| Hercules Morpho | |
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| Museum specimen. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Morphini |
| Genus: | Morpho |
| Species: | M. hercules |
| Binomial name | |
| Morpho hercules (Dalman, 1823) |
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The Hercules Morpho, Morpho hercules, is a Neotropical butterfly found in Brazil and Paraguay.
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The larva feeds on Musaceae and Menispermaceae (Abuta selloana).
Named for the mythological hero Hercules.