Morpho cypris

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

The Cypris Morpho (Morpho cypris) is a Neotropical butterfly. It is found in Panama , Costa Rica , Nicaragua, Colombia and Ecuador.Several subspecies and many forms have been described.

Etymology

Cypris is Aphrodite, a beautiful goddess.

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

• Funetfi
• Fiebig Photographs, including microphotagraphy of the scales.

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