petreus, the ruddy daggerwing, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/ruddy-daggerwing
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ruddy Daggerwing

> Marpesia petreus — Insecten en spinnen. Marpesia petreus, the ruddy daggerwing, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae.

- Scientific name: *Marpesia petreus*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 11160
- Wikidata: [Q2704343](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2704343)
- iNaturalist taxon: [50283](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/50283)

## Names

- en: Ruddy Daggerwing
- es: Mariposa alas de daga naranja

## Countries with the most observations

MX (3385), BR (2905), US (2391), CR (415), CO (285), AR (186), HN (166), EC (123), PE (105), PA (84), NI (75), GT (59)

## Summary

Marpesia petreus, the ruddy daggerwing, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Brazil north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to southern Florida. Strays are found as far north as Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, and southern Texas.
The wingspan is 70–95 mm.
The larvae feed on Ficus carica, Ficus pumila, and Ficus citrifolia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marpesia_petreus

## Photo

![Ruddy Daggerwing](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ruddy-daggerwing/medium.jpg)

Photo: Francisco Lelis · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338362385

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ruddy-daggerwing?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).