Morpho aurora

Morpho aurora
Aurora Morpho
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Morphini
Genus: Morpho
Species: M. aurora
Binomial name
Morpho aurora
(Westwood, 1851)

The Aurora Morpho (Morpho aurora) is a Neotropical butterfly found in Bolivia and Peru.

Etymology

Aurora is the goddess of dawn in Roman mythology.

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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