Morpho granadensis
| Granada morpho | |
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| Illustration from Biologia Centrali-Americana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Morpho |
| Species: | M. granadensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Morpho granadensis Felder and Felder, 1867 | |
Morpho granadensis, the Granada morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly found in Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Several subspecies and many forms have been described. It is considered, by some authors, to be a subspecies of Morpho deidamia.
Etymology
The first specimen collected on the voyage of the Navarra was from Neu Granada.
References
- Le Moult (E.) & Réal (P.), 1962-1963. Les Morpho d'Amérique du Sud et Centrale, Editions du cabinet entomologique E. Le Moult, Paris.
External links
- Taxonomy Browser Upperside and underside photographs.
- Butterflies of America Images of type and other specimens of Morpho deidamia granadensis.
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