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The Morpho rhetenor butterfly is shown above. The name Morpho refers to the butterfly's

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The name Morpho refers to the butterfly's genus name. The genus name is a taxonomic category that is ranked above the species name and below the family name. The name morpho means changed or modified which applies the the way a lava undergoes metamorphosis and changes into a butterfly. Most morpho butterflies have a colour of metallic, shimmering shades of blue and green.
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