Adonis Morpho butterfly, Morpho adonis 1, and Pavonia anaxandra 2,3 (Dasyophthalma creusa?). Handcolored engraving by Choubard after an illustration by Delarue from Charles d'Orbigny's "Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle" (Universal Dictionary of Natural History), Paris, 1849.

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