Sunset morpho
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Morpho hecuba, the sunset morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly and the largest species in the genus Morpho. Its wingspan can reach 20 centimetres, but is usually from 13–15 centimetres. "M. hecuba is th
Morpho hecuba hecuba MHNT dos
Morpho hecuba hecuba MHNT ventre
Dorsal and ventral views of a male
Plate from Adalbert Seitz. Compare the size of M. hecuba with that of the three Morpho species at the top of the page.
Saruman Museum
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The Saruman Museum was a private butterfly museum established in England in the 1970s. It was also known as the National Butterfly Museum and functioned as a natural history dealer. The founder, Paul
Sunset morpho
…for them especially in marshy places and molest them from the tips of dry twigs, apparently more out of wantonness than from a desire to catch them." Paul Smart, 1976 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World in Color. London, Salamander:Encyclopedie des papillons. Lausanne, Elsevier Sequoia (French…
St Mary's House
A typical beautifully set specimen of Graphium codrus now in the Ulster Museum
Frontispiece from The Aurelian of 1840. A typical Smart choice.