North American Ecology (US and Canada)
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Marpesia petreus is resident in North America only in the southern tip of Texas and southern Florida, but it migrates as far north as Neb. and throughout Florida, and ranges south to Brazil, Puerto Rico and the Lesser Antilles (Scott 1986). Habitats are subtropical wooded areas. Host plants are mostly restricted to one genus, Ficus (Moraceae). There are multiple flights all year in s. Florida (Scott 1986).
Behavior
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Adults feed on flower nectar and mud. Males perch for females (Scott, 1986).
