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| Morpho butterfly | |
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| Morpho didius, museum specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Morphini |
| Genus: | Morpho Fabricius, 1807 |
| Type species | |
| Morpho achilles | |
| Diversity | |
| c. 29 species and 150 subspecies | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.[1] Morpho wingspans range from 7.5 cm (3.0 in) for M. rhodopteron to 20 cm (7.9 in) for M. hecuba, the imposing sunset morpho. The name morpho, meaning "changed" or "modified", is also an epithet. Blue morphos are severely threatened by the deforestation of tropical forests and habitat fragmentation. Humans provide a direct threat to this genus because their beauty attracts artists and collectors from all over the globe who wish to capture and display them. Aside from humans, birds like the jacamar and flycatcher are the adult butterfly’s natural predators.[2]
- ^ Le Moult, E.; Réal, P. (1962–63). Les Morpho d'Amérique du Sud et Centrale. Paris: Editions du cabinet entomologique E. Le Moult.
- ^ "Blue Morpho Butterfly". Blue Morpho Butterfly. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
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