Morpho

British Honduras 1953Bolivia 1970Brazil 1971
Peleides Morpho
Morpho peleides hyacinthus
(Morphodae)
Rhetenor Morpho
Morpho rhetenor
(Morphodae)
Menelaus Morpho
Morpho menelaus
(Morphodae)
Venezuela 1966Paraguay 1976Paraguay 1976Togo 1965
Peleides Morpho
Morpho peleides
(Morphodae)
Helena Morpho
Morpho rhetenor helena
(Morphodae)
Aega Morpho(Left:female,Right:male)
Morpho aega
(Morphodae)
Aega Morpho
Morpho aega
(Morphodae)
Trinidad Tobago 1972Nicaragua 1979Paraguay 1976
Morpho
Morpho hybrid
(Morphodae)
Cypris Morpho
Morpho cypris
(Morphodae)
Sunset Morpho
Morpho hecuba
(Morphodae)


Peleides Morpho
Morpho peleides
(Morphodae)
(LEPIDOPTERA)


About 10,000 kinds of butterflies of the abbreviation half of the butterfly in the world inhabit South America centering on the Amazon River valley. Morpho is famous also in it as a beautiful and new butterfly which inhabits only Central American tropical rain forests. Morpho has the feather of metallic luster like tin foil work ,and it is called various metallic "the jewelry which flies in the sky" or "the solar dropping children" who shine blue Since there is a habit which flies a quite high place from the ground, it is heard that a collection is difficult. It is often taken up from the beauty by the stamp.

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