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Common Morpho
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Butterflies & moths

Common Morpho

Morpho helenor Cramer, 1782

Names

EnglishCommon Morpho
Dutch—
SpanishMariposa Morfo azul común
Chinese海伦闪蝶
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameMorpho helenor Cramer, 1782

About this species

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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusMorpho

In Suriname

46Records in Suriname
25iNaturalist observations
1965First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini20
  • Brokopondo17
  • Paramaribo5
  • Commewijne1
  • Para1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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