Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Morpho | |
Similar Morpho eugenia, Morpho portis, Morpho zephyritis, Morpho lympharis, Morpho rhodopteron | ||
Description
Morpho absoloni is a large butterfly with a wingspan of approximately 100 mm. The upperside of the male forewings is fluorescent metallic blue. There is a black mark at the apex of the wings which have a concave outer edge. The underside is brown with a line of ocelli.
Distribution
This species is present in Brazil and Peru.
References
Morpho absoloni Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA