About Morpho hercules (Dalman, 1823)
The upper wing surface of Morpho hercules is grey-green. The forewing has two rows of submarginal yellow dots; the proximal dots are considerably broader than the antemarginal dots. The patch before the apex of the cell is narrow, dark green, and subobsolete. The cell is black-green, and the discal area is glossy dark green. The distal border is broad and deep black. The base of the forewing is dark, while the base of the hindwing is a somewhat lighter sea green. On the under surface, the forewing has two very large rounded ocelli between the medians, and two much smaller ocelli between the upper radial and the upper median. The proximal median spots are narrow and irregular. The discal spot is black. The cell has two very broad white longitudinal bands that are confluent posteriorly. The hindwing is predominantly red-brown, with a silver-white median band approximately 3 mm broad. It has three anal ocelli with black irises.
