Microceratotermes Carton Termite vs Anaxibia Morpho

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Microceratotermes Carton Termite	Anaxibia Morpho
Scientific Name	Microcerotermes crassus	Morpho anaxibia
Order	Blattodea	Lepidoptera
Family	Termitidae	Nymphalidae
Size	3-5 mm	100-120 mm wingspan
Habitat	Forests	Forests
Diet	Wood Feeders	Fruit Feeders
Regions	Southeast Asia, northern Australia	South America (Brazil - southeastern Atlantic Forest)
Conservation	Least Concern	Vulnerable

Microceratotermes Carton Termite

A wood-feeding termite found across Southeast Asia and Australia that builds small arboreal carton nests on trees. Workers construct covered runways along tree bark to access feeding sites. Soldiers have short, thick mandibles.

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Did You Know?

Multiple small nests of this species can be interconnected by covered galleries running along tree branches, forming a distributed colony network.

Anaxibia Morpho

An Atlantic Forest endemic Morpho butterfly with blue upperwings bordered by broad black margins containing white spots. The underside is intricately patterned with brown, red, and silver markings. It is considered vulnerable due to extensive deforestation of its restricted habitat.

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Did You Know?

This species is restricted entirely to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, one of the most threatened biomes on Earth with less than 12% of original cover remaining.