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Charles Zidar
ANCIENT MAYA ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH |
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| Family: | Nymphalidae | | Genus: | Morpho | | Species: | peleides | | Common Name: | Morpho Butterfly | | Maya Name: | Pépen | | Faunal Type: | Insect/Butterfly | | Significance: | The ancient Maya believed that heroes who died in battle were transformed into butterflies (Maza E. and Maza E. 1993). |
Other Faunal Photos: Additional views of the faunal species, click on a photo below to view larger image. |  | | Artifact Photo(s) Courtesy of Justin Kerr (FAMSI); Animal Photo(s) Courtesy of Wikipedia GNU General Public License Version 1.2, November 2002; Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0/2.5 License(s). |
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