Morpho menelaus chantalae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Morphinae
Tribus: Morphini
Subtribus: Morphina
Genus: Morpho
Subgenus: Grasseia
Species: Morpho menelaus
Subspecies: Morpho menelaus chantalae

Name

Morpho menelaus chantalae Neild, Johnson & Blandin in Blandin et al., 2020: 60

Type locality: Matura, Río Caripe ca. 15 km E of Caripe, ca. 10°10'N 63°21'W, 450 m, Monagas Venezuela.

Holotype: MIZA. male ♂. 16-21.VII.2018. legit Marcial Garcia.

References

Primary references

• Blandin, P., Johnson, P., Garcia, M. & Neild, A.F.E. 2020. Morpho menelaus (Linnaeus, 1758), in north-eastern Venezuela: description of a new subspecies. Tropical Lepidoptera Research 30(2): 58-64. Reference page.