Morpho (Morphos) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

Morpho helenor

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Morpho achilles

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Morpho epistrophus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Morpho telemachus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Morpho amathonte

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Morpho menelaus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Morpho justitiae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Morpho deidamia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Morpho granadensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Morpho anaxibia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Morphos

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	2 of 10	~60%
	Achilles Morpho			~40%
	Morpho telemachus			~30%
2	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~50%
	Common Morpho			~50%
3	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4 of 10	~40%
	Menelaus Morpho			~20%
	Common Morpho			~20%
	Achilles Morpho			~10%
	Scarce Morpho			~10%
4	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 10	~40%
	Amathonte Morpho			~20%
	Common Morpho			~20%
5	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 10	~40%
	Common Morpho			~40%
6	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 10	~30%
	Common Morpho			~20%
	Amathonte Morpho			~10%
7	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~30%
	Common Morpho			~30%
8	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 10	~30%
	Amathonte Morpho			~20%
	Common Morpho			~10%
9	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~30%
	Common Morpho			~30%
10	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~30%
	Common Morpho			~30%
11	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 10	~30%
	Epistrophus White Morpho			~30%
12	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 10	~30%
	Common Morpho			~20%
	Morpho justitiae			~10%
13	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 10	~30%
	Common Morpho			~20%
	Amathonte Morpho			~20%
14	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 10	~30%
	Common Morpho			~30%
15	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 10	~30%
	Amathonte Morpho			~20%
	Common Morpho			~10%
16	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 10	~30%
	Common Morpho			~20%
	Amathonte Morpho			~10%
	Morpho granadensis			~10%
17	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 10	~30%
	Common Morpho			~30%
18	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3 of 10	~30%
	Achilles Morpho			~10%
	Common Morpho			~10%
	Scarce Morpho			~10%
19	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	~30%
	Common Morpho			~30%
20	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	~30%
	Common Morpho			~30%
21	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 10	~20%
	Common Morpho			~20%
22	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 10	~20%
	Common Morpho			~10%
	Amathonte Morpho			~10%
23	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 10	~20%
	Common Morpho			~10%
	Epistrophus White Morpho			~10%
24	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~20%
	Common Morpho			~20%
25	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~20%
	Common Morpho			~20%
26	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~20%
	Common Morpho			~20%
27	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~20%
	Common Morpho			~20%
28	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	~20%
	Common Morpho			~20%
29	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 10	~20%
	Common Morpho			~20%
30	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 10	~20%
	Common Morpho			~20%
31	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 10	~20%
	Achilles Morpho			~10%
	Menelaus Morpho			~10%
32	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~20%
	Common Morpho			~20%
33	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Morpho			~10%
34	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Morpho			~10%
35	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Morpho			~10%
36	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Morpho			~10%
37	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 10	~10%
	Common Morpho			~10%
	Anaxibia Morpho			<5%
38	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Morpho			~10%
39	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Morpho			~10%
40	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Morpho			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 10	~10%
	Epistrophus White Morpho			~10%
2	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 10	~10%
	Common Morpho			~10%
	Epistrophus White Morpho			<5%
3	Santos	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Morpho			~10%
4	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Morpho			~10%
5	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Morpho			~10%
6	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Morpho			~10%
7	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Morpho			~10%
8	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Morpho			~10%
9	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	~10%
	Common Morpho			~10%
10	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 10	<5%
	Common Morpho			<5%

Challenges

Part of the challengeRainforest ButterfliesCentral AmericaBlue morphoOwl butterflyGlasswing Part of the challengeAmazon InsectsSouth AmericaBlue morphoGreen-banded uraniaBullet ant

Morphos

Species in this group

Common Morpho

Achilles Morpho

Epistrophus White Morpho

Morpho telemachus

Amathonte Morpho

Menelaus Morpho

Morpho justitiae

Scarce Morpho

Morpho granadensis

Anaxibia Morpho

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Morphos

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Challenges