Although those two specimens have been discovered, it will not be considered still living until a live specimen is captured.

The species is capable of flight, as all specimens were captured flying towards light in the evening.

Later in the month, the first specimen found in more than 50 years was captured.

However, by 1980 it had become very rare and no new specimens have been captured in the wild since 1996.

All specimens were captured at light in the middle of September.

All specimens were captured at light in mid September.

Just three specimens of Morpho andiensis had ever been captured, so far as was known.

The specimens were captured in running water or when flying towards light in the evening.

The most recent specimen was captured in April 2007.

Only in July 1950 a second specimen was captured.