Common Morpho
Morpho helenor (Cramer, 1776)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Tribe: Morphini
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 40 verified sightings
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Observation date: Dec 10, 2023
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Coclé Province, Panama
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Dec 20, 2023
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Observation date: Oct 07, 2023
Submitted by: David Hilmy
Region: Stann Creek District, Belize
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Dec 12, 2023
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2023
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Jul 24, 2023
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Observation date: Nov 06, 2022
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: El Salvador
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: May 26, 2023
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Observation date: Feb 22, 2018
Submitted by: MaynorOvando
Region: Suchitepéquez, Guatemala
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: May 09, 2023
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Observation date: Jun 22, 2017
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Feb 06, 2023
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Observation date: Dec 28, 2022
Submitted by: Rosa Ruperto
Region: Quintana Roo, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jan 30, 2023
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Observation date: Aug 23, 2022
Submitted by: Rosa Ruperto
Region: Limon, Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Nov 28, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 12, 2022
Submitted by: Rosa Ruperto
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Nov 13, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 24, 2022
Submitted by: Rosa Ruperto
Region: Limon, Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Nov 11, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 14, 2017
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Panama
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 13, 2022
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Observation date: Mar 23, 2017
Submitted by: pkondrashov
Region: Panama
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 12, 2022
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Observation date: Dec 14, 2014
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Panama
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 12, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 22, 2022
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Sep 28, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 15, 2022
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region:
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Sep 14, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 29, 2013
Submitted by: Roselvy Juárez
Region: Sonsonate, El Salvador
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 10, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 14, 2021
Submitted by: amparrish15
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 23, 2022
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Observation date: Oct 14, 2019
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 16, 2022
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Observation date: Apr 13, 2019
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 16, 2022
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Observation date: Apr 11, 2019
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 16, 2022
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Observation date: Apr 07, 2019
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 16, 2022
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Observation date: Dec 22, 2018
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 16, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 05, 2017
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 16, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 20, 2016
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: Limon, Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 16, 2022
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