Morpho thamyris
Introduction '''''Morpho thamyris''''', the '''Thamyris morpho''', is a Neotropical butterfly found in Paraguay and Brazil (Santa Catarina, Mato Grosso, São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul).Many subspecies have been described.
Etymology Thamyris was a singer in Greek mythology who was so proud of his skill that he boasted he could outsing the Muses. His story is told in the ''Iliad''.
Taxonomy Some authors consider ''Morpho thamyris'' to be a subspecies of ''Morpho portis'' (Hübner, 1821)
References * Eugène Le Moult & Pierre Réal, 1962-1963. ''Les Morpho d'Amérique du Sud et Centrale'', Editions du cabinet entomologique E. Le Moult, Paris. * Adalbert Seitz (Ed.) 1907. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'', vol. 5.Stuttgart, Alfred Kernen. *Paul Smart, 1976 ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World in Color''. London, Salamander: ''Encyclopedie des papillons''. Lausanne, Elsevier Sequoia (French language edition)   page 234 fig. 2 (Brazil) and page 235 fig. 8, underside (Brazil).
External links * "''Morpho'' Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''* Butterflies of America Images of type and other specimens of ''Morpho portis thamyris''.