Morpho cypris

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Cypris Morpho

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Rhopalocera
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Morphinae
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.

[edit] Etymology

Cypris is Aphrodite, a beautiful goddess.

[edit] References

  • Eugène Le Moult with P.Real Les Morpho d'Amerique du Sud et Centrale. E. Le Moult, Paris : Editions scientifiques du Cabinet entomologique E. Le Moult. 1962-1963.

[edit] External links

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