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The Theseus Morpho (''Morpho theseus'') is a Neotropical butterfly. It is found in Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Honduras and Guatemala. ==Description== "''Morpho theseus'' apparently replaces ''hercules'' in Central America and the Andean region. It is less constant than ''hercules'', inclining to geographical and probably also to climatic variation, has somewhat narrower wings than ''hercules'' and is distinguished from all other Morphids by the long, pointed teeth of the hindwing." 〔Fruhstorfer, H., 1913. Family: Morphidae. In A. Seitz (editor),''Macrolepidoptera of the world'',vol. 5: 333–356. Stuttgart: Alfred Kernen. 〕 Note ''Morpho amphitryon'', which was considered a race of ''Morpho theseus'' by Fruhstorfer also has the "pointed teeth" or scalloping. -''theseus Deyr.'' is the Colombian typical form, found in Muzo and in so-called Bogota consignments,which it is well-known really come from the low-lying country, just as the so-called Darjeeling collections were likewise not made at Darjeeling, but in the hot valleys of the Testa. Ground-colour brown inclining to olive-green, base only quite faintly suffused with whitish. Cell black-brown at the extremity and with an inconspicuous whitish spot before the apex. Forewing with only two distinct rows of yellowish patches.〔 Many subspecies have been described. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Morpho theseus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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