Morpho helena, the Helena morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the rainforests of northern South America . The wingspan is 75 to 100 millimetres (3.0 to 3.9 in). It is known for its metallic blue and shiny wings. Morpho rhetenor helena (TYPE of Morpho helena ab. inornata Viette, 1960, TL: Peru, nom. nud.) 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 ssp. helena male AUREUS butterflies & insects
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 rhetenor helena Staudinger, 1890. Type Specimens photo collection: Distribution and Larval Foodplants: Type locality: Peru. Synonymy . Bibliography . Top of Page All-America Lists: Morpho helena, the Helena morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the rainforests of northern South America. The wingspan is 75 to 100 millimetres (3.0 to 3.9 in). It is known for its metallic blue and shiny wings.
Framed Blue Morpho Butterfly Morpho rhetenor helena
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 helena, the Helena morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the rainforests of northern South America. (Source: Wikipedia, '', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpho_helena, CC BY-SA 3.0 . Photo: (c) edgeplot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)) Morpho rhetenor helena Taxonomy ID: 1134944 (for references in articles please use NCBI:txid1134944) current name Morpho rhetenor helena Staudinger, 1890 NCBI BLAST name: butterflies Rank: subspecies Genetic code: Translation table 1 (Standard) Mitochondrial genetic code: Translation table 5 (Invertebrate Mitochondrial) Lineage ( full ) Dataset NCBI Taxonomy Rank SUBSPECIES Classification
Framed Morpho Butterfly Morpho rhetenor helena blue morpho
Metadata No higher resolution available. Butterfly_Morpho_rhetenor_helena_ (M)_KL.jpg (570 × 402 pixels, file size: 68 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File information Structured data Captions Captions English Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents Description File history (a) Photograph of one half of the butterfly. (b) Optical micrograph of the wing's tilted scales. (c) An individual scale with grating-like structures visible. (d) Reflection spectrum of the wing, with an intensity peak between 460 and 500 nm. (e) Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of quasi-parallel rows with varying heights and periods.
Pages in category "Morpho rhetenor" This category contains only the following page. M. Morpho rhetenor;. Morpho rhetenor helena 0zz.jpg 1,000 × 831; 474 KB. Morpho rhetenor rhetenor 0zz.jpg 1,000 × 1,086; 463 KB. Morpho rhetenor rhetenor 1zz.jpg 1,000 × 933; 556 KB. Morpho butterflies are neotropical butterflies found mostly in Central America as well as Mexico and South America including Brazil, Costa Rica and Venezuela. Morpho Butterflies dwell in the forest canopy layer and rarely come near the understorey and forest floor layers.
Framed Morpho Butterfly Morpho rhetenor helena blue morpho
Morpho rhetenor helena - A mosaic gynandromorph : Pictured here is a fine example of a Morpho rhetenor helena mosaic gynandromorph. The left side of this butterfly is all male, whilst the right hand hind wing is almost all female. This is a very striking example as the male and female of the species are so different. Staudinger, 1890. Morpho helena, the Helena morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the rainforests of northern South America . The wingspan is 75 to 100 millimetres (3.0 to 3.9 in). It is known for its metallic blue and shiny wings. Many authorities consider Morpho helena a subspecies of Morpho rhetenor.
