Morpho godarti
| Godart’s Morpho | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Museum specimen. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Suborder: | Rhopalocera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Morphini |
| Genus: | Morpho |
| Species: | M. godarti |
| Binomial name | |
| Morpho godarti (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) | |
Godart’s Morpho, Morpho godarti, is a Neotropical butterfly found in Peru and Bolivia.
Etymology
The butterfly was named to honour the French entomologist Jean Baptiste Godart.
References
- Le Moult (E.) & Réal (P.), 1962-1963. Les Morpho d'Amérique du Sud et Centrale, Editions du cabinet entomologique E. Le Moult, Paris.
- Paul Smart, 1976 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World in Color.London, Salamander:Encyclopedie des papillons. Lausanne, Elsevier Sequoia (French language edition)ISBN 9780948427046 ISBN 0600313816 page 235 fig.6(Bolivia)
External links
- Funet Taxonomy (subspecies)
- Butterflies of America Images of type and other specimens of Morpho menelaus godartii.
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