Morpho richardus

Morpho richardus
Blue Morpho Butterfly
A Morpho plate fromm Seitz. Morpho richardus is the centre butterfly, top row.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Morphini
Genus: Morpho
Species: M. richardius
Binomial name
Morpho richardius
Fruhstorfer, 1898

Richard's Morpho (Morpho richardius) is a Neotropical butterfly found only in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Photographs

  • Morpho richardus on display at the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences

References

  • Le Moult (E.) & Réal (P.), 1962-1963. Les Morpho d'Amérique du Sud et Centrale, Editions du cabinet entomologique E. Le Moult, Paris.

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