Butterfly (Many Banded Daggerwing)

5651  The attached moth or butterfly visited my ship quarters while off the northern coast of Colombia. It stayed with me all night before flying off. The date was December 10, 2015. Identification will be appreciated. Howard.

This looks like Marpesia chiron (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), known as the many-banded daggerwing – see http://tinyurl.com/j67kw36 for images and more information. This one had me fooled for a while because of its superficial resemblance to swallowtails in the family Papilionidae. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.