Antirrhea philoctetes (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Antirrhea philoctetes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Antirrhea philoctetes, the common brown morpho, is a Nymphalidae butterfly found across Central and South America.
Antirrhea philoctetes, commonly known as the common brown morpho, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. This taxon was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Its known distribution covers Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia. The larvae of this butterfly feed on Geonoma longivaginata.
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Thessalia theona (Ménétriés, 1855)
Thauria aliris Westwood, 1858
Anaea pithyusa (Felder, 1869)
Charaxes pelias (Cramer)
Chlosyne gabbii (Behr, 1863)
Ypthima asterope Klug, 1832
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