Morpho
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Morpho m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – some neotropical butterflies, chiefly of South America and Mexico.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Papilionoidea - superfamily; Papilioniformes - series; Nymphalidae - family; Morphinae - subfamily; Morphini - tribe; Morphina - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Morpho achilles - type species; Morpho (Balachowskyna), Morpho (Crasseia), Morpho (Cypritis), Morpho (Cytheritis), Morpho (Deyrollia), Morpho (Iphimedeia), Morpho (Iphixibia), Morpho (Laurschwartzia), Morpho (Megamede), Morpho (Morpho), Morpho (Pessonia), Morpho (Schwartzia) (subgenera)
References
Morpho on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Morpho on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Morpho on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Morpho at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Morpho at Encyclopedia of Life
- Morpho at National Center for Biotechnology Information
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