Morpho helena
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| image = Male Morpho Helena 雄性海伦娜闪蝶.jpg
| image_caption = Male Morpho helena in Shanghai Insect Museum
| taxon = Morpho helena
| authority = Staudinger, 1890
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Morpho helena, the Helena morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the rainforests of northern South America.
The wingspan is {{convert|75|to|100|mm}}. It is known for its metallic blue and shiny wings. Many authorities consider Morpho helena a subspecies of Morpho rhetenor, and thus is sometimes named Morpho rhetenor helena.
External links
- [http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/t/Morpho_rhetenor_helena_a.htm Butterflies of America] – Images of type and other specimens.
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Category:Lepidoptera of Brazil
Category:Nymphalidae of South America
Category:Butterflies described in 1890
Category:Taxa named by Otto Staudinger
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