Butterfly or moth
Common Morpho
Morpho helenor · Nymphalidae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsAug–Octmost records
Records12,487in 19 countries
Most seen inMexico3,663 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Common Morpho in brief
The common morpho (Morpho helenor) is a butterfly or moth of the Nymphalidae family — species of insect.
Across the 19 countries we cover it has 12,487 published records, most of them from Mexico, Brazil and Costa Rica. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in August, September and October.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Mexico3,663 records · best Aug, Sep
Brazil3,253 records · best Oct, Mar
Costa Rica2,438 records · best Mar, Aug
Colombia725 records · best Apr, Sep
Panama580 records · best Aug, Nov
Argentina335 records · best Oct, Jan
Peru303 records · best Sep, Jun
Ecuador208 records · best Aug, Sep
Trinidad and Tobago161 records · best Feb, Jan
Honduras148 records · best Jan, May
Belize116 records · best Feb, Mar
Nicaragua113 records · best Jul, Aug
Bolivia94 records · best Oct, Sep
Guatemala86 records · best Nov, Mar
Venezuela81 records · best Sep, Oct
Paraguay62 records · best Feb, Jan
El Salvador57 records · best Sep, Aug
Suriname46 records · best Nov, Jul
Guyana18 records · best Mar, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All butterflies & moths
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