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species

Morpho epistrophus (Fabricius, 1796)

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

Scientific synonyms

Papilio laertes Drury, 1782 nec Cramer, 1775
Morpho laertes (Drury, 1782)

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Taxon in country check-lists*

South America: Argentina, Brazil

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Included taxa

Number of records: 5

subspecies Morpho epistrophus argentinus Fruhstorfer, 1907
subspecies Morpho epistrophus catenaria Perry, 1811

Morpho epistrophus catenaria

subspecies Morpho epistrophus epistrophus (Fabricius, 1796)

Morpho epistrophus epistrophus

subspecies Morpho epistrophus iphitus Felder & Felder, 1867
subspecies Morpho epistrophus titei Le Moult & Réal, 1962

Links and literature

EN Illustrated Lists of American Butterflies 9-III-2024 [Morpho_epistrophus_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 epistrophus (Fabricius, 1796)]
Data retrieved on: 6 January 2025

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