Morpho amphitryon
Species of butterfly
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Morpho amphitryon is a Neotropical butterfly.
| Morpho amphitryon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Morpho |
| Species: | M. amphitryon |
| Binomial name | |
| Morpho amphitryon Staudinger, 1887 | |
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Description
Morpho amphitryon is a very large butterfly with a wingspan of 150–160 mm. The top of the wings is a blue grey metallic colour with a wide grey border embellished by a submarginal row of white spots. The outer edge of the forewing is concave and the hindwings have a scalloped edge. "amphitrion Stgr. [as race of Morpho theseus], from Chanchamayo, South Peru, has the forewing much elongated, with the cell blue-grey. Males also occur with the upper surface suffused with blue-white throughout."[1]
Habitat
Morpho amphitryon lives in Andean montane forests at altitudes from 700 to 2000 metres above sea level.
Status
Morpho amphitryon is a "scarce" or rare species.
Subspecies
Distribution
This species is present in Bolivia and Peru. The northernmost population is in the mountain chain which forms the border between the Amazonas and San Martín departments. It is a Tropical Andes species.
