Morpho sulkowskyi
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| Sulkowsky's Morpho | |
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| Plate from Seitz depicting (second left at the top)Morpho sulkowskyi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Division: | Rhopalocera |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Morphini |
| Genus: | Morpho |
| Species: | M. sulkowskyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Morpho sulkowskyi (Kollar ,1850) |
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Sulkowsky's Morpho (Morpho sulkowskyi) is a Neotropical butterfly. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
There are several subspecies and many forms have been described.
[edit] Subspecies
- Morpho sulkowskyi sulkowskyi V. Kollar, 1850
- Morpho sulkowskyi hoppiana F.W. Niepelt, 1923
- Morpho sulkowskyi selenaris E. Le Moult & P. Réal, 1962
- Morpho sulkowskyi sirene F.W. Niepelt, 1911
[edit] References
- Le Moult (E.) & Réal (P.), 1962-1963. Les Morpho d'Amérique du Sud et Centrale, Editions du cabinet entomologique E. Le Moult, Paris.
[edit] External links
- Funetfi
- Butterflies of America Images of type and other specimens.
- Fiebig Photographs.
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