British Honduras 1953 | Bolivia 1970 | Brazil 1971 |
Peleides Morpho Morpho peleides hyacinthus (Morphodae) |
Rhetenor Morpho Morpho rhetenor (Morphodae) |
Menelaus Morpho Morpho menelaus (Morphodae) |
Venezuela 1966 | Paraguay 1976 | Paraguay 1976 | Togo 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 1972 | Nicaragua 1979 | Paraguay 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.