InvertebratesDefinition of invertebrate:
an animal lacking a backbone, such as an arthropod, mollusk, annelid, coelenterate, etc. The invertebrates constitute an artificial division of the animal kingdom, comprising 95 percent of animal species and about 30 different phyla Here are some of the invertebrates in South America!
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Papilio hectorides
Papilio hectorides is a butterfly from Neotropic ecozone. The fore wings are dark brown. A yellow band dominates the wing. The underside of Papilio hectorides is very similar to the upside. But, at the outer edge there is an additional chain of yellow spots. At the front edge there are yellow stripes.
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Zebra Swallowtail
Eurytides protesilaus, also called Zebra Swallowtail is a butterfly from South America.The forewings are white. The margin is black. Next to the margin there is a long black strip which conflate with the margin in back. At the wing leading edge there are five short black stripes.The underside is a copy of upside.
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Morpho aurora
Paulogramma pyracmon
The wingspan is about 3.5 – 4.0 cm. This butterfly is a member of the family nymphalidae. The forewings are black. At the pinion there is a little, white spot. The wing is dominated by a big, red area. The underside of Paulogramma pyracmon is black. The wing is dominated by a big, red area. There is a thin, blue stripe at the outer edge. At the pinion there is a broad, yellow stripe. There is a broad, blue strip at the wing leading edge. |
Morpho cypris
The Cypris Morpho is a Neotropical butterfly. It is found in Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago and Ecuador. The forewings are brilliant blue. At the margin there is a chain of white spots. There is a chain of big white spots in the middle of wing. Some structures of underside show through the wing. The underside is light brown and whitish and marmorate. There are three big eyes on wing. |
With a wingspan of 13.0 – 15.0 cm Morpho luna is a big member of the family nymphalidae. The forewings are white. The pinion is black. At the wing leading edge there is a short black stripe. Some structure of underside show through the wing. The underside is white. At the wing leading edge there are two short brown stripes. There are three small black eyes. |
Agraulis vanillae
The Agraulis vanillae is found in Argentina. The fore wings are orange. The veins are partly black. In the middle of wing there are some black spots. It is possible that these points merge. At the wing leading edge there is a black spot with a white core.The underside of Agraulis vanillae is multicolour. The inner half of the wing is orange. The outer half of the wing is brown. Between this areas there is a beige band. At the wing tip there are some silvery spots. In the middle of the wing there are some black spots. At the wing leading edge there are some black spots with white core. |