***MORPHO EUGENIA*** female UNMOUNTED BUTTERFLY peru

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***MORPHO EUGENIA*** FEMALE, A- UNMOUNTED BUTTERFLIES DIRECT from the PERUVIAN AMAZON REGION Butterflies, along with their close relatives the moths, are considered insects. Together, they are the most numerous form of insect. The butterfly belongs to the order of insects called Lepidoptera. Insects that are in the Lepidoptera order have four wings and these wings are covered with scales. Butterflies, which also are considered the most beautiful of all insects, are often compared to flowers as both are very delicate and sensitive. PERU is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world. Tfore, it is not surprising that PERU is home to at least 3,700 species of butterflies, equaling 20% of the worlds total 18,000 species. Other countries with vast amounts of butterflies include: Brazil and Ecuador (3200), Venezuela (2300), Europe (441), and North America (679). In two National Reserves / Parks in PERU, Manu National Park and Tambopata-Candamo National Reserve , they have found more than 2,400 species of butterflies. Important species found in PERU include: Morpho (M. sulkowski, M. absoloni, M. cacica, M. achilles), Agrias (A. beata, A. claudina, A. excelsior), Papilio (P. xantopleura, P. cacicus), Parides (P. phosphorus, P. phalaeucus) among others. In PERU and other countries, the greatest threat to the survival read more