Morpho niepelti is a Neotropical butterfly.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Morpho |
| Species: | M. niepelti
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| Morpho niepelti Röber, 1927
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Description edit
Morpho niepelti is a large butterfly. The forewings have a concave outer edge and the outer edge of the hindwing is very scalloped. The upperside is more or less dark blue with a very dark marginal band and a very dark strip that runs along two-thirds of the costal edge of the forewing. The underside is brown with a line of ocelli.
Distribution edit
Morpho niepelti is an endemic species found only in Colombia.
Taxonomy edit
Morpho niepelti was described by Julius Röber in 1927 under the initial name Morpho theseus staudingeri.
Etymology edit
The name honours Friedrich Wilhelm Niepelt.
References edit
- Le Moult (E.) & Réal (P.), 1962-1963. Les Morpho d'Amérique du Sud et Centrale, Editions du cabinet entomologique E. Le Moult, Paris.
External links edit
- "Morpho Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- External images of types
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