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morpho butterfly, hatching

Morpho peleides

Description:

Bright blue topside and eyed underneath/ This butterfly looks as if it could bbe two different species

Habitat:

butterfly garden

Notes:

Although this was a captive specimen we saw these all over Costa Rica, especially in riverside rain forests. Next spotting will show an adult

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1 Comment

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

How cool that you got to watch this gorgeous butterfly emerging!

KarenSaxton
Spotted by
KarenSaxton

Heredia, Costa Rica

Spotted on Dec 19, 2011
Submitted on Dec 30, 2011

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