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Showing posts with label COMMON MORPHO (Morpho helenor). Show all posts
Showing posts with label COMMON MORPHO (Morpho helenor). Show all posts

Wednesday, 24 May 2017

23-3-2017 SAN GERARDO DE DOTA COSTA RICA - COMMON MORPHO (Morpho helenor)


Morpho helenor, the Helenor blue morpho or common blue morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly found throughout Central and South America from Mexico to Argentina. It is a species group that may or may not be several species. Many subspecies have been described.

The larvae of subspecies Morpho helenor achillaena have been recorded as feeding on Genipa americana, Inga, Machaerium, Platymiscium, Wisteria, Trifolium, Arachis and Robinia.