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Morpho
The morpho butterflies comprise many species of Neotropical butterfly under the genus ''Morpho''. This genus includes more than 29 accepted species and 147 accepted subspecies, found mostly in South America, Mexico, and Central America. ''Morpho'' wingspans range from for '' M. rhodopteron'' to for ''M. hecuba'', the imposing sunset morpho. The name ''morpho'', meaning "changed" or "modified", is also an epithet. Taxonomy and nomenclature Many names attach to the genus ''Morpho''. The genus has also been divided into subgenera. Hundreds of form, variety, and aberration names are used among ''Morpho'' species and subspecies. One lepidopteristLamas, G. (Ed.) (2004''Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea-Papilionoidea''. Gainesville, Florida: Association for Tropical Lepidoptera. includes all such species within a single genus, and synonymized many names in a limited number of species. Two other lepidopterists use a phylogenetic analysis with different nomenclature. Other authoriti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morpho Telemachus
''Morpho telemachus'' is a Neotropical butterfly. Description ''Morpho telemachus'' is a large butterfly. The upperside of the forewings is a silver grey and blue green with a very wide black-brown outer edge. This is also on the posterior wings and can even cover almost all of the hindwings and forewings. There is a black band on half of the costal edge from the base. The underside is copper brown with a line of black white and orange ocelli black white and orange, in an arc on both the hindwings and forewings. Subspecies *''M. t. telemachus'' Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, Venezuela *''M. t. iphiclus'' C. & R. Felder, 1862 Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil (Amazonas, Pará) *''M. t. lilianae'' Le Moult, 1927 Venezuela *''M. t.'' ssp. Ebert, MS Brazil (Pernambuco) Behaviour In 1913, Hans Fruhstorfer wrote: "According to Michael ''perseus'' ynonym for ''telemachus''is never seen fluttering round flowers, nor do the butterflies seem to require food or drink. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morpho Didius
''Morpho didius'', the giant blue morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly belonging to the subfamily Morphinae of family Nymphalidae. It is considered, by some authors, to be a subspecies of ''Morpho menelaus''. Description ''Morpho didius'' has a wingspan reaching , making it one of the largest of ''Morpho'' species. The dorsal side of the wings are iridescent and metallic blue, and the forewings are quite elongated. Distribution This species can be found in Peru. Biology The larva feeds on palm tree The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm tr ...s. ReferencesBioLib.cz [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morpho Amphitryon
''Morpho amphitryon'' is a Neotropical butterfly. Description ''Morpho amphitryon'' is a very large butterfly with a wingspan of 150–160 mm. The top of the wings is a blue grey metallic colour with a wide grey border embellished by a submarginal row of white spots. The outer edge of the forewing is concave and the hindwings have a scalloped edge. "''amphitrion'' Stgr. Morpho_theseus.html"_;"title="s_race_of_''Morpho_theseus">s_race_of_''Morpho_theseus''_from_Chanchamayo,_South_Peru,_has_the_forewing_much_elongated,_with_the_cell_blue-grey._Males_also_occur_with_the_upper_surface_suffused_with_blue-white_throughout."Fruhstorfer,_H._1913._Family:_Morphidae._In_A._Seitz_(editor),_''Macrolepidoptera_of_the_World'',_vol._5:_333–356._Stuttgart:_Alfred_Kernen. _Habitat ''Morpho_amphitryon''_lives_in_Andean_montane_forests_at_altitudes_from_700_to_2000_metres_above_sea_level. _Status ''Morpho_amphitryon''_is_a_Rare_species.html" ;"title="Morpho_theseus''.html" ;"title="Morpho_th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morpho Achilles
''Morpho achilles'', the Achilles morpho, blue-banded morpho, or banded blue morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly. Etymology The genus name ''Morpho'' comes from the Greek epithet of Aphrodite, goddess of love. Achilles was a Greek hero of the Trojan War, the central character of Homer's ''Iliad''. Description In ''Morpho achilles patroclus'', the dorsal sides of the forewings are black, with two broad vertical bands of brilliant blue. The undersides of the hindwings are olive brownish, with several ocelli formed by blue, yellow, and red concentric rings. Subspecies *''M. a. achilles'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – Brazil, Suriname, and Guyana *''M. a. agamedes'' Fruhstorfer, 1912 – Peru *''M. a. fischeri'' Weber, 1962 – Peru *''M. a. glaisi'' Le Moult & Réal, 1962 – Venezuela *''M. a. guaraunos'' Le Moult, 1925 – Venezuela *''M. a. guerrerensis'' Le Moult & Réal, 1962 *''M. a. patroclus'' C. & R. Felder, 1861 – Colombia *''M. a. phokylides'' Fruhstorfer, 1912 – Venezuela, Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morpho Hecuba
''Morpho hecuba'', the sunset morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly and the largest species in the genus '' Morpho''. Its wingspan can reach , but is usually from . "''M. hecuba'' is the largest known Morpho and one may also call it the most interesting, on account of its habits, its susceptibility to climatic influences and its tendency to develop polychromatic forms in both sexes."Fruhstorfer, H., 1913. Family: Morphidae. In A. Seitz (editor),''Macrolepidoptera of the world'',vol. 5: 333–356. Stuttgart: Alfred Kernen. Geographic range The sunset morpho is only found in the northern Amazon basin and the Guianas. Taxonomy ''M. hecuba'' has several subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics ( morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all specie ... and has sometimes also included '' M. cisseis'' as a subspecies. Behavi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunset Morpho
''Morpho hecuba'', the sunset morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly and the largest species in the genus ''Morpho''. Its wingspan can reach , but is usually from . "''M. hecuba'' is the largest known Morpho and one may also call it the most interesting, on account of its habits, its susceptibility to climatic influences and its tendency to develop polychromatic forms in both sexes."Fruhstorfer, H., 1913. Family: Morphidae. In A. Seitz (editor),''Macrolepidoptera of the world'',vol. 5: 333–356. Stuttgart: Alfred Kernen. Geographic range The sunset morpho is only found in the northern Amazon basin and the Guianas The Guianas, sometimes called by the Spanish loan-word ''Guayanas'' (''Las Guayanas''), is a region in north-eastern South America which includes the following three territories: * French Guiana, an overseas department and region of France * .... Taxonomy ''M. hecuba'' has several subspecies and has sometimes also included '' M. cisseis'' as a subspecies. Behav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morpho Cisseis
''Morpho cisseis'', the Cisseis morpho, is a large Neotropical butterfly found in the southern and western Amazon in Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil. It includes several subspecies, but has itself sometimes been treated as a subspecies of the sunset morpho. Both are highly valued by collectors. Description ''Morpho cisseis'' is a large butterfly with a wingspan of 147 mm and 180 mm. The upperside is blue-green gray, the outer edge is largely bordered by black and broad black band extending over two-thirds of the forewing's costal edge. The reverse is copper decorated with a line of white chevrons and black, yellow and white eyespots, three on the forewings and a very large and three more small eyespots on the hindwings. Account in ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' Fruhstorfer, H. 1913. Family: Morphidae. In A. Seitz (editor), ''Macrolepidoptera of the World'', vol. 5: 333–356. Stuttgart: Alfred Kernen. Etymology Cissei was the daughter of Cisseus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morpho Rhodopteron
''Morpho rhodopteron'' is a Neotropical butterfly known only from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia. With a wingspan of 7.5 cm (3 in). It is the smallest species in the genus ''Morpho''. References *Godman, Du Cane F. and Salvin, O. (1880) A List of Diurnal Lepidoptera collected in the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, Colombia, and the Vicinity ''Transactions of the Entomological Society of London The Royal Entomological Society is devoted to the study of insects. Its aims are to disseminate information about insects and improving communication between entomologists. The society was founded in 1833 as the Entomological Society of Londo ...'' Volume 28: 119–154. *Le Moult, E. & Réal, P. (1962–1963) ''Les Morpho d'Amérique du Sud et Centrale'' Editions du cabinet entomologique E. Le Moult, Paris. External linksButterflies of America Images of type"''Morpho'' Fabricius, 1807"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Morpho Ny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morpho Richardus
''Morpho richardus'', or Richard's morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly found only in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Description Male indefinite greenish, female of yellowish bronze green. Both above and beneath like a small '' M. hercules''. Forewing with three rows of submarginal yellow dots. The patch before the apex of the cell broadly dull gold yellow, with scattered black scales. Discal area of the forewing yellowish. Distal margin rather narrow, brown black, base of both wings light green. Under surface: forewing with four small, elongate ocelli of about uniform size, with narrow black irises. Proximally to the ocelli there are three very large, triangular grey-yellow median spots. Underside of the hindwing predominantly red brown with violet sheen. Median band grey violet. Length of the forewing 58 mm.Fruhstorfer, H., 1913. Family: Morphidae. In A. Seitz (editor), ''Macrolepidoptera of the World'', vol. 5: 333–356. Stuttgart: Alfred Kernen. Biology The larva A larva (; plu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morpho Hercules
''Morpho hercules'', the Hercules morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly found in Brazil and Paraguay. Description Upper surface grey green. Forewing with two rows of submarginal yellow dots, of which the proximal are considerably broader than the antemarginal. Patch before the apex of the cell narrow, dark green, subobsolete. Cell black green. Discal area glossy dark green. Distal border broad, deep black. Base of the forewing dark, of the hindwing somewhat lighter sea green. Under surface: forewing bearing two very large rounded ocelli between the medians and two much smaller ones between the upper radial and the upper median. The proximal median spots narrow, irregular. Discal spot black. Cell with two very broad white longitudinal bands, posteriorly confluent. Hindwing predominantly red brown with a silver-white median band about 3 mm in breadth. There are three anal ocelli with black irises. Biology The larva feeds on Musaceae and Menispermaceae ('' Abuta selloana''). Ety ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugène Le Moult
Eugène Le Moult (31 December 1882, Quimper – 26 January 1967, Paris) was a French naturalist and entomologist specialised in butterflies; hunter, businessman and collector. Le Moult grew up in the tropical prison colony of French Guiana, where his cash-strapped organic-farmer father had taken a post to develop the road network. Here the adolescent discovered the beauty of the area's '' Morpho'' butterflies, and set about hunting and selling them to mainland France. French Guiana's only butterfly exporter from 1903 to 1920, Le Moult turned his business into the country's third largest industry, after gold and precious woods. To enlarge his collection he started to recruit hunters. In Guyana, at the time, the question of labour was simple: you had to use convicts. Therefore, for those men in "striped shirts", hunting butterflies became the prize for good conduct. The Steve McQueen/Dustin Hoffman movie '' Papillon'' references this. Three years after moving back to Paris in 1908 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidoptera In The 10th Edition Of Systema Naturae
In the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', Carl Linnaeus classified the arthropods, including insects, arachnids and crustaceans, among his class "Insecta". Butterflies and moths were brought together under the name Lepidoptera. Linnaeus divided the group into three genera – ''Papilio'', ''Sphinx'' and ''Phalaena''. The first two, together with the seven subdivisions of the third, are now used as the basis for nine superfamily names: Papilionoidea, Sphingoidea, Bombycoidea, Noctuoidea, Geometroidea, Tortricoidea, Pyraloidea, Tineoidea and Alucitoidea. Themes When naming the nearly 200 species of butterflies known to him at the time, Linnaeus used names from classical mythology as specific names. These were thematically arranged into six groups, and were drawn from classical sources including the ''Fabulae'' of Gaius Julius Hyginus and Pliny the Elder's ''Naturalis Historia''. The first such group was the ''Equites'', or knights, which were divided into the ''Equites Troja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
