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.

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Etymology

Cypris is Aphrodite, a beautiful goddess.

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