- Morpho granadensis
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Morpho granadensis Illustration of Morpho granadensis in Biologia Centrali-Americana Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Tribe: Morphini Genus: Morpho Species: M. granadensis Binomial name Morpho granadensis
Felder and Felder, 1867Morpho granadensis is a Neotropical butterfly found in Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. Several subspecies and many forms have been described. It is considered, by some authors, to be a subspecies of Morpho deidamia.
Etymology
The first specimen collected on the voyage of the Navarra was from Neu Granada.
References
- Le Moult (E.) & Réal (P.), 1962-1963. Les Morpho d'Amérique du Sud et Centrale, Editions du cabinet entomologique E. Le Moult, Paris.
External links
- Taxonomy Browser Upperside and underside photographs.
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