Morpho sulkowskyi

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Sulkowsky's Morpho
Plate from Seitz depicting (second left at the top)Morpho sulkowskyi
Plate from Seitz depicting (second left at the top)Morpho sulkowskyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Rhopalocera
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Morphinae
Tribe: Morphini
Genus: Morpho
Species: M. sulkowskyi
Binomial name
Morpho sulkowskyi
(Kollar ,1850)

Sulkowsky's Morpho (Morpho sulkowskyi) is a Neotropical butterfly. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

There are several subspecies and many forms have been described.

[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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