Morpho menelaus at Butterfly World, Coconut Creek, Florida.

Morpho menelaus at Butterfly World, Coconut Creek, Florida.

Creator: David J. Stang via Wikimedia Commons.

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Species record

Blue Morpho

Morpho menelaus

Explore the Blue Morpho (Morpho menelaus) species record in The Ark Is Earth, including classification, habitat, distribution, conservation information, and sources.

Summary

The Menelaus morpho (Morpho menelaus) is a South American butterfly. A 2020 paper records a subspecies from northeastern Venezuela.

Classification in this archive

  1. Kingdom: Animals
  2. Phylum: Arthropods
  3. Class: Insects
  4. Order: Butterflies and moths
  5. Family: Brush-footed butterflies
  6. Genus: Morpho

Habitat and distribution

Selected documented locations — not a complete species range.

Habitat
rainforest
Selected regions
South America
Selected countries
Brazil, Peru

Conservation status

Conservation status not recorded.

Did you know?

  • Scientists have described a local Menelaus morpho subspecies from northeastern Venezuela.

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Morpho menelaus at Butterfly World, Coconut Creek, Florida.

Morpho menelaus at Butterfly World, Coconut Creek, Florida.

Creator: David J. Stang via Wikimedia Commons.

Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sources and attribution