Morpho achilles
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Pieridae
All Nymphalidae have only 4 fully-functional legs, while Pieridae have 6. Beware of Pierids with broken legs, or not using all for standing on (eg Leucidia, sometimes).
Nymphalidae
Morpho achilles
On M. helenor, the white mark in space 3 VFW is a crescent, and the white in the margin VHW is widens apically. On M. achilles, the white mark in space 3 VFW is pointed, and the white in the margin VHW is narrow throughout.
Morpho helenor
Morpho achilles
Sex UnknownLas Orquideas Area, Nangaritza Valley, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador
900 m.
2018-Nov24
David Geale
