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Morpho sp.
A Morpho butterfly may be one of over 80 species of butterflies in the genus Morpho.
They are Neotropical butterflies found mostly in South America as well as Mexico and Central America.
Many Morpho butterflies are colored in metallic, shimmering shades of blue and green. These colors are not a result of pigmentation but are an example of iridescence.
Spotted on Jul 5, 2012
Submitted on Jul 7, 2012
9 Comments
Thank you
Wonderful!!!
Great spot! Congratulations drmo!
What a great finding and shot Congratulations drmo :)
Fabulous Image Dr. Mo. DottieMo now has a Noah page. If you start following her she can link to you as a follower quickly to track and see your Amazon pix~Copterdan helped.
Great spotting! Congrats on SOTD!
congrats! nice nighttime shot :)
Congrats Dr. Mo! On the final day of our first-ever Amazon Awareness Week, we've chosen to spotlight this beautiful Blue Morpho! Thanks for the great contributions from the field. We look forward to seeing more awesome wildlife from the Amazon Workshops folks and we look forward to continuing to spread our message of conservation for the Amazon rainforest and for ecosystems across the globe.
"Many Morpho butterflies are colored in metallic, shimmering shades of blue and green. These colors are not a result of pigmentation but are an example of iridescence."
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Great image Dr. Mo!!