Morpho eugenia

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Eugene morpho
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Male - Muséum de Toulouse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Morpho
Species:
M. eugenia
Binomial name
Morpho eugenia
Deyrolle, 1860

Morpho eugenia, the Eugene morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly found in French Guiana.

The name honours Empress Eugénie, the empress consort, as the wife of Napoleon III.

The male resembles the generally known Morpho aega , but the blue is duller and lighter. Forewing also above with the two white costal spots and with less black at the apex.

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