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Morpho helena

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Morpho helena
Male Morpho helena in Shanghai Insect Museum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Morpho
Species:
M. helena
Binomial name
Morpho helena

Morpho helena, the Helena morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the rainforests of northern South America.

The wingspan is 75 to 100 millimetres (3.0 to 3.9 in). It is known for its metallic blue and shiny wings. Many authorities consider Morpho helena a subspecies of Morpho rhetenor, and thus is sometimes named Morpho rhetenor helena.

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