Morpho deidamia

Morpho deidamia
Deidamia Morpho
M. deidamia at a butterfly zoo in Hunawihr, France.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Rhopalocera
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Morphini
Genus: Morpho
Species: M.deidamia
Binomial name
Morpho deidamia
(Hubner, 1819)

The Deidamia Morpho (Morpho deidamia) is a Neotropical butterfly. It is found in Panama , Nicaragua , Costa Rica, Surinam , Bolivia , Colombia , Peru , Ecuador and Brazil. It is a species group which may be, or may not be several species. Many subspecies have been described.

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Etymology

Deidamia was the daughter of Lycomedes, king of Scyros, figures in Greek mythology.

Taxonomy

The accepted subspecies are

  • M. d. neoptolemus Wood, 1863 Brazil(Amazonas), Colombia, Peru,
  • M. d. granadensis C. & R. Felder, [1867] Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
  • M. d. polybaptus Butler, 1875 Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
  • M. d. pyrrhus Staudinger, 1887 Peru
  • M. d. electra Röber, 1903 Bolivia
  • M. d. hermione Röber, 1903 Colombia
  • M. d. neoptolemus Fruhstorfer, 1907 Ecuador, Colombia deidamia neoptolemus Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • M. d. guaraura Le Cerf, 1925 Venezuela deidamia
  • M. d. diomedes Weber, 1944 Peru
  • M. d. diffusa Le Moult & Réal, 1962 Brazil(Maranhão)
  • M. d. steinbachi Le Moult & Réal, 1962 Bolivia

In Pop Culture

The butterflies that often surround Soubi in the anime Loveless are probably males of this species.

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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