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Morpho peleide
This is a large butterfly from the newtropic, wingspan is up to 20 cm. It is iridescent. The brilliant blue color in the butterfly's wings is caused by the diffraction of the light from millions of tiny scales on its wings. It uses this to frighten away predators, by flashing its wings rapidly.
Rainforest
Spotted on Apr 13, 2013
Submitted on Nov 2, 2014
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