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Scarce Morpho
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Butterflies & moths

Scarce Morpho

Morpho deidamia (Hübner, 1816)

Names

EnglishScarce Morpho
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese梦幻闪蝶
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameMorpho deidamia (Hübner, 1816)

About this species

Morpho deidamia, the Deidamia morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly. It is found in Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Suriname, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil. It is a species group, which may be, or may not be several species. Many subspecies have been described.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusMorpho

In Suriname

16Records in Suriname
14iNaturalist observations
1963First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo12
  • Sipaliwini2
  • 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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