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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