''Marpesia orsilochus'', the Orsilochus daggerwing, is a species of

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in

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and

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

."''Marpesia orsilochus'' Fabricius 1776"
''Encyclopedia of Life''. Retrieved February 20, 2019. The habitat consists of evergreen rainforests. The dorsal upperside is dark brown with a bright white band across all wings. The hindwing has a long slender tail.

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''Butterflies of America''. Retrieved February 20, 2019.

''Neotropical Butterflies''. Retrieved February 20, 2019. Cyrestinae Butterflies described in 1776 Nymphalidae of South America Lepidoptera of Brazil Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius {{Nymphalidae-stub