Sunset Morpho
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| Sunset Morpho | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Morphini |
| Genus: | Morpho |
| Species: | M. hecuba |
| Binomial name | |
| Morpho hecuba Linnaeus, 1771 |
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The Sunset Morpho (Morpho hecuba) is the largest species in the genus morpho with a wingspan than can reach 20 centimetres (7.9 in), but is usually from 13–15 centimetres (5.1–5.9 in). It is a tropical butterfly only found in the northern Amazon Basin and the Guianas. It has several subspecies and has sometimes also included M. cisseis as a subspecies.
[edit] External links
- NSG Voucher specimen. Photograph of underside.
- Butterflies of America Images of type and other specimens.
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