Morpho

phylum	Arthropoda	A morpho butterfly is one of over 29 accepted species and 147 accepted subspecies of butterflies in the genus Morpho. They are neotropical butterflies found mostly in South America, Mexico, and Central America. Morphos range in wingspan from the 7.5-cm (3-in) M. rhodopteron to the imposing 20-cm (8-in) sunset morpho, M. hecuba. The name morpho, meaning changed or modified, is also an epithet of Aphrodite and Venus. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Brush-footed butterflies
Class	Insecta
order	Lepidoptera
family	Nymphalidae
genus	Morpho

Cypris morpho

phylum	Arthropoda	Morpho cypris, the Cypris morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly. It is found in Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago and Ecuador. Several subspecies and many forms have been described. Morpho cypris replaces M. rhetenor in Colombia and Central America and one might strictly speaking unite it with the latter as a geographical branch unless the anatomy shows essential differences, M. cypris is here, however, kept separate on account of the rounded shape of the forewing and the somewhat more vertically placed white median band of the upper surface, M. cypris and M. helena outshine even the other Morphids in their incomparable gloss and M. cypris in particular is a true gem, unequalled in its brilliance throughout the whole of nature (Schatz). For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Brush-footed butterflies
Class	Insecta
order	Lepidoptera
family	Nymphalidae
genus	Morpho
species	M. cypris

phylum	Arthropoda	The Peleides Blue Morpho, Common Morpho, or The Emperor (Morpho peleides) is an iridescent tropical butterfly found in Mexico, Central America, northern South America, Paraguay, and Trinidad. Some authorities believe that peleides is a subspecies of Morpho helenor. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Brush-footed butterflies
Class	Insecta
order	Lepidoptera
family	Nymphalidae
genus	Morpho
species	M. peleides

phylum	Arthropoda	The Menelaus Blue Morpho (Morpho menelaus) is an iridescent tropical butterfly of Central and South America. It has a wing span of 15 cm (5.9 in). The adult drinks juice from rotten fruit with its long proboscis, which is like a sucking tube. The adult males have brighter colours than the females. Morpho menelaus is a very large butterfly, with a wingspan of approximately 138 mm.The forewing is concave at the outer edge. The upperside of wings are metallic blue.The underside is brown with a line of large ocelli at the base of the postdiscal area. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Brush-footed butterflies
Class	Insecta
order	Lepidoptera
family	Nymphalidae
genus	Morpho
species	M. menelaus

phylum	Arthropoda	Morpho helena, the Helena morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the rainforests of northern South America. The wingspan is 75 to 100 millimetres (3.0 to 3.9 in). It is known for its metallic blue and shiny wings. Many authorities consider Morpho helena a subspecies of Morpho rhetenor, and thus is sometimes named Morpho rhetenor helena. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Brush-footed butterflies
Class	Insecta
order	Lepidoptera
family	Nymphalidae
genus	Morpho
species	M. helena