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Morpho helenor

Morpho helenor, also known as 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.

Biology
The larvae of subspecies Morpho helenor achillaena have been recorded as feeding on Genipa americana, Inga, Machaerium, Platymiscium, Wisteria, Trifolium, Arachis and Robinia. ==Subspecies==
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically: • M. h. achillaena (Hübner, [1823]) • M. h. achillides C. & R. Felder, 1867 • M. h. anakreon Fruhstorfer, 1910 • M. h. charapensis Le Moult & Réal, 1962 • M. h. coelestis Butler, 1866 • M. h. cortone Fruhstorfer, 1913 • M. h. corydon Guenée, 1859 • M. h. guerrerensis Le Moult & Réal, 1962 • M. h. helenor (Cramer, 1776) • M. h. insularis Fruhstorfer, 1912 • M. h. leontius C. & R. Felder, 1867 • M. h. macrophthalmus Fruhstorfer, 1913 • M. h. maculata Röber, 1903 • M. h. marajoensis Le Moult & Réal, 1962 • M. h. marinita Butler, 1872 • M. h. montezuma Guenée, 1859 • M. h. narcissus Staudinger, 1887 • M. h. octavia Bates, 1864 • M. h. papirius Hopffer, 1874 • M. h. peleides Kollar, 1850 now also described in Morpho peleidesM. h. peleus Röber, 1903 • M. h. pindarus Fruhstorfer, 1910 • M. h. popilius Hopffer, 1874 • M. h. rugitaeniatus Fruhstorfer, 1907 • M. h. telamon Röber, 1903 • M. h. theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907 • M. h. tucupita Le Moult, 1925 • M. h. ululina Le Moult & Réal, 1962 • M. h. violaceus Fruhstorfer, 1912 • M. h. zonaras Fruhstorfer, 1912 ==Gallery==
Gallery
Seitz2.jpg|Plate from Adalbert Seitz. Top left are Morpho helenor limpidus Butler, 1872, from Costa Rica and Morpho helenor hyacinthus Butler, 1866, from Honduras. Morphohelenorachilleana.JPG|Morpho helenor achilleana Morphohelenorhector.JPG|Morpho helenor hector Morpho helenor marinita 1.jpg|Morpho helenor marinita Morpho helenor octavia - BCA.png|Morpho helenor octavia Morphohelenor papirius.JPG|Morpho helenor papirius Morphohelenorpindarus.JPG|Morpho helenor pindarus Common morpho (Morpho helenor peleides).jpg|Morpho helenor peleidesPanama Common morpho (Morpho helenor peleides) underside.jpg|Morpho helenor peleidesPanama Morpho helenor helenor Morpho helenor helenor MHNT dos.jpg|Morpho helenor helenor, male, dorsal - MHNT Morpho helenor helenor MHNT ventre.jpg|Morpho helenor helenor male, ventral - MHNT Morpho helenor helenor MHNT femelle dos.jpg|Morpho helenor helenor, female, dorsal - MHNT Morpho helenor helenor MHNT femelle ventre.jpg|Morpho helenor helenor, female, ventral - MHNT Common blue morpho (Morpho helenor helenor) head.JPG|Morpho helenor helenor ==References==
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