Morpho laertes
| Morpho laertes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Morpho |
| Species: | M. laertes |
| Binomial name | |
| Morpho laertes (Drury, 1782) | |
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Morpho laertes is a Neotropical butterfly.
Taxonomy
When first described in 1782 laertes was placed in the genus Papilio. The specimen was from Brasilia. It is a valid name in The Global Lepidoptera Names Index.[1]
Currently it is placed in the subgenus pessonia (Le Moult & Réal 1962) of genus Morpho, along with the closely related species Morpho catenarius (Perry, 1811), Morpho luna (Butler), Morpho polyphemus (Dixey), and Morpho titei (Drury, 1770). It is now considered a junior synonym of Morpho epistrophus.
Etymology
The name comes from Laërtes, a figure in Greek mythology.
Sources
- Blandin, P. 2007. The genus Morpho, Lepidoptera Nymphalidae. Part 3. The Subgenera Pessonia, Grasseia and Morpho and Addenda to Parts 1 & 2. Hillside Books, Canterbury
References
- ↑ "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index". Natural History Museum (London). Retrieved 22 April 2012.
External links
- Osaka University Images of M. laertes
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