- Morpho aega
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Aega Morpho 
Museum specimen. Male. Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Tribe: Morphini Genus: Morpho Species: M. aega Binomial name Morpho aega
(Hubner ,1822)The Aega Morpho (Morpho aega) is a Neotropical butterfly found in Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil. Morpho aega is a species group which may be composed of several species.
Many subspecies have been described.
Etymology
Aega was a daughter of Helios and of such dazzling brightness that the Titans in their attack upon Olympus became frightened and requested their mother Gaia conceal her in the earth.
Plate from Seitz (1907) depicting M. aega aega, (Hubner, 1822) and M. aega bisanthe Fruhstorfer, 1911
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References
- Le Moult (E.) & Réal (P.), 1962-1963. Les Morpho d'Amérique du Sud et Centrale, Editions du cabinet entomologique E. Le Moult, Paris.
- Adalbert Seitz (Ed.) 1907. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde, vol. 5. Stuttgart, Alfred Kernen.
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