Helenor blue morpho | |
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Morpho helenor pindarus dorsal view | |
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Morpho helenor helenor ventral view | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Morpho |
Species: | M. helenor
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Binomial name | |
Morpho helenor (
Cramer, 1776)
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Subspecies | |
Many (see section below) |
Morpho helenor, the Helenor blue morpho or common blue morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly found throughout Central and South America from Mexico to Argentina. It is a species group that may or may not be several species. Many subspecies have been described.
The larvae of subspecies Morpho helenor achillaena have been recorded as feeding on Genipa americana, Inga, Machaerium oblongifolium and Platymiscium.
Listed alphabetically: [1]
Helenor blue morpho | |
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Morpho helenor pindarus dorsal view | |
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Morpho helenor helenor ventral view | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Morpho |
Species: | M. helenor
|
Binomial name | |
Morpho helenor (
Cramer, 1776)
| |
Subspecies | |
Many (see section below) |
Morpho helenor, the Helenor blue morpho or common blue morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly found throughout Central and South America from Mexico to Argentina. It is a species group that may or may not be several species. Many subspecies have been described.
The larvae of subspecies Morpho helenor achillaena have been recorded as feeding on Genipa americana, Inga, Machaerium oblongifolium and Platymiscium.
Listed alphabetically: [1]