Helenor blue morpho | |
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Morpho helenor pindarus dorsal view | |
Morpho helenor helenor ventral view | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Morpho |
Species: | M. helenor
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Binomial name | |
Morpho helenor (Cramer, 1776)
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Subspecies | |
Many (see section below) |
Morpho helenor, the Helenor blue morpho or common blue morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly found throughout Central and South America from Mexico to Argentina. It is a species group that may or may not be several species. Many subspecies have been described.