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Morpho menelaus (Linnaeus, 1758)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Arthropoda - arthropods »  class Insecta - insects »  order Lepidoptera - butterflies and moths »  family Nymphalidae - brushfoots »  genus Morpho »  subgenus Grasseia

Scientific synonyms

Papilio menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 o

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Taxon in country check-lists*

North America: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, South America: Brazil, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

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Included taxa

Number of records: 21

subspecies Morpho menelaus alexandrovna H. Druce, 1874

Morpho menelaus alexandrovna

subspecies Morpho menelaus amathonte Deyrolle, 1860

Morpho menelaus amathonte

subspecies Morpho menelaus argentiferus Fruhstorfer, 1913
subspecies Morpho menelaus assarpai Röber, 1903
subspecies Morpho menelaus chantalae Neild, Johnson & Blandin, 2020
subspecies Morpho menelaus coeruleus (Perry, 1810)
subspecies Morpho menelaus didius Hopffer, 1874

Morpho menelaus didius

subspecies Morpho menelaus eberti Weber, 1963
subspecies Morpho menelaus huebneri (Fischer, 1962)
subspecies Morpho menelaus julanthiscus Fruhstorfer, 1907
subspecies Morpho menelaus kesselringi H. Fischer, 1962
subspecies Morpho menelaus laurellae Neild, 2008
subspecies Morpho menelaus melacheilus (Staudinger, 1886)
subspecies Morpho menelaus menelaus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Morpho menelaus menelaus

subspecies Morpho menelaus neildi Blandin, 2008
subspecies Morpho menelaus occidentalis C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862
subspecies Morpho menelaus offenbachi Bryk, 1953
subspecies Morpho menelaus orinocensis Le Moult, 1925
subspecies Morpho menelaus terrestris A. Butler, 1866
subspecies Morpho menelaus verae Weber, 1951
subspecies Morpho menelaus zischkai H. Fischer, 1962

Links and literature

EN Illustrated Lists of American Butterflies 9-III-2024 [Morpho_menelaus_a]

Warren, A. D., K. J. Davis, E. M. Stangeland, J. P. Pelham, K. R. Willmott & N. V. Grishin: Illustrated Lists of American Butterflies [http://butterfliesofamerica.com/] [as Morpho menelaus (Linnaeus, 1758)]
Data retrieved on: 6 January 2025

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