Morpho deidamia


Morpho deidamia, the Deidamia morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly. It is found in Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Suriname, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil. It is a species group, which may be, or may not be several species. Many subspecies have been described.

Description

The basal part of the upper surface in the males brilliant steel blue, the distal area of both wings delicate light blue. But in the female the proximal region is darkened, being broadly black, though with intensive metallic reflection. Forewing with three white median dots, the light blue restricted to a relatively narrow median area.

Taxonomy

The accepted subspecies are:
was the daughter of Lycomedes, king of Scyros, figures in Greek mythology.

In pop culture

The butterflies that often surround Soubi in the anime Loveless are probably males of this species.