Godart's morpho butterfly

The vivid iridescent wings of Morpho butterflies are an awesome sight when they catch the sun light. This butterfly was part of Major Gay’s collection and was collected in Bolivia.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
57/1946/4
Category
Natural History
Collection Class
Arthropods
Collection Area Region
South America
Collector Excavator
Gay, Major Arthur Bertie (from the collection of)
Common Name
Godart's morpho butterfly
Simple Name
insect: butterfly

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NYMPHALIDAE: Morpho godarti (Guérin-Méneville, 1844): Godart’s morpho