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The morpho butterflies comprise many species of Neotropical butterfly under the genus Morpho. This genus includes more than 29 accepted species and 147 accepted subspecies , found mostly in South America, Mexico , and Central America . [ 1 ]
This neotropical butterfly is found in Central and South America, including the Cerrado which is a vast tropical savanna in Brazil. [5] Other locations include Mexico [2] and Venezuela. [6] Ancestors of the Morpho menelaus butterfly may have been distributed in the Andean regions. [4] Morpho menelaus is one of the six species of Morpho in Costa ...
The genus Morpho is palatable but some species (such as M. amathonte) are very strong fliers; birds – even species which are specialized for catching butterflies on the wing – find it very hard to catch them. [1] [2] The conspicuous blue coloration shared by most Morpho species may be a case of Müllerian mimicry, or may be 'pursuit ...
Morpho peleides, the Peleides blue morpho, common morpho [1] or the emperor [2] [3] is an iridescent tropical butterfly found in Mexico, Central America, northern South America, Paraguay and Trinidad. Most authorities [4] believe that peleides is a subspecies of Morpho helenor. [5]
Morpho helenor, also known as the Helenor blue morpho or common blue morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly found throughout Central and South America from Mexico to Argentina. It is a species group that may or may not be several species.
Morpho hecuba, the sunset morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly and the largest species in the genus Morpho.Its wingspan can reach 20 centimetres (7.9 in), but is usually from 13–15 centimetres (5.1–5.9 in).
Morpho adonis, the Adonis morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly. It is found in Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, and Peru. The wingspan ranges from 70 to 90 millimetres (2.8 to 3.5 in). Morpho adonis is a species group which includes several species. Morpho adonis (Guianas, Cayenne) Morpho eugenia (Guyana) Morpho ...
Morpho didius, the giant blue morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly belonging to the subfamily Morphinae of family Nymphalidae. It is considered, by some authors, to be a subspecies of Morpho menelaus .
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