Carol DM
Continuing with my series Animals of the Rainforest. Today I chose yet another favorite. This butterfly is absolutely breathtaking.
As its name implies, the blue morpho butterfly’s wings are bright blue, edged with black. The blue morpho is among the largest butterflies in the world, with wings spanning from five to eight inches. Their vivid, iridescent blue coloring is a result of the microscopic scales on the backs of their wings, which reflect light.
The underside of the morpho’s wings, on the other hand, is a dull brown color with many eyespots, providing camouflage against predators such as birds and insects when its wings are closed.
When the blue morpho flies, the contrasting bright blue and dull brown colors flash, making it look like the morpho is appearing and disappearing.
The males’ wings are broader than those of the females and appear to be brighter in color. Blue morphos, like other butterflies, also have two clubbed antennas, two fore wings and two hind wings, six legs and three body segments—the head, thorax and abdomen.
2. BLUE MORPHO BUTTERFLY: With its brilliant, iridescent blue wings, the blue morpho butterfly flutters through the rainforest canopy. The many eyespots on its brown underside trick predators into thinking the butterfly is a large predator. Nature always has ways to survive.
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BLUE MORPHO BUTTERFLY ~ Gorgeous, right?
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BLUE MORPHO BUTTERFLY ~ Gorgeous, right?
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Beautiful, vibrant colors. Very good! Divine
Thank you I love researching for this series.
The butterfly is stunning. Thanks for sharing the butterfly information.
You are welcome, would love to see one in my garden.
Love the color, I have only seen this in our butterfly museum.
I love this one too Dawn, stunning blue.
That is an amazing blue! I am really liking the new series.
I have to check and see if these butterflies are at the national zoo (they have a new butterfly area). I want to see one in person!
One of my favorite butterflies. I would love to see one in person.
i don’t see them listed on the National Zoo website, but they do say, to ping the team and see if they have been added.
so I did!
That is very cool. Have alway loved this blue.
here is your reason to come to DC – the national zoo is doing butterflies of the amazon basin exhibit this fall!!!!
Such a beautiful and interesting butterfly indeed. I often see them in art.
I love these as well. I also have a few art pieces I received as gifts.
I believe we have this beautiful butterfly at Butterfly House by Aucklands airport
Lucky you if you have seen this beauty.