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Common Morpho
Morpho helenor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
- ClassInsecta (Insects)
- OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
- FamilyNymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
- GenusMorpho (Morphos)
- SpeciesMorpho helenor (Common Morpho)
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
11 Verified sightings at Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve From 2019 to 2026
1,103 In all 37 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted
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About the Common Morpho
Morpho helenor, also known as the Helenor blue morpho or common blue morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly found throughout Central and South America from Mexico to Argentina. It is a species group that may or may not be several species. Many subspecies have been described.
The larvae of subspecies Morpho helenor achillaena have been recorded as feeding on Genipa americana, Inga, Machaerium, Platymiscium, Wisteria, Trifolium, Arachis and Robinia. Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Common Morpho in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve
LIVEiNaturalistGlobal Distribution
Parks Where Found
Cities Where Found
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Closest Relatives at Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve
Before you go
What are the chances of seeing a Common Morpho in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Morpho sighting in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 25 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Common Morpho in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?
January, March, August–September and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Morpho in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–May, July and October, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Common Morpho?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Morpho sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve the best place to see a Common Morpho?
13th of 37
Of the 37 parks where we can rate Common Morpho sightings, Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve ranks 13th at about 20%. The best odds are in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%), Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 40%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Which relatives of the Common Morpho live in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Common Morpho that you can see in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Banded Peacock (about 40%), Malachite (about 30%) and Julia Heliconian (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Common Morpho sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Morpho is recorded against all the insects logged in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve (11 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
