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Common Morpho

Morpho helenor peleides

Habitat:

This series of butterflies were spotted in a Butterfly Pavilion in Denver, Colorado, USA.

Notes:

spotting with wings closed: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/133...

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Common Morpho
Morpho helenor peleides Morpho peleides


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2 Comments

pamsai
pamsai 11 years ago

thanks matimar1 for your input. Yes, they are spectacular butterflies.
Bayucca has updated your ID, which may be of interest to you...

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Morpho menials does not exist. Matimar means probably Menelaus. But this one looks different.

pamsai
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pamsai

Denver, Colorado, USA

Spotted on Aug 24, 2012
Submitted on Aug 25, 2012

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