''Morpho athena '' is a

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Description

''Morpho athena'' is a large white butterfly, very similar to '' Morpho luna'' and related species, with a brown narrow band along two-thirds of the costal edge of the forewing. This ends in a hook-shaped mark.

Distribution

This species is present in

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

References

External links

"''Morpho'' Fabricius, 1807"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''

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Morpho Nymphalidae of South America Butterflies described in 1966 Lepidoptera of Brazil {{Morphinae-stub