Morpho didius
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| Morpho didius | |
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| Morpho didius - MHNT | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Morphinae |
| Tribe: | Morphini |
| Genus: | Morpho |
| Species: | M. didius |
| Binomial name | |
| Morpho didius Hopffer, 1874 | |
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Morpho didius, common name Giant Blue Morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly belonging to the Nymphalidae family, Morphinae subfamily. It is considered, by some authors, to be a subspecies of Morpho menelaus.
Description
Morpho didius has a wingspan reaching 150 millimetres (5.9 in), one of the largest size of Morpho species. The surfaces of the wings are iridescent and metallic blue and the upperwings are quite elongated.
Distribution
This species can be found in Peru.
Biology
The larva feeds on Palmae
References
- Biolib
- Funet
- Butterflies of America Images of type and other specimens of Morpho menelaus didius.
- Better Butterfly Creations
- Paul Smart, 1976 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World in Color.London, Salamander:Encyclopedie des papillons. Lausanne, Elsevier Sequoia (French language edition)ISBN 9780948427046 ISBN 0600313816 page 235 fig.7female(Peru)
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