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Morpho hecuba (Linnaeus, 1771)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Nymphalidae → subfamily Morphinae → tribe Morphini → subtribe Morphina → genus Morpho → subgenus Iphimedeia → species Morpho hecuba

Species name(s)

Morpho (Iphimedeia) hecuba (Linnaeus, 1771) = Papilio hecuba Linnaeus, 1771 = Morpho minima Rousseau-Decelle 1935. [9, 85, 187]

Sunset Morpho.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:15031

Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 1.

Zoogeographical regions

Neotropic.

Primary colors

Orange, Brown/Gray/Black, White.

Subspecies of Morpho hecuba

• Morpho hecuba albifasciata Niepelt, 1926. [187]
• M. h. fumosa Niepelt, 1926. [187]
• M. h. hecuba. [9]
• M. h. heracles Fruhstorfer, 1912. [187]
• M. h. obidonus Fruhstorfer, 1905. [9]
• M. h. polydos Fruhstorfer, 1912. [187]
• M. h. polyidos Fruhstorfer, 1912. [9]
• M. h. viridifasciata Niepelt, 1926. [187]
• M. h. werneri Hopp, 1921. [9]

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Evgeny Komarov, Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

• [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
• [85] Lepidoptera species catalogue, Lepidoptera.ru, 2015
• [187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org

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