Morpho rhodopteron
| Morpho rhodopteron | |
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| Fig. 9 The underside of Morpho rhodopteron (largest butterfly on plate, only one wing shown) in the plate accompanying the original description | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Morpho |
| Species: | M. rhodopteron |
| Binomial name | |
| Morpho rhodopteron Godman & Salvin, 1880 | |
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Morpho rhodopteron is a Neotropical butterfly known only from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia.
With a wingspan of 7.5 cm (3 inch). It is the smallest species in the genus Morpho.
References
- Godman, Du Cane F. and Salvin, O. (1880) A List of Diurnal Lepidoptera collected in the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, Colombia, and the Vicinity Transactions of the Entomological Society of London Volume 28: 119–154.
- 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
- Butterflies of America, Images of type
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