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The Menelaus blue morpho (Morpho menelaus) is one of thirty species of butterfly in the subfamily Morphinae. [1] Its wingspan is approximately 12 cm (4.7"), and its dorsal forewings and hindwings are a bright, iridescent blue edged with black, while the ventral surfaces are brown. [ 2 ]
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 ]
The wingspan of the blue morpho butterfly ranges from 7.5–20 cm (3.0–7.9 in). The entire blue morpho butterfly life cycle, from egg to adult is only 115 days. This butterfly undergoes metamorphosis from larva to butterfly. The larva eats plant leaves before spinning a chrysalis.
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 .
Blue morpho may refer to several species of distinctly blue butterfly under the genus Morpho, including: Morpho achilles (Achilles morpho) Morpho cypris (Cypris blue morpho) Morpho didius (Didius blue morpho) Morpho helenor (Helenor blue morpho) Morpho menelaus (Menelaus blue morpho) Morpho peleides (Peleides blue morpho) Morpho rhetenor ...
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 helenor, Common blue morpho (2023 [436] [437]) Morpho achilles, Blue-banded morpho (2023 [436] [438]) Morpho deidamia (2023 [436] [438]) Papilio bianor, Chinese peacock butterfly (2019 [439]) Phthorimaea absoluta, Tomato leafminer (2024 [440]) Pieris rapae, small cabbage white butterfly (2016 [441]) Plodia interpunctella, Indianmeal moth ...
Host plants are in the families Asteraceae, Passifloraceae, Sterculiaceae, Tiliaceae, and Urticaceae. Limenitidinae; The nymphaline clade (sister group of the heliconiine clade, also includes tribes Coeini and Pseudergolini) Apaturinae (mostly tropical) Host plants are in the family Ulmaceae. Caterpillars are smooth with bifid tails and horns ...