Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Morpho thamyris | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Morpho Rank Species | |
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Similar Morpho lympharis, Morpho rhodopteron, Morpho eugenia, Morpho portis, Morpho hercules | ||
Morpho thamyris, the Thamyris morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly found in Paraguay and Brazil (Santa Catarina, Mato Grosso, São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul).
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Many subspecies have been described.
Etymology
Thamyris was a singer in Greek mythology who was so proud of his skill that he boasted he could outsing the Muses. His story is told in the Iliad.
Taxonomy
Some authors consider Morpho thamyris to be a subspecies of Morpho portis (Hübner, [1821])
Ecozone
Neotropical ecozone.
References
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