Morpho epistrophus

Morpho epistrophus
Museum specimen of Morpho epistrophus catenaria Perry, 1811
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Morphini
Genus:	Morpho
Species:	M. epistrophus
Binomial name
Morpho epistrophus (Fabricius, 1796)

The White Morpho, Morpho eipistrophus, is a Neotropical butterfly found in Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina.

Etymology

Epistrophus is a character in the Iliad.

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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