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Bentsen Many-banded Daggerwing - Marpesia chiron
Copyright © 2009 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Jose Uribe

Bentsen Many-banded Daggerwing - Marpesia chiron
World Birding Center at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
November 20, 2008
I have never seen this species. Frustratingly, this one showed up on one of my days off. But at least my fellow park naturalist Jose Uribe got a few photos...

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Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 16 July, 2009 - 7:22am

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