Morpho godarti

Morpho godarti
Godart’s Morpho
Museum specimen.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Morphini
Genus: Morpho
Species: M. godarti
Binomial name
Morpho godarti
(Guérin-Méneville, 1844)

Godart’s Morpho, Morpho godarti, is a Neotropical butterfly found in Peru and Bolivia.

Etymology

The butterfly was named to honour the French entomologist Jean Baptiste Godart.

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)