Morpho deidamia

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Deidamia Morpho
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Rhopalocera
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Morphinae
Tribe: Morphini
Genus: Morpho
Species: M.deidamia
Binomial name
Morpho deidamia
(Hubner ,1819)

The Deidamia Morpho (Morpho deidamia) is a Neotropical butterfly. It is found in Panama , Nicaragua , Costa Rica, Surinam , Bolivia , Colombia , Peru , Ecuador and Brazil. It is a species group which may be, or may not be several species. Many subspecies have been described.

[edit] Etymology

Deidamea (or Deidamia) was the daughter of Lycomedes, king of Scyros, figures in Greek mythology,.

[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.

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