Confusing in appearance.
Morpho polyphemus and all associated subspecies are North & Central American (occurs from nw Costa Rica to se. Arizona, USA as a stray)
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/L/t/Morpho_polyphemus_a.htm
Morpho epistrophus ("South American White Morpho") occurs in eastern Brazil south into e. Paraguay, Uruguay & Argentina.
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/L/t/Morpho_epistrophus_a.htm
M. athena
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/L/t/Morpho_athena_a.htm
These butterflies were formerly known as M. athena, M. laertes, M. catenarius & M. titei. (M. athena & M. epistropis are likely conspecific)
Thanks a lot, Martin. I believe that this butterfly comes from this caterpillar that I spotted earlier:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7815198
according to this site:
http://proyectopanambi.blogspot.com/2009/06/panambi-moroti-la-bandera-nacional-que.html
Asergio this is beautiful. There is some question about the luna subspecies but I cannot find proper info about this one. By book calls M.luna a separate species and if it is, I believe that is what you spotted.
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