The beautiful blue Morphos males are
often seen along rivers and small
streams, where they fly searching
for ladies and is territorale and
chasing other males away. Morphos
go to rotten fruit and suck
minerals in sandy banks along
streams. Females live a more
covert lives up the leaves, and
are rarely seen. Morphos habitat
is the rain-forests of the
tropical zone, however individual
species such as Morpho
lympharis existence from
2000 m.a. up to 2900 m. altitude
in fog-forests in the Andes
eastern slopes.
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Morpho
lympharis eros
Mountains
Morpho or Lympharis
Morpho, Morpho
lympharis ssp. eros
(Staudinger, 1892).
Cascades de
Sacramento Alto, Camino de Muerte
2600 m. Yungas, Bolivia d. 3 - 6 january
2005.
Photographer; Lars Andersen
Cascades de
Sacramento Alto, Camino de Muerte
2600 m. Yungas, Bolivia d. 9 february 2012.Photographer;
Lars
Andersen
Mountain
Morpho, Morpho
lympharis ssp.
eros
(Staudinger, 1892).
The
dangerous road in the
world; Cascades de
Sacramento elev. 2790 m.
& Kori Wayku Inca
Trail, elev. 2300 m.
Yungas, Bolivia
Photographer;
Peter
Møllmann & Lars
Andersen
Morpho
lympharis
locality with Andean
bamboo,
Chusquea
species.
Cascades
de Sacramento Alto 2600m.
Yungas 9 February
2012.
Photographer; Lars
Andersen
Morpho
lympharis
ssp. eros
(Staudinger, 1892).
Locality with Andean
bamboo,
Chusquea
species.
Cascades
de Sacramento Alto 2600m.
Yungas 22
February 2008.
Photographer; Lars
Andersen
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The
blue Morphos (Morphini)
is the most famous
butterflies from South
America, often large up
to 20 cm. in wingspan
when Morpho
hecuba
is the largest
butterflies in the
neotropical continent.
There are also Morphos
down to 7.5 cm in size of M.
sulkowskyi
& M.
aurora,
small species typically
found in higher altitudes
of the Andes east slopes.
Most
species have an
iridescent blue color on
top. The blue color on
the upper side due to
refraction of light in
the delicate tight scales
which lack color pigment
scales sits right
advanced so they can
display the entire color
scale in a few moments
when the light is broken
at the right angle. The
underside is often in
brown shades, bearing
Eyed in various sizes
that reveal their family
connection to Satyr
family (Satyrinae).
There are
also white Morphos; (M.
epistrophus
& M.
polyphemus)
and Morphos; brown with
gray or orange bands on
the upper side (M.
Hecuba &
M.
Telemachus).
The origin
of Morphinae
dates
back about 55 MY and
occurred in the Brazilian
Shield (Mata Atlantica),
the oldest part of Sout
America that emerged.
Considering the length of
the evolutionary period,
the number of species of
Morpho (30) proves quite
limited, especially if
one considers the immense
size of their
geographical
distribution. This small
number contrast with the
considerable number of
subspecies: at last 220.
The single
species Morpho
helenor has
branched out into 48
subspecies spread from
Tamaulipas, Mexico's east
coast, Central America,
Amazonian basin to
northern Argentina. The
diversity of subspecies
is due, to a large
extent, to the fact that
Morpho are not
migratoryThe morpho
butterflies comprise many
species of Neotropical
butterfly under the genus
Morpho. This genus
includes more than 29
accepted species and 147
accepted subspecies,
found mostly in South
America, Mexico, and
Central America.
Morpho wingspans range
from
7.5 cm for M. rhodopteron
to
20 cm for M. hecuba, the
imposing sunset morpho.
The name morpho, meaning
"changed" or
"modified", is
also an epithet. Blue
morphos are severely
threatened by the
deforestation of tropical
forests and habitat
fragmentation. Humans
provide a direct threat
to this genus because
their beauty attracts
artists and collectors
from all over the globe
who wish to capture and
display them. Aside from
humans, birds like the
jacamar and flycatcher
are the adult
butterfly’s natural
predators.
Satyrinae
Subfamilia Satyrinae
(Boisduval, 1833). 2400
spcies.
Tribus Elymniini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1864 6
Species
Tribus Amathusiini Moore,
1894 11 Species
Tribus Brassolini
Boisduval?, 1836 86
Species
Tribus Morphini
Newman,
1834 3 Tribe, 61 Species
Genus Antirrhea
Hübner, [1822]
13 species
Genus Morpho
Fabricius, 1807 46
Species
Genus Caerois
Hübner, [1819] 2
species
Tribus Melanitini Reuter,
1896 5 Species
Tribus Haeterini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1864
24 Species
Tribus Satyrini
Boisduval, 1833
Species.
In
South and Central
America, I have seen 13
species of 48 species Morphini genus
contained in the
neotropiske region: Antirrhea (13) Caerois (2) Morpho (46).
Their distribution is
from Mexico north to
Misiones, Argentina in
the south. Link to Morphinigenus of Butterfliesofamerica.com..
Caerois
chorinaeus (Fabricius,
1775). TL: Surinam M T
HS.
48
Caerois
gerdrudtus
(Fabricius, 1793). False
Antirrhea. Costa Rica to
W Ecuador iN M S L I1 I2.
I Bolivia
har jeg set 12
arter af de 45
arter Morphini
genus der findes i den
neotropiske region: Antirrhea
(13), Caerois
(2), Morpho
(30). Deres udbredelse er
fra Mexico i nord til
Misiones, Argentina i
syd. Link til Morphini
genus på Bolivian
Butterflies Checklist.
I
Bolivia har jeg set 12
arter af de 45
arter Morphini
genus der findes i den
neotropiske region: Antirrhea
(13), Caerois
(2), Morpho
(30). Deres udbredelse er
fra Mexico i nord til
Misiones, Argentina i
syd. Link til Morphini
genus på Bolivian
Butterflies Checklist.
Reference
to:
Les Morpho
14th
october 2016
-------
Les Morpho:
Distribution,
diversification, behavior
Jean-Marc
Gayman; Franck
Merlier; Jacques
Ouvaroff; Bruce
Purser; Daniel
Lacomme
408 pages; 30.5 x 22 cm;
joined
ISBN 978-2-9558531-0-8
EAN 9782955853108
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Foodplants for
Morpho's
Females
lay eggs on misc. legumes, Fabales, one of
the largest systems in the plant
kingdom with approx. 17,000
species belonging to one family,
papilionaceous plants (Fabaceae, Leguminosae). The
family consists of three
sub-families; caesalpinia, mimose and legumes
sub-family. In Families often
considered previously as
independent families. As the name
says, is the fruit a pod. One of
the most familiar legumes are Brazilwood. - The
tree, which put its name to half
the world ... (Leguminosae) - Brazilwood.
The
smaller Morpho species from the
Andean mountain like the Morpho aurora, M. lympharis and M. zephyrites use Andean bamboo, Chusquea species
(Poaceae).
The
hairy brown caterpillars that
live in colonies are quite toxic,
and their hair will irritate the
skin when touched. The total life
cycle of Morphos butterfly, from
egg to death, is approximately
130 to 140 days. The adult
(imago) butterflies live about a
month's time. They exist in
several consecutive generations
offset from each other year
round, but mostly in the rainy
season. In drought time goes on
they are often in a diapause.
Morphos However, enemies, there
is a parasitic fly that lives in
the adult butterfly's abdomen,
making it to had a strange
behavior in its last life.
Morphos, whose name was inspired
by Morpheus who had
dreams god in Greek mythology.
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Værtsplanter for
Morpho's
Hunnen
lægger æg på div. bælgplanter, Fabales, en af
de største ordener i planteriget
med ca. 17.000 arter, der
tilhører én familie,
ærteblomstfamilien (Fabaceae, Leguminosae).
Familien består af tre
underfamilier; caesalpinia-, mimose- og ærtblomst-underfamilien.
Underfamilierne betragtedes
tidligere ofte som selvstændige
familier. Som navnet siger, er
frugten en bælg. En af de mest
kendte bælgplanter er BRASILTRÆ. -
Træet, der lagde navn til en
halv verdensdel ... (Leguminosae) – Brazilwood.
De
mindre Morpho arter oppe i
bjergene som Morpho aurora, M. lympharis og M. zephyritis bruger Andes bambus, Chusquea arter (Poaceae).
De
hårede brune larver som lever i
kolonier er ret giftige, og deres
hår vil irritere huden ved
berøring. Den samlede livscyklus
for Morpho sommerfugl, fra æg
til døden, er ca 130 til 140
dage. De voksne (imago)
sommerfugle lever omkring en
måneds tid. De findes i flere
fortløbende generationer
forskudt fra hinanden året
rundt, dog flest i regntiden. I
tørketiden går de ofte i en
diapause. Morphoerne har
dog fjender, der findes en
parasitflue der lever i den
voksne sommerfugls bagkrop, som
gør at den kan havde en
mærkelig adfærd i dens sidste
levetid. Morpho, hvis
navn er inspireret af Morfeus som var
drømmenes gud i den græske
mytologi.
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A
Aurora
Morpho, Morpho aurora
(Westwood,
1851) male. Caranavi, Yungas
december
10, 2014. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Aurora
Morpho, Morpho
aurora (Westwood, 1851)
female. Caranavi Highlands,
Yungas, Bolivia december 11, 2018.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
De
spektakulære blå morphoer
opdrættes i kommercielle
avlsprogrammer, hvor de
iriserende vinger, anvendes til
fremstilling af smykker og som
indlæg i træbakker og lign. En
art (Morpho
rhetenor) er meget
populære i sommerfuglekasser, de
præparerede dyr sælges ofte
uden bagkrop, da den er fjernet
fordi dens olieagtige indhold
ellers vil misfarve vingerne. Der
foregår en stor eksport af de
levende morpho-pupper til brug i
div. trope og sommerfuglehuse i
den vestlige verden.
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The
blue Morphos (Morphini)
is the most famous
butterflies from South
America, often large up
to 20 cm. in wingspan
when Morpho
hecuba
is the largest
butterflies in the
neotropical continent.
There are also Morphos
down to 7.5 cm in size of M.
sulkowskyi
& M.
aurora,
small species typically
found in higher altitudes
of the Andes east slopes.
Most
species have an
iridescent blue color on
top. The blue color on
the upper side due to
refraction of light in
the delicate tight scales
which lack color pigment
scales sits right
advanced so they can
display the entire color
scale in a few moments
when the light is broken
at the right angle. The
underside is often in
brown shades, bearing
Eyed in various sizes
that reveal their family
connection to Satyr
family (Satyrinae).
There are
also white Morphos; (M.
epistrophus
& M.
polyphemus)
and Morphos; brown with
gray or orange bands on
the upper side (M.
Hecuba &
M.
Telemachus).
The origin
of Morphinae
dates
back about 55 MY and
occurred in the Brazilian
Shield (Mata Atlantica),
the oldest part of Sout
America that emerged.
Considering the length of
the evolutionary period,
the number of species of
Morpho (30) proves quite
limited, especially if
one considers the immense
size of their
geographical
distribution. This small
number contrast with the
considerable number of
subspecies: at last 220.
The single
species Morpho
helenor has
branched out into 48
subspecies spread from
Tamaulipas, Mexico's east
coast, Central America,
Amazonian basin to
northern Argentina. The
diversity of subspecies
is due, to a large
extent, to the fact that
Morpho are not migratory?
De blå
Morphoer (Morphini),
er de mest kendte
dagsommerfugle fra
Sydamerika, ofte store op
til 20 cm. i vingefang,
hvor Morpho
hecuba
er den største
dagsommerfugl i den
neotropiske verdensdel.
Der findes også morphoer
helt ned til 7,5 cm i
størrelse, hvor M.
sulkowskyi&
M.
auroraer
de små arter som typisk
findes i større højder
på Andesbjergenes
østlige skråninger.
De fleste
arter har et iriserende
blå farve på oversiden.
Den blå farve på
oversiden skyldes
brydning af lyset i de
fine tætsiddende skæl
som mangler farve
pigment, skællene sidder
ret avanceret så de kan
vise hele farve-skalaen i
nogle få øjeblikke når
lyset brydes i den rette
vinkel. Undersiden som
ofte er i brune nuancer,
er forsynet med
øjepletter i forskellige
størrelser, der
afslører deres
slægtsforbindelse til
randøjerne (satyrinae).
Der findes
også hvide morphoer (M.
epistrophus, M.
polyphemus)
og brune morphoer med
grå eller orange bånd
på oversiden (M.
hecuba, M. telemachus).
Oprindelsen
af Morphinae
går tilbage til omkring
for 55 milioner år
siden, og fandt sted på
den brasilianske
kontinentalplade (Mata
Atlantica), den ældste
del af Sydamerika der er
opstået føt pladerne
fra vest pressede sig
under, og dermed opstod
Andesbjergene.
I
betragtning af længden
af den evolutionære
periode, antallet af
arter af Morpho
(30) som er ret
begrænset, især hvis
man betragter den enorme
størrelse af deres
geografiske udbredelse.
Men det er tankevækkende
det lille antal arter
kontrast de mange
underarter, ialt 22o
underarter.
F.eks. har
Morpho
helenor hele
48 underarter udbredt fra
Tamaulipas, Mexico
østkyst, Mellemamerika,
Amazonas til
Andesbjergene i det
centrale Sydamerika til
nordlig Argentina.
In
Bolivia, I have seen 13
species of 45 species Morphini genus
contained in the
neotropiske region: Antirrhea (13) Caerois (2) Morpho (30).
Their distribution is
from Mexico north to
Misiones, Argentina in
the south. Link to Morphinigenus of Bolivian
Butterflies Checklist.
I
Bolivia har jeg set 12
arter af de 45
arter Morphini
genus der findes i den
neotropiske region: Antirrhea
(13), Caerois
(2), Morpho
(30). Deres udbredelse er
fra Mexico i nord til
Misiones, Argentina i
syd. Link til Morphini
genus på Bolivian
Butterflies Checklist.
Reference
to:
Les Morpho
14th
october 2016
-------
Les Morpho:
Distribution,
diversification, behavior
Jean-Marc
Gayman; Franck
Merlier; Jacques
Ouvaroff; Bruce
Purser; Daniel
Lacomme
408 pages; 30.5 x 22 cm;
joined
ISBN 978-2-9558531-0-8
EAN 9782955853108
_____________________________
Caerois
chorinaeusprotonoe
Caerois
chorinaeusssp.rufomarginata(Lathy,
1918).
Porvenir,
Manuripi. Pando Department,
Bolivia september 11, 2022. Photographer; Gottfried Siebel
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Antirrhea
philaretes avernus
Bolivian
Brown Morpho.
Antirrhea
philoctetes
ssp. avernus
(Hopffer, 1874).
Cascades
de Quijarro, Caranavi,
Yungas, Bolivia january
21, 2010.
Photographer; Lars
Andersen
Morpho'erne has
also played supporting roles in
movies like "Papillon"
where Henri "Papillon"
Charrière who becomes innocently
convicted for the murder of a
pimp and sent to a French penal
colony in French Guinea, South
America. One of the scenes in the
movie are from the jungle, where
the prisoners are set to capture
Morphos. Their scale was again
used for banknotes!
Morpho'erne
har også spillet biroller i film
som "Papillon"
hvor Henri
"Papillon" Charrieres som
bliver uskyldigt dømt for mordet
på en alfons og sendt til en
fransk straffekoloni i Fransk
Guinea, Sydamerika. En af
scenerne i filmen er fra junglen,
hvor fangerne er sat til at fange
morphoerne. Deres skæl blev den
gang brugt til pengesedler!
Copacabana,
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia January
24, 2016. Photographer; Peter
Møllmann
Giant Light-blue Morpho, Morpho
menelaus ssp. godartii f.
titogilberti (Blandin
& Gareca, 2011) male.
Caturapi, Yungas, Bolivia february
1, 2018. Photographer; Peter
Møllmann
Morpho menelaus ssp. godartii
f. lachaumei
Giant Light-blue Morpho, Morpho
menelaus ssp. godartii f.
lachaumei
(Blandin, 2007) male.
Rio Cristal, Caranavi highlands, Yungas, Bolivia february
19, 2018. Photographer; Peter
Møllmann
Giant Light-blue Morpho, Morpho
menelaus ssp. godartii f.
lachaumei
(Blandin, 2007) male.
Bella Vista, Caranavi highlands, Yungas, Bolivia february
24, 2018. Photographer; Peter
Møllmann
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Morpho menelaus ssp. godartii
male
Giant Light-blue Morpho, Morpho
menelaus ssp. godartii
f. lachaumei (Blandin,
2007) male.
Caranavi Highlands, Yungas,
Bolivia February 2019.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Giant Light-blue Morpho, Morpho
godartii ssp. lachaumei
(Blandin, 2007).
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia February
2014. Photographer; Peter
Møllmann
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Morpho marcus ssp.intermedia
Adonis
Morpho, Morpho
marcus ssp.intermedia (Schaller, 1785).
Pusiliani,
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia january
29, 2010. Photographer; Lars
Andersen
Adonis Morpho, Morpho
marcus ssp. intermedia (Kaye,
1917). Pusiliani, Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia january
7, 2020. Photographer; Peter
Møllmann
Pusiliani , Caranavi, Yungas,
Bolivia d. 29 december 2019.
Photographer; Peter Møllman.
Peter Møllmann; From
one of my favorit locations, Pusiliani near
Caranavi Bolivia.
Many morphos, I saw Morpho species;
Morpho helenor, M.
achilles, M.
deidamia, M.
rhetenor, M.
telemachus, M.
cisseis and M.
marcus.
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Quijarro
935m, Caranavi Valley /Highlands, Yungas, Bolivia January
23, 2022.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Adonis Morpho, Morpho
marcus ssp. intermedia (Schaller, 1785) male.
Quijarro 935
m., Caranavi Valley, Yungas, Bolivia January
23, 2022.
Photographer; Nikolaj Kleissl
The other day jan. 23,
2022: Peter
Møllmann, Nikolaj
Kleissl and Henrik
Bringsøe
were at the view of Quijarro Cascada de
la Serpente view 1275 m., Where they
walked down to streams in 935m. where
they saw and photographed several
different morphos such as; M. achilles, M.
helenor,
M. telemachus. Few M.
rhetenor,
M. cisseis and M.
deidamia,
as well as the shown M. marcus that Nikolaj has
photographed. It's not every day, you can
meet seven morphos species!
Was told by Peter over the phone that
just before the stream met the army ants
that passed over the path of several
tracks. Though they ran fast over them,
it was in the water right away to get rid
of the biting and stinging soldiers army
ants whose stings really make nas.
Caranavi, Yungas,
Bolivia january -
february, 2005 - 10. Photographer; Lars
Andersen
In
most Morphos, the males are colorful, it supports
the theory that the blue color is used for
internal sexual (intra-sexual)
communication between males. Its scale-lamellae
reflect up to 70% of all light that falls on
them, including ultraviolet (UV) light. Morphos
eyes are believed to be very sensitive to UV
light and therefore are males able to see each
other from quite large distances. Some South
American species are reportedly visible to the
human eye up to one kilometer away.
Hos de fleste
morphoer er det hannerne der er farverige, det
støtter teorien om, at den blå farve, bruges
til intern sexuel (intrasexual)
kommunikation imellem hannerne. Dens
skæl-lameller afspejler op til hele 70% af lyset
der falder på dem, herunder ultravioletlys (UV).
Morphoernes øjne menes at være meget følsomme
over for UV-lys og derfor er hannerne i stand til
at se hinanden fra ret store afstande. Nogle
sydamerikanske arter er angiveligt synlige for
det menneskelige øje op til en kilometer væk.
The advantage of
collectors, who lures them with a piece of blue
foil, Morphos think the blue film is a rival he.
There is a tribe along the Rio Negro in
Brazil exploiting Blue Morphos (M.
Menelaus)
male territorial behavior by luring them into
clearings with light blue decoys. The collected
butterfly wings are used as decoration in
ceremonial masks.
Det udnytter
samlere, som lokker dem med et stykke blåt
folie, for morphoen tror det blå folie er en
konkurrerende han. Der er en stamme langs Rio
Negro i Brasilien der udnytter Blue
Morpho (M.
Menelaus)
hanners territoriale vaner ved at lokke dem i
lysninger med lyseblå lokkedyr. De indsamlede
sommerfugle vinger bliver brugt som udsmykning i
ceremonielle masker.
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Morpho deidamia in slow motion
by
Peter Møllmann
9th december 2017
Deidamia Morpho, Morpho
deidamia ssp. electra (Röber,
1903) male.
From Caranavi Bolivia december
8, 2017. Made with sony experia xz
premium. Photographer; Peter
Møllmann
Scarce Morpho, Morpho
deidamia ssp. electra (Röber,
1903). From Caranavi Bolivia december
11, 2021. Copyright pedromariposa / Peter
Møllmann. 240 fps samsung 21ultra.
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Scarce Morpho, Morpho
deidamia ssp. electra (Röber,
1903) male. Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia december
10, 2018. Photographer; Peter
Møllmann
This Morpho
deidamia came to my mothlamp at
night, not unusual, seen this before.
From my rooftop downtown Caranavi. Morpho deidamia is a widespread
but uncommon species found throughout the
neotropical region from Nicaragua to
Bolivia.
Common English name: Scarce
Morpho, Deidamia
Morpho or Marbled
Morpho.
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Morpho lympharis eros
Mountain
Morpho,
Morpho lympharis ssp. eros (Staudinger,
1892).
The dangerous
road in the world; Cascades de Sacramento
elev. 2790 m. & Kori Wayku Inca
Trail, elev. 2300 m. Yungas, Bolivia
Photographer; Peter
Møllmann &
Lars Andersen
Morpho
lympharis locality with Andean
bamboo, Chusquea species.
Cascades de Sacramento
Alto 2600m. Yungas 9
February 2012. Photographer; Lars
Andersen
Morpho
lympharis ssp. eros (Staudinger,
1892). Locality with Andean
bamboo, Chusquea species.
Cascades de Sacramento
Alto 2600m. Yungas 22
February 2008. Photographer; Lars
Andersen
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Morpho lympharis eros
Mountains
Morpho, Morpho
lympharis
ssp. eros (Staudinger, 1892). TL:
Bolivia.
Satyrinae: There are 1100 known
species of Satyrinae (Wikipedia) in the neotropical
region.
They are generally weak fliers and often
shun bright sunlight, preferring moist
and semishaded habitats. The caterpillars
feed chiefly on monocotyledonous plants
such as palms, grasses, and bamboos.
The Morphinae are sometimes united with
this group. Morpho Fabricius, 1807. 39
species.
Intro: – a diverse
group of high altitude cloudforest
butterflies, all of which are confined to
the neotropical region.
Adult behaviour: Males can be found
imbibing moisture from narrow tracks
within the forest, but will also come out
into more open areas occasionally.
Habitats: This is a cloudforest species
found at altitudes between about
1400-2800m.
Lifecycle: The lifecycle appears to be
unrecorded.
Foodplant: Feed on Chusquea, Chusquea
quila – a genus of bamboo
which grows in thickets, mainly along the
courses of streams.
Similar species:
In Bolivia, I have seen 13 species of 45
species Morphini
genus contained in the neotropiske
region: Antirrhea
(13) Caerois
(2) Morpho
(39). Their distribution is from Mexico
north to Misiones, Argentina in the
south. Link to Morphinigenus
of Bolivian
Butterflies Checklist.
Locality/Distribution:
Eastern cloudforest in Andes, Cordilerra,
Peru, Bolivia and norhern Chile.
Cascades de Sacramento Alto, Camino de
Muerte 2600 m. Yungas, Bolivia d.
3 january 2005.
Cascades
de Sacramento Alto, Camino de Muerte 2600
m. Yungas, Bolivia d.
25 january 2007.
Cascades
de Sacramento Alto, Camino de Muerte 2600
m. Yungas, Bolivia d.
22 february 2008.
Ecovia,
The old railroad southern of Coroico 2000
m. Yungas, Bolivia d.
23 february 2009.
Ecovia, The old railroad southern of
Coroico 2000 m. Yungas, Bolivia d.
1 february 2010.
Cascades de Sacramento Alto, Camino de
Muerte 2600 m. Yungas, Bolivia d.
9 february 2012.
Only fly in
the sunshine, go to rest as soon as a
cloud shadows of the sun in the ravine.
Is the most spetacular butterflies flying
along the world's most dangerous road in
Bolivia.
In Bolivia, I
have seen 13 species of 45 species Morphini
genus contained in the neotropiske
region: Antirrhea
(13) Caerois
(2) Morpho
(30). Their distribution is from Mexico
north to Misiones, Argentina in the
south. Link to Morphinigenus
of Bolivian
Butterflies Checklist.
GBIF:
Global
Biodiversity
Information
Facility.
World distribution:
Mountains Morpho, Morpho
lympharis
ssp. eros (Staudinger, 1892).
Females lay eggs
on misc. legumes, Fabales, one of the largest
systems in the plant kingdom with approx. 17,000
species belonging to one family, papilionaceous
plants (Fabaceae, Leguminosae). The family consists of
three sub-families; caesalpinia, mimose and legumes sub-family. In Families
often considered previously as independent
families. As the name says, is the fruit a pod.
One of the most familiar legumes are Brazilwood. - The tree, which put
its name to half the world ... (Leguminosae) - Brazilwood.
The smaller
Morpho species from the Andean mountain like the Morpho
aurora,
M. lympharis and M.
zephyrites use Andean bamboo, Chusquea species (Poaceae).
The hairy brown
caterpillars that live in colonies are quite
toxic, and their hair will irritate the skin when
touched. The total life cycle of Morphos
butterfly, from egg to death, is approximately
130 to 140 days. The adult (imago) butterflies
live about a month's time. They exist in several
consecutive generations offset from each other
year round, but mostly in the rainy season. In
drought time goes on they are often in a
diapause. Morphos However, enemies, there is a
parasitic fly that lives in the adult butterfly's
abdomen, making it to had a strange behavior in
its last life. Morphos, whose name was inspired
by Morpheus who had dreams god in Greek
mythology.
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Værtsplanter for Morpho's
Hunnen lægger
æg på div. bælgplanter, Fabales, en af de største
ordener i planteriget med ca. 17.000 arter, der
tilhører én familie, ærteblomstfamilien (Fabaceae, Leguminosae). Familien består af
tre underfamilier; caesalpinia-, mimose- og ærtblomst-underfamilien.
Underfamilierne betragtedes tidligere ofte som
selvstændige familier. Som navnet siger, er
frugten en bælg. En af de mest kendte
bælgplanter er BRASILTRÆ. - Træet, der lagde
navn til en halv verdensdel ... (Leguminosae) – Brazilwood.
De mindre Morpho
arter oppe i bjergene som Morpho
aurora,
M. lympharis og M.
zephyritis bruger Andes
bambus, Chusquea arter (Poaceae).
De hårede brune
larver som lever i kolonier er ret giftige, og
deres hår vil irritere huden ved berøring. Den
samlede livscyklus for Morpho sommerfugl, fra æg
til døden, er ca 130 til 140 dage. De voksne (imago)
sommerfugle lever omkring en måneds tid. De
findes i flere fortløbende generationer forskudt
fra hinanden året rundt, dog flest i regntiden.
I tørketiden går de ofte i en diapause.
Morphoerne har dog fjender, der findes en
parasitflue der lever i den voksne sommerfugls
bagkrop, som gør at den kan havde en mærkelig
adfærd i dens sidste levetid. Morpho, hvis navn er inspireret
af Morfeus som var drømmenes gud i den
græske mytologi.
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Morpho aurora
Aurora Morpho,
Morpho aurora (Westwood, 1851) male. Murata, Yungas february
9, 2009.
Photographer; Lars Andeersen
The spectacular
blue Morphos bred in commercial breeding
programs, where iridescent wings are used for the
manufacture of jewelry and messages in wooden
tray and the like. One species (Morpho
rhetenor)
is very popular in butterfly boxes, they Morphos
butterflies are often sold without abdomen, as it
is removed because its oily contents would
otherwise discolour wings. There is a large
export of live Morphos-pupae for use in div.
tropic and butterfly houses in the western world.
Aurora Morpho,
Morpho aurora (Westwood, 1851) male. Caranavi, Yungas december
10, 2014.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Aurora
Morpho, Morpho
aurora (Westwood, 1851) female.
Caranavi Highlands, Yungas, Bolivia december
11, 2018. Photographer; Peter
Møllmann
De spektakulære
blå morphoer opdrættes i kommercielle
avlsprogrammer, hvor de iriserende vinger,
anvendes til fremstilling af smykker og som
indlæg i træbakker og lign. En art (Morpho
rhetenor)
er meget populære i sommerfuglekasser, de
præparerede dyr sælges ofte uden bagkrop, da
den er fjernet fordi dens olieagtige indhold
ellers vil misfarve vingerne. Der foregår en
stor eksport af de levende morpho-pupper til brug
i div. trope og sommerfuglehuse i den vestlige
verden.
Aurora Morpho,
Morpho aurora (Westwood, 1851) male. Caranavi, Yungas january
3, 2009.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
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Morpho aurora in slow motion
by
Peter Møllmann
3th december 2017
Aurora Morpho, Morpho
aurora (Westwood, 1851) male.
From the highlands near Caranavi Bolivia december
3, 2017.
Made with sony experia xz premium. Photographer; Peter
Møllmann
Caranavi d. 3
december 2017
Peter Møllmann;
Today I went to the highlands near
Caranavi. Arriving at the location we
crossed a smal river and 20+ auroras flew
up from their mudpudling.
I saw hundreds of Aurora
Morpho's
in a few hours. All very fresh, most
common butterfly today, never saw so
many. In the slo mo parts my sony xz
premium smartphone take 960fps
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Morpho aurora from Rio
Tunki Bolivia 240fps
d. 29 march 2020
Rio Tunki 1738 m., Caranavi,
Yungas, Bolivia february
2020. Photographer; Peter
Møllmann
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Caerois chorinaeusprotonoe
Caerois chorinaeusssp.rufomarginata(Lathy,
1918).
Porvenir, Manuripi. Pando
Department, Bolivia september 11, 2022.
Photographer; Gottfried Siebel
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Antirrhea philaretes avernus
Bolivian
Brown Morpho. Antirrhea
philoctetes ssp. avernus (Hopffer, 1874).
Cascades de
Quijarro, Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia january
21, 2010. Photographer; Lars
Andersen
Morpho'erne
has also played supporting roles in movies like
"Papillon" where Henri "Papillon" Charrière who
becomes innocently convicted for the murder of a
pimp and sent to a French penal colony in French
Guinea, South America. One of the scenes in the
movie are from the jungle, where the prisoners
are set to capture Morphos. Their scale was again
used for banknotes!
Morpho'erne har
også spillet biroller i film som "Papillon" hvor Henri
"Papillon" Charrieres som bliver uskyldigt
dømt for mordet på en alfons og sendt til en
fransk straffekoloni i Fransk Guinea, Sydamerika.
En af scenerne i filmen er fra junglen, hvor
fangerne er sat til at fange morphoerne. Deres
skæl blev den gang brugt til pengesedler!
Pictures
of Morpho
zephyrites and Morpho
godartii ssp. assarpari
from
photographer Julio Miguel Rodriguez Vera is deleted.
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Morpho helenor
Morpho helenor. Santa Rosa de Quilo-Quilo,
Yungas, Bolivia 28 January 2009. Fotograf:
Lars
Andersen
Nature
photographers in
Denmark
= NFD
has incurred
Year
competition d.
2 to 4 October 2009
in Grenaa. In the category of insects won
Lars Andersen
with a picture of a flying Morphos over
waterfalls; Tornesol.
Naturfotograferne
i Danmark = NFD
har afholdt Årskonkurrencen
fra d.
2 til 4 oktober 2009
i Grenå. I
kategorien insekter
vandt Lars Andersen
med et billede af en flyvende morpho over
vandfald; Tornesol.
