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Butterfly

Morpho deidamia neoptolemus

Description:

Saw this in the rainforest in Coca Ecuador

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Morpho
Morpho sp.


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4 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

I don't think you can get down to species with only this picture. You need a ventral view as well. There are several candidates, also Deidamia, but most probably not Neoptolemus, this one is from Brazil. Might also be Morpho achilles (achilles or fagardi) or Morpho helenor (helenor). And there are also some sexual dimorphisms, meaning a male from one species might look "identical" than the female from the other species. Do you have any other picture of this one?

CindyCor
CindyCor 12 years ago

Thanks IgCostaNut
I have no clue when it comes to butterflies

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 12 years ago

This is the closest match to your morpho that I could find in my references for Ecuadorian morphos with solid photos. However, the following does not have the same white spots on the outside of the wing tips. This is a close match but not exact. I am willing to say this is a morpho neoptolemus s.
http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/mo...

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

It's a blue morpho but I'm not exact;y sure which sub-species.

CindyCor
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CindyCor

Parroquia Orellana, Provincia de Orellana, Ecuador

Spotted on Sep 8, 2007
Submitted on Dec 18, 2011

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