Metamorpha elissa (Hübner, 1819) is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Metamorpha elissa (Hübner, 1819)

Metamorpha elissa (Hübner, 1819)

Metamorpha is a monotypic nymphalid butterfly genus whose only species, Metamorpha elissa, occurs in Suriname.

Family
Genus
Metamorpha
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Metamorpha elissa (Hübner, 1819)

Metamorpha is a monotypic butterfly genus that belongs to the subfamily Nymphalinae. The genus contains only a single species, Metamorpha elissa, which is found in Suriname.

Photo: (c) Juan Guillermo Jaramillo Velásquez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Juan Guillermo Jaramillo Velásquez · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Metamorpha

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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