Morpho niepelti
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| Morpho niepelti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Morpho |
| Species: | M. niepelti |
| Binomial name | |
| Morpho niepelti Röber, 1927 | |
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Morpho niepelti is a Neotropical butterfly.
Description[edit]
Morpho niepelti is a large butterfly. The forewings have a concave outer edge and the outer edge of the hindwing is very scalloped. The upperside is more or less dark blue with a very dark marginal band and a very dark strip that runs along two-thirds of the costal edge of the forewing. The underside is brown with a line of ocelli.
Distribution[edit]
Morpho niepelti is an endemic species found only in Colombia.
Taxonomy[edit]
Morpho niepelti was described by Julius Röber in 1927 under the initial name Morpho theseus staudingeri.
Etymology[edit]
The name honours Friedrich Wilhelm Niepelt.
References[edit]
- Le Moult (E.) & Réal (P.), 1962-1963. Les Morpho d'Amérique du Sud et Centrale, Editions du cabinet entomologique E. Le Moult, Paris.
External links[edit]
- "Morpho Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- External images of types
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