| Theseus Morpho | |
|---|---|
| subspecies justitia Godman and Salvin Image from Plate in
Biologia Centrali-Americanum (1879-1915) |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Division: | Rhopalocera |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Morphini |
| Genus: | Morpho |
| Species: | M. theseus |
| Binomial name | |
| Morpho theseus (Deyrolle, 1860) |
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The Theseus Morpho (Morpho theseus) is a Neotropical butterfly. It is found in Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Honduras and Guatemala. Many subspecies have been described.
Theseus was a legendary king of Athens.