- Morpho cisseis
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Cisseis Morpho 
Museum Specimen from Mato Grosso, Brazil. Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Tribe: Morphini Genus: Morpho Species: M. cisseis Binomial name Morpho cisseis
(C. and R. Felder, 1860)The Cisseis Morpho (Morpho cisseis) is a large Neotropical butterfly found in the southern and western Amazon in Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil. It includes several subspecies, but has itself sometimes been treated as a subspecies of the Sunset Morpho. Both are highly valued by collectors.
Etymology
Cissei was the daughter of Cisseus, king of Thrace.
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
- Funet Taxonomy (subspecies)
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