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Blue Morpho Butterfly

Posted on September 20, 2020

Blue Morpho Butterfly

Common Name	Blue Morpho Butterfly
Nombre Común	Celeste Común, Morfo
Scientific Name	Morpho menelaus
Family	Nymphalidae
Class	Insecta
IUCN Red List Category	NE

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