Morpho menelaus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Nymphalidae → subfamily Morphinae → tribe Morphini → subtribe Morphina → genus Morpho → subgenus Crasseia → species Morpho menelaus
Species name(s)
Morpho (Crasseia) menelaus (Linnaeus, 1758) = Papilio menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 = Morpho alexandra Hewitson 1863 = Morpho maxima Strand = Papilio nestor Linnaeus, 1758. [9, 187]
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Subspecies of Morpho menelaus
- Morpho menelaus alexandrovna Druce, 1874. [9]
- M. m. amathonte Deyrolle, 1860. [9]
- M. m. argentiferus Fruhstorfer, 1913. [9]
- M. m. assarpai Röber, 1903. [9]
- M. m. chlorophorus Rousseau-Decelle, 1935. [187]
- M. m. coeruleus (Perry, 1810). [9]
- M. m. eberti Weber, 1963. [9]
- M. m. godartii Guérin-Méneville, [1844]. [9]
- M. m. innocentia Ribeiro, 1931. [187]
- M. m. julanthiscus Fruhstorfer, 1907. [9]
- M. m. kesselringi Fischer, 1962. [9]
- M. m. melanippe Butler, 1866. [187]
- M. m. menelaus. [9]
- M. m. nestira Hübner, 1816/24. [187]
- M. m. nestirina Le Cerf, 1925. [187]
- M. m. occidentalis C. & R. Felder, 1862. [9]
- M. m. orinocensis Le Moult, 1925. [9]
- M. m. pulchra Le Cerf, 1933. [187]
- M. m. pulverosa Le Cerf, 1925. [187]
- M. m. purpureotinctus Rousseau-Decelle, 1935. [187]
- M. m. tenuilimbata Fruhstorfer, 1907. [187]
- M. m. terrestris Butler, 1866. [9]
- M. m. verae Weber, 1951. [9]
- M. m. zischkai Fischer, 1962. [9]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Alex Dumchus.
References
- [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
- [187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org
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