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Blue Morpho butterfly

Morpho menelaus

Description:

I had to wait almost an hour for the butterfly to open the wings

1 Species ID Suggestions

"Menelaus Morpho"
Morpho menelaus amathonte Morpho menelaus amathonte thumbnails


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23 Comments

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 10 years ago

Thanks guys!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 10 years ago

....and how lucky are we all that you waited. Well worth it Juan. Incredibly beautiful butterfly. Congratulations :)

StephenSolomons
StephenSolomons 10 years ago

worth every second. That is a beautiful shot

rams4d
rams4d 10 years ago

Hey esa no la había visto, super sólida !!!

staccyh
staccyh 10 years ago

It was worth the wait! Awesome photos :)

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 10 years ago

Thanks Gerardo

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 10 years ago

Wow another fantastic spot :)

Billo-kun
Billo-kun 11 years ago

Amazing! :o

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 11 years ago

aah ....blue velvet ! - worth the wait. Thanks Juan

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

This just takes your breath away, it is so beautiful! So glad you waited!

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

OH. MY. GOSH! So so so so beautiful! I'm so glad you didn't give up! Thanks for sharing this amazing photos!

iamcherreymaiya
iamcherreymaiya 11 years ago

this is awesome! i used to call myself the Blue Butterfly.. and this kind of blue is what i've always imagined!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

I dont't know if I would wait an hour for a spotting, but for this one I'll do it. Beautiful spotting Juan.

jprat001
jprat001 11 years ago

awesome color. thank you for waiting all that time to show us!

rubens.luciano
rubens.luciano 11 years ago

Nice!

Noe and Pili
Noe and Pili 11 years ago

Wow! It was worth the wait

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 11 years ago

Your patience paid off. Very beautiful shots. Good it did not fly away before you had your shots.

Noel Buensuceso
Noel Buensuceso 11 years ago

Great spot!

Amazing !

pennymomof2
pennymomof2 11 years ago

Beautiful

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 11 years ago

Thanks for the correction Jolly!

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 11 years ago

Morpho didius is supposed to be found in Peru. I did not know you have them in Panama. Very beautiful butterfly.

Beautiful colors, worth waiting for 1 hour Juan!!!!!!!!

Juan DiTrani
Spotted by
Juan DiTrani

Barro Colorado, Panamá, Panama

Spotted on Jul 13, 2012
Submitted on Jul 17, 2012

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