Common Names
Common Names in English:
Waiter Daggerwing
Description
Physical Description
Color:
Hindwing has a long dagger-like tail. Upperside is brown-black with lighter margins . Underside of both wings with a white inner half and a dark brown outer half.
Size/Age/Growth
Wing span : 2 3/4 - 3 1/8 inches (7 - 8.1 cm).
Habitat
Tropical forests and openings.
Biology
Diet
Caterpillar hosts: Leaves of trees in the fig family (Moraceae). Adult food: Nectar from Cordia and Croton, dung, and other non-floral resources .
Behavior
Adults
are swift and nimble fliers, and often roost together in small groups under leaves.
Flight: Many flights in Mexico from May-November, July and October in South Texas.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- arthropods
- Class:
Insecta
()
- Insects
- Order:
Lepidoptera
()
- Butterflies, Moths
- Family:
Papilionoidea
()
- Subfamily:
Limentidinae
()
- Genus:
Marpesia
()
- Specific name:
zerynthia
- Hübner [1823]
- Scientific name: - Marpesia zerynthia Hübner [1823]
- Specific name:
zerynthia
- Hübner [1823]
- Genus:
Marpesia
(
- Subfamily:
Limentidinae
(
- Family:
Papilionoidea
(
- Order:
Lepidoptera
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Marpesia zerynthia (Hubner 1823)
- Marpesia zerynthia Huebner 1823
- Marpesia zerynthia Hübner 1823
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name .
Similar Species
Members of the genus Marpesia
There are approximately 61 species in this genus:
M. alcibiades · M. bahamensis · M. berania (Berania Daggerwing) · M. camillus · M. catulus · M. chiron (Many-Banded Daggerwing) · M. chironias · M. chironides · M. chriton · M. cinna · M. coresia · M. corinna (Corinna Daggerwing) · M. corita · M. cressilineata · M. crethon (Crethon Daggerwing) · M. donckieri · M. dospassosi · M. egina (Egina Daggerwing) · M. elegans · M. eleuchea (Antillean Daggerwing) · M. fruhstorferi · M. funestis · M. furcula (Furcula Daggerwing) · M. furcula oechalia (Furcula Oechalia Daggerwing) · M. furcula subsp. furcula (Furcula Daggerwing) · M. harmonia (Pale Daggerwing) · M. heraldicus · M. hermiome · M. hermione · M. hewitsoni · M. insularis · M. iole · M. livius (Livius Daggerwing) · M. livius livius · M. luzulina · M. marcella (Marcella Daggerwing) · M. marius · M. merops (Merops Daggerwing) · M. nigrescens · M. norica (Norica Daggerwing) · M. orsilochus (Orsilochus Daggerwing) · M. pantheus · M. peleus · M. pellenis · M. peruura · M. petreus (Ruddy Daggerwing) · M. petreus petreus · M. phiale · M. poeyi · M. sublineata · M. sylla · M. themistocles (Themistocles Daggerwing) · M. themistocles subsp. norica (Themistocles Daggerwing) · M. theonis · M. thetys · M. tutelina (Tutelina Daggerwing) · M. valetta · M. violetta · M. zerynthia (Waiter Daggerwing) · M. zerynthia dentigera (Waiter Daggerwing) · M. zosteria
More Info
- Search for Pictures: images.google.com
- Search for Scholarly Articles: Google Scholar
- Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 26, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 28, 2008.
- Opler, Paul A., Harry Pavulaan, Ray E. Stanford, Michael Pogue, coordinators. Butterflies and Moths of North America. Bozeman, MT: Mountain Prairie Information Node. March 26, 2007.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 26, 2008:
- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Costa Rica): Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2631014
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-159709.0
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2361720
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1566653
