Morpho theseus

Morpho theseus
Theseus Morpho
subspecies justitia Godman and Salvin Image from Plate in

Biologia Centrali-Americanum (1879-1915)

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Rhopalocera
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Morphini
Genus: Morpho
Species: M. theseus
Binomial name
Morpho theseus
(Deyrolle, 1860)

The Theseus Morpho (Morpho theseus) is a Neotropical butterfly. It is found in Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Honduras and Guatemala. Many subspecies have been described.

Etymology

Theseus was a legendary king of Athens.

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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