Blue Morpho Butterfly on White Flowers

by Janette Boyd

Title

Blue Morpho Butterfly on White Flowers

Artist

Janette Boyd

Medium

Photograph - Photo/texture/digital

Description

Photo of Morpho Butterfly taken at Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada with added texture of white flowers by FAA Artist, Jai Johnson, called, "DT-FlowersandBranches-14".

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A morpho butterfly is one of over 29 accepted species and 147 accepted subspecies of butterflies in the genus Morpho. They are neotropical butterflies found mostly in South America, Mexico, and Central America. Morphos range in wingspan from the 7.5-cm (3-in) M. rhodopteron to the imposing 20-cm (8-in) sunset morpho, M. hecuba. The name morpho, meaning changed or modified, is also an epithet of Aphrodite and Venus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpho

Anatomy:
With wings closed, the blue morpho butterfly (Morpho peleides) appears to have seven sets of eyes.As its common 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 male's 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.
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/kids/species-profiles/blue-butterfly

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