Morpho granadensis

Morpho granadensis
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, 1867

Morpho 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.

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