Morpho rhetenor, the Rhetenor blue morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela . Description The Genus Morpho - Species List Geographic Distribution: Amazon Basin and major tributaries = "Amazonia" The various populations and races of this species cover much of South America including, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and possibly Uruguay, Paraguay, and northern Argentina.
Morpho r. rhetenor (pinned specimens)
Morpho rhetenor is a widespread and fairly common species found from Colombia and Venezuela to Peru, Brazil and Bolivia. There are 6 described subspecies, of which 2 occur in Peru - cacica and helena. In Central America rhetenor is replaced by a similar species Morpho cypris. Morpho rhetenor cacica, Satipo, Peru � Adrian Hoskins Habitats Morpho rhetenor, the Rhetenor blue morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. Tribus: Morphini Subtribus: Morphina Genus: Morpho Subgenus: Morpho (Megamede) Species: Morpho rhetenor Subspecies: Morpho rhetenor rhetenor Name [ edit] Morpho rhetenor rhetenorr ( Cramer, 1775) Type locality: Surinam. Synonyms [ edit] Papilio rhetenor Cramer, 1775 Papilio andromachus Cramer, 1775, TL: Surinam. 1 Introduction Some species of Morpho butterflies are famous for the metallic blue color seen on the dorsal side of their wings. For example, we can mention the males of Morpho menelaus or Morpho rhetenor species (Fig. 1 ).
Morpho rhetenor rhetenor PERU World of Butterflies and Moths
This category contains only the following page. M Morpho rhetenor Media in category " Morpho rhetenor " The following 28 files are in this category, out of 28 total. Australian Butterfly Sanctuary - specimens 12.jpg 2,340 × 4,160; 955 KB Bolboreta95.jpg 1,299 × 836; 110 KB Borboleta (5).jpg 2,592 × 1,944; 1.15 MB The brilliant blue coloration of the Morpho rhetenor butterfly originates from complex nanostructures found on the surface of its wings. The Morpho butterfly exhibits strong short-wavelength reflection and a unique two-lobe optical signature in the incident (θ) and reflected (ϕ) angular space.Here, we report the large-area fabrication of a Morpho-like structure and its reproduction in. Name [ edit] Morpho (Megamede) rhetenor ( Cramer, 1775) Type locality: Surinam. Synonyms [ edit] Papilio rhetenor Cramer, 1775 Papilio andromachus Cramer, 1775, TL: Surinam. Megamede rhetenoris Hübner, 1819, Verz. bek. Schmett. (4): 50 (unn. repl. Papilio rhetenor Cramer, 1775) Megamede chalciope Hübner, 1819, (repl. name), TL: Surinam. A study of the optical properties of the largely periodic microstructure occurring on the wings of the iridescent tropical butterfly Morpho rhetenor and responsible for its structural colouration is reported. An extensive measurement of the back-scattering of visible light from butterfly scales was performed for various angles of incidence.
Morpho r. rhetenor (pinned specimens)
The upper surface of a male Morpho rhetenor butterfly wing presents a single-layer of scales, the microstructures of which are responsible for the brilliant blue color. The color varies from cyan blue to yellow green and soon afterwards returns back to cyan blue when some ethanol is dropped on the upper surface. Morpho rhetenor, the Rhetenor blue morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.It is found in Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela.. Description. Hans Fruhstorfer describes: "M. rhetenor, already named by Cramer the 'blue elongate Atlas butterfly', has the apex of the forewing more produced than any other Morphid species; a characteristic.
Main Species Page Type Specimens Morpho rhetenor helena TYPE, TL: Peru Photo taken by Gerardo Lamas and digitized by the Tropical Andean Butterfly Diversity Project, funded by the Darwin Initiative. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the housing institution. Morpho rhetenor helena TYPE, TL: Peru Figure 3. SEM and TEM images of three types of Morpho. butterfly single scales. (a) A low-magnification SEM image of. M. rhetenor scales. (b) A high-magnification TEM image of a. cross-section through an M. rhetenor iridescent ground scale. (c) An SEM image of three M. didius scales on a prepared region of wing.
Morpho r. rhetenor (pinned specimens)
Morpho rhetenor helena Staudinger, 1890. Type Specimens photo collection: Distribution and Larval Foodplants: Type locality: Peru. Synonymy . Bibliography . Top of Page All-America Lists: Morpho rhetenor and M.didius. M.rhetenor has one layer of highly iridescent 'ground scales' (Ghiradella 1994) on its dorsal wing surface (¢gure1a), whereas M.didius possesses
