TRIBE CYRESTINI

CYRESTINI DAGGERWING BUTTERFLIES - GENUSES

• Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

• Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

• Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

• Insects (Class Insecta)

• Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

• Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

• Butterflies (Superfamily Papilionoidea)

• Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

• Daggerwing and Map Butterflies (Subfamily Cyrestinae)

• Tribe Cyrestini

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Tribe Cyrestini is a tribe of brush-footed butterflies within the family Nymphalidae that includes the daggerwing butterflies, particularly those of the genus Marpesia. Daggerwings are named for their distinctive hind wings, which often bear long, narrow tail-like projections resembling daggers. These butterflies are found primarily in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, where they inhabit forests, woodland edges, river corridors, and gardens.